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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n\n- How Many Calories Does a Cat Need?<\/a>\n\n
\n- Your Cat\u2019s Age<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- Your Cat\u2019s Activity Level<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- How Many Calories Should I Give My Cat?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- Calorie Counting With Cats<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- FAQs<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
How Many Calories Does a Cat Need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are several factors that determine how many calories a cat needs per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, cats are similar to people. Their age, weight, gender, and activity level all influence how much they need to eat. Generally, an average adult cat needs about 20 to 34 calories for every pound. In other words, a 10 pound cat needs about 200-340 calories of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why you need to consider two very important key factors: age and activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Cat\u2019s Age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kittens require tons of food to keep them zipping around rooms and growing up big and strong. Plus, kittens grow rapidly during the first 4 months of age. During that period, a kitten requires double the calorie requirement of an adult cat. They let you know, too, that they are in need of food by mewling constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While that initial spurt of voraciousness diminishes after 4 months, kittens still need more than an adult cat. You can gradually taper off their food around 8-12 months as their weight and activity levels mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Cat\u2019s Activity Level<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once your cat is past their first birthday, activity becomes the main contributor to calorie needs. An active cat is going to burn 3-4 times more calories than one that is more sedentary, for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moderately active cats burn twice as much energy as a sedentary cat. Even a cat that gets twenty minutes of play then sleeps all day burns more than the laziest of felines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that age influences activity levels. Older cats tend to have far less spunk than kittens and, therefore, consume less food. Another thing that influences activity level as well as calorie requirement is whether your cat has been fixed. A cat that has yet to be spayed or neutered<\/a> is going to burn a slightly higher number of calories than a fixed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nHow Many Calories Should I Give My Cat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Your Cat\u2019s Age<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- Your Cat\u2019s Activity Level<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- How Many Calories Should I Give My Cat?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- Calorie Counting With Cats<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
- FAQs<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\nHow Many Calories Does a Cat Need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are several factors that determine how many calories a cat needs per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, cats are similar to people. Their age, weight, gender, and activity level all influence how much they need to eat. Generally, an average adult cat needs about 20 to 34 calories for every pound. In other words, a 10 pound cat needs about 200-340 calories of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why you need to consider two very important key factors: age and activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Cat\u2019s Age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kittens require tons of food to keep them zipping around rooms and growing up big and strong. Plus, kittens grow rapidly during the first 4 months of age. During that period, a kitten requires double the calorie requirement of an adult cat. They let you know, too, that they are in need of food by mewling constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While that initial spurt of voraciousness diminishes after 4 months, kittens still need more than an adult cat. You can gradually taper off their food around 8-12 months as their weight and activity levels mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Cat\u2019s Activity Level<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once your cat is past their first birthday, activity becomes the main contributor to calorie needs. An active cat is going to burn 3-4 times more calories than one that is more sedentary, for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moderately active cats burn twice as much energy as a sedentary cat. Even a cat that gets twenty minutes of play then sleeps all day burns more than the laziest of felines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that age influences activity levels. Older cats tend to have far less spunk than kittens and, therefore, consume less food. Another thing that influences activity level as well as calorie requirement is whether your cat has been fixed. A cat that has yet to be spayed or neutered<\/a> is going to burn a slightly higher number of calories than a fixed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\nHow Many Calories Should I Give My Cat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Your Cat\u2019s Activity Level<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n