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Cats hunt 20-50 times a day, with approximately a 50% success rate. No cat in an environment with any available prey goes more than a few hours without eating s
by jaggederest 2y ago
Cats hunt 20-50 times a day, with approximately a 50% success rate. No cat in an environment with any available prey goes more than a few hours without eating something. They're not like lions or other climax predators, who eat much less regularly.
- b112 2y agoThere are droughts, there are dry seasons and yes for wild cats, and cat ancestors too. Cats can go weeks without food and manage to survive, and going days during tough times is a certainty.
- jaggederest 2y agoThey'd almost never go from a full diet back to zero instantly though. If you reduce their intake over time, even a few days, they don't develop liver issues.
- ajb 2y agoThey usually won't be starting from obese though.