Probably... might have to give that a thought

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there are so many nice things out there, it's hard to choose

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do you always leave them food in the bowl or just at meal times?

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Im afraid it the "accountant" in me matty - i just cant help it! LOL

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Yes mine "free feed". But then mine are fed dry food so its fine to leave down all day.

I have a horror story where when I used to feed them wet food I left it down one day and went to work - it was a hot day and I came home from work to a kitchen floor full of maggots! It was gross!

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i leave them always dry food out as much as they want but feed them also wet food once per day. They love it and its their highlight for the day. its eaten in 10 mins so no worries about any bugs

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do they not overeat if food's left out?

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i wished mine could eat a bit more lol no, they eat as much as they need. If food has good nutrition then they will not over eat i think.

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Unless he's Garfield

It's good to know, that makes me feel more comfortable when i'll be at work, i wont worry about him feeling hungry

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They tend to over-eat with wet food but not really with dry - i guess it depends on the cat!
I had one cat that used to gobble it all and then be sick everywhere but my others dont do it!

Just make sure you leave plenty of water down with dry food trish (obviously because of the lack of moisture in dry than wet).

I also feed mine wet as a treat probably once a week.

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