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My cat is 1 year old. Should she still eat twice daily like a kitten?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 1 year old

hey, i was just wondering how long do you class cats kittens for. my cat just turned one and im not sure if she still needs to be fed twice a day. thank you

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on August 11th, 2017

Great question! Kittens are considered adults when they reach one year of age, but I'd still recommend feeding Merlin twice a day. Eating only once a day is a long time between meals, so it's best to break up her daily allotment of food into two equal portions to be fed twice a day. I hope this helps :-)

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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    Published on November 19th, 2017

    She is very young so she can eat small quantities every couple hours, that's absolutely fine, in the future it might be better if you extend time between meals though, usually two large meals a day are enough for an adult cat.

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