Laura, you're right, that is a big bowl. I had been leaving the one bowl out day and night for the 4 cats that share a room and topping it up as needed. I've always done this with my cats and everyone stays in good shape and doesn't overeat but now that Paddy has joined us and doesn't know when to quit, I have to change the way I feed everybody. I'm going to start feeding the cats a handful of dry food in small bowls, one for each in the morning and the same at night with their nightly teaspoon treat of wetfood. Hopefully that along with Catty1's suggestion of laser activity and Snowshoe2's idea of walking him on a leash and some indoor cat agility we can get him to shed some pounds.
I think he is so cute when he eats too. He just has this funny look on his face. I just love him. He has a strange way of drinking water too. He's just a quirky guy!