I free feed mine - there are several bowls of a dry food such as Hills Science Diet and Royan Canin around the house with a bowl of water next to each bowl of dried. None of my cats are overweight - they just graze over the day. They do get one plate of chicken or cooked white fish a day between them all but actually only about 2 out of the 6 eat that!

Why not invest in a treat ball and put some dried food or treats in it and give it to your kitten after she has had her wet food - it may distract her from jumping on the work surfaces.

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Kaz

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