I took Sophie in to the vet this morning to get the sutures from her spay taken out. They weighed her - she weighs 0.3 lbs. more than when she got spayed two weeks ago! Of course, she did get into her food bag yesterday (see this thread) but still, going from 6.1 lbs to 6.4 lbs in two weeks is a lot.
Anyway, I have to cut down her food. I'm supposed to keep her on the kitten food, but reduce it from 1/2 cup to 1/3 cup a day. Currently, she and Tito each get 1/4 cup of food at 7:00 am, and another 1/4 cup at 7:00 pm. Tito's only supposed to be on 1/3 cup as well, but...well...I feel so guilty only feeding them 1/3 cup. It seems like too little! But, I'm going to really cut it down this time.
How should I go about this? Do I feed 1/6 cup twice a day? If so, where do I find a 1/6 cup measure? Should I just give them 1/3 cup once a day? I'm worried about that - the two of them wake me up by pouncing on my head at 6:30 am every morning, wanting their breakfast. I'm afraid if I only feed them once a day, their pouncing will get worse and I'll never sleep. Should I feed them in the evenings?
I just feel like 1/3 is such a little amount. I don't feel so bad for Sophie (she never even quite finished her whole 1/2 cup anyway) but Tito acts as if I'm starving him now, and I'm about to cut it down more! I don't know. I'm sorry for rambling. If anyone could try to read this and make some sense out of it, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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