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How much food does my cat need daily? Can they only eat dry food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 8 months old

How much weight food a cat needs in a day? Or only dry food is fine???

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 16th, 2019

Most cats eat between 3/4- 1 cup of food daily and this is their ideal caloric intake. This also equates to a regular sized can of food. Also I would suggest looking on the can/bag for daily food intake recommendations, since this can vary based on the brand of food given. Best wishes with your pet Snowy moving forward. Take care!

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