Feline Future Cat Food Company Inc.

Serve approximately 100-150g (1/2 - 3/4 cup) daily to your cat (each of your cats).
For kittens and young cats, large cats (not fat), and pregnant or lactating queens you will need to increase the amount to meet their individual caloric requirements.
We recommended to feed healthy, adult cats twice a day. Cats with ailments of the liver or pancreas (incl. diabetes), the elderly, as well as kittens, and pregnant or lactating queens should be served several smaller meals throughout the day.

The food will defrost within a few hours at room temperature, or 24 hours in the refrigerator. Do not leave to defrost at room temperature for more than 6-8 hours.
Transfer to a serving dish and warm to room temperature or to luke warm by placing it into a warm water bath.
Do not microwave!
Serve immediately. Do not let sit out for more than 30-40 min. Store leftovers in refrigerator, where it will keep fresh for 24 hours.

We recommend the use of ceramic or glass dishes for serving your cat(s)' dinner. Plastic bowls, sold for pets, retain odours and are not easily sanitized. If you choose to use glassware serve your cat(s) on the floor, where the dish can not be pushed off a table or counter, to prevent injury from broken glass. Ensure proper hygiene by washing all dishes with hot water and soap between uses.

Typical mainstream cat care manuals usually recommend a staple diet of dry commercial food which is to be available to the cat at all times - free fed. According to such literature cats will only consume as much as they need - something we have seldom found to be the case. Some leading pet food manufacturers also suggest that cats are 'snackers' "who will visit their food dish up to 36 times in a 24 hour period "Such studies should be considered invalid, as they do not represent a natural condition. Cats are opportunists by nature who will eat whenever the opportunity arises, regardless of hunger. This behaviour stems from the unreliable availability of the cat's naturally prey. Besides, any marginally intelligent being, locked-up in a confined space with a dish of food and nothing much else to do, will eventually start to nibble out of boredom.
Physiologically, the cat is adapted to gorge food, followed by periods of fasting. This eating habit is necessary to provide sufficient time between meals for the body to de-tox, because a nearly all meat diet produces many toxic metabolic by-products, which are naturally filtered from the blood by the kidneys, and excreted in the urine. If the cat were to eat continuously, high toxic levels would be maintained in the blood stream and accumulative effect the cat's health. Meal feeding in 8-12 hour intervals assures that toxins in the blood peak only for short periods after ingestion and during digestion, after which they are nearly completely filtered from the body.

Meal feeding a cat is not only more natural, it also provides a bonding opportunity between cat and care giver. It enhances the parental figure role of the care giver towards the cat. Such a relationship proves to be especially helpful when cat and care giver must relocate to a new residence.
All cats hold ownership over a certain territory. This territory embodies the land off which the cat lives. The prey within its boundaries support the life of the cat, and she is quite willing to defend this security with her life.
A cat used to having food available at all times may never make the connection that it is truly the human care giver who provides for her, and may experience anxiety when moved away from her familiar territory and reliable food source. Such cats will often go to great lengths in an attempt to return "home". On the other hand, a cat who associates her human care giver with her nourishment will have an easier time relocating, because the most important thing - the source of her food which guarantees survival and provides a sense of security - is available to her regardless of location.

Fasting
It is very beneficial for healthy adult cats, to withhold all food for a 48hour period on occasions. This extended fast will enable the body to clear some accumulated toxins from fat tissue, and completely empty the bowl. Healthy cats don't fast voluntarily, but are frequently faced with an involuntary fast in a natural setting through unavailability of prey, or repeated unsuccessful hunts. They will, however, frequently refuse food when unwell as a possible means to speed recovery. Cats are unharmed by the absence of food for several days, and in extreme times of famine may loose up to 50% of their body mass and still survive. It is, however, critical that the cat has unrestricted access to fresh water during fasting.