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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2005How much food for 1 1/2 months?
This math is killing me, the relation between cups and pounds. Some friends are going to take care of my 6 lb cat for 40 days. How much dry food would she need? I don't want them to have to buy any, but also don't want to buy so much that most of it would go stale. You might just get a gift card from wherever you buy the food. Buy enough food that you know won't go stale, and give your friends the card to use to buy any more. They can give the card back to you when you return so you can use any leftover amount. Rhonda > This math is killing me, the relation between cups and pounds. Some > friends are going to take care of my 6 lb cat for 40 days. How much dry > food would she need? I don't want them to have to buy any, but also > don't want to buy so much that most of it would go stale. dont forget to get enough litter so they don't run out! > This math is killing me, the relation between cups and pounds. Some > friends are going to take care of my 6 lb cat for 40 days. How much dry > food would she need? When you buy dry cat food, what size bag do you buy and how long does it last? >I don't want them to have to buy any, but also don't want to buy so much >that most of it would go >stale. I don't imagine that if you bought more than necessary that it would go stale. Just check the label for the "best before" date, which seems to be upwards of many months. And if you're worried about the food getting stale, put it in a container with a lid or into large zip lock type bags. A friend of mine buys her cats dry food in bulk and store it in a large open garbage container. Though I had my concerns when if came to staleness, it would appear that there are enough preservatives in this stuff to keep it fresh enough for her cats - who have been eating this way for 15 years. > When you buy dry cat food, what size bag do you buy and how long > does it last? I mosty buy canned. However, my friends will come at their irregular convenience, not necessarily when the cat is hungry. Occasionally they may also have to put out more than one meal at a time. So we agreed on dry. Rhonda <san-toki@attremovethis.net> wrote: > You might just get a gift card from wherever you buy the food.... I didn't want to inconvenience them, especially as they are students without cars. I think I have hit the right idea though. Instead of buying a large bag, I'll buy a few small ones. They can open them as needed. Unopened ones will remain sealed and fresh, even exchangeable for canned food when I return. Unopened merchandize form a good store is just like a gift card. :-) >I mosty buy canned. However, my friends will come at their irregular >convenience, not necessarily when the cat is hungry. Occasionally they >may also have to put out more than one meal at a time. So we agreed on >dry. How about leaving out dry food and also having your friends give the canned food when they come to feed the cat this way cat won't get hungry if they are late and will still get the food it's used to. Darryl >> When you buy dry cat food, what size bag do you buy and how long >> does it last? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > for canned food when I return. Unopened merchandize form a good store > is just like a gift card. :-) Awhile back, Iams included a container with their product, works great and there's not as much fiddling with the bag. 'twere me I'd just buy 50 cans (or whatever) of wet food and a couple bags of dry; you can (and should if they don't have a cat) take back the leftovers. Maybe get them an electric can-opener as a thanks-in-advance gift. pat >This math is killing me, the relation between cups and pounds. Some >friends are going to take care of my 6 lb cat for 40 days. How much dry >food would she need? I don't want them to have to buy any, but also >don't want to buy so much that most of it would go stale. Read the bag. It will tell you how much to feed a six-pound cat on a daily baasis. |
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