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How many times a day should I feed my cat Whiskas dry food for health?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 12 days old | 3.96 lbs

How many times should I feed my cat with Whiskas Dry Food

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 13th, 2017

I typically recommend feeding meals twice daily, although you could feed smaller meals more frequently during the day. Some people will hide bowls in different areas of the house with the day's kibble in them to simulate hunting for indoor cats - obvious this only works in single cat households.

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