My husband and I have a 4 year old, spayed, female short-hair tabby (runt
of the litter). She is an indoors-only cat. For the past year and a half or
more she eats for the sake of eating. We feed her 3 to 4 times a day
(Purina One Hairball Formula). The vet told us to make sure we give her the
"main" meal at night between 6 and 8 as cats are nocturnal and that's when
they eat most of their food.

However, she knows the approximate times when we feed her and even after
she has just eaten (each time we feed her, there is always around 3 to 4
pieces of kibble left, so she isn't undereating) she will immediately start
to eat as soon as we put her food down. She does this and eats so much that
she throws up. We don't have a lot of money to spend on constantly buying
extra cat food because she feels the need to gorge and purge.

We've tried other foods. With some she doesn't feel as full so she gorges
herself. With others, she throws up more (I'm not sure if that's an allergy
or not). With others she hocks up hairballs left and right. She is not a
finicky eater, so she will eat anything we put down as long as it smells
appetizing. We've tried free-feeding and she eats out of boredom so she
urps up. We've tried feeding her at set times each day and she still urps
up on occasion because she'll just immediately start eating when fresh food
has been put down, even when she has just eaten her fill.

We live in a hot, humid area so we can't really use moist food.

Any suggestions?

I don't know how frequently I'll be on to check your suggestions so if you
could email me?

poetrydiva[AT]ev1.net

Thanks