One of my boys does this. He eats so fast, he spews and then looks all offended at it. I ended up putting a trickle feeder out so he always had biscuits, and after a few weeks he settled (didn't rush at the food) and is much better. He gets wet as a treat and still goes at it like a bat out of hell, but doesn't seem to sick as much. Little pig.

The biggest mistake you can make is to over feed them. A mouse sized amount of food is all they really need, but half a pouch twice a day is more than enough. I know someone who feeds her cats exclusively on dried food, although it is important to make sure there is always plenty of water available. If you can get them eating dry food from the start, it will make life so much easier for you.

i have 3 cats and it costs us £60 every three months, we buy our purina pro plan in bulk and it works out alot cheaper.

It can work out a mistake to feed exclusively dry food as your cat ages as it can cause cystitis when they do not drink enough to compensate. I have just had this experience with my older cat and the vet has switched him to wet. He is a different cat, so much happier but I have to watch his weight as he demands more food.

Some experts say the dried food is bad for them yet the vets push Hills Science plan. My friend has a very active, slim cat and yet the vet said she was too fat and should be on Hills!

It can be difficult to know what the right food to give.

Also insurance may cost £10 per month initially but it rises every year. My cat has been insured for seven years. It started out at £8 per month and is now £31.00 at age 11.

The feeding guidelines on the pouches are 3 sachets a day for an average cat.

Could not disagree more with this advice. As for life being easier for the owner, what about the poor cat? It's like someone giving you a dry pot noodle every day of your life and then saying "Be sure to drink plenty of water", at least a person can understand the instructions.

I economise with wet food . You can pay more (per kg) for wet cat food than sirloin steak. Crazy I think.

But dry food is pretty cheap. It lasts ages as there's little wasted. Wet cat food is mostly water and often isn't eaten. So I buy quality, and a 10kg bag of James Wellbeloved lasts my two monsters 6 months.

Where are people getting £10 a month worming?

Drontal tablets are about £2 each and last 3 months!

True, but it works out to £10 a month when you factor in the cost of the first aid you need after you get scratched getting the damned moggie to swallow the Drontal...

I have too use one for worms called profender on a couple of my cats. One alone cost £8 at least. I always go too the vets for worming tablets. I get the vet nurse too give them but if they notice anything wrong you can see the vet straight away. In my vets if you buy the product they administer it free

I use advocate on my cats for fleas, it has a wormer in as well, so I don't get scratched to buggery trying to administer tablets. The only thing I do have to do once every 3 months is give them a tape worm wormer as it doesn't cover that.