I was feeding my low carb house carnivore this morning and a couple of things occurred to me in light of the discussions on what causes obesity. Many of these theories are based on the knowledge of a presence of an energy homeostasis mechanism and how something goes awry with this.
My kitty eats about 1.5 cans of food per day. I put his food out a full can at a time and when the plate is empty I put out another can. Therefore there's really no fixed time when a fresh can gets put out and sometimes he has to wait. This morning was one such time as he was low on food last night before I went to bed, but since I want him to finish the old stuff I won't put out a fresh can. So this morning he greeted me meowing at the plate and as soon as I put the food he went to town. I'd say he ate about a third of the can and walked away. He knows where the food is and that it will be there all day, but he probably won't go back for more until noonish.
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