Two Set Meals Suit the Selkirk Rex
An adult Selkirk Rex usually needs two meals a day, served morning and evening, and does best when those are genuine measured meals rather than a bowl that stays full. Underneath the loose curls this is a well-muscled, medium-to-large cat with a notably mellow outlook: a Selkirk is more likely to nap near you than to race the hallway, and that lower daily activity changes the feeding maths. A grazing setup lets a placid cat add mouthfuls out of habit every time he wanders past the kitchen, and because the dense, plush coat hides his waistline, the first sign of trouble is often a number on the vet's scale rather than anything you saw at home.
Why This Breed Drifts Toward Overeating
The Selkirk Rex combines a hearty appetite with a temperament that rarely burns food off in bursts of play unless someone starts the game. Curls also mislead the eye: a cat who looks adorably round may simply be well coated, or may be carrying real extra weight, and only your hands can tell the difference. Feel along his ribs monthly; you want them under a modest covering, present but not prominent. Two fixed meals help in another way too, because a cat fed to a schedule develops a schedule-shaped appetite, arriving hungry at mealtimes and settling between them, whereas a constantly available bowl trains constant low-level asking that is easy to mistake for genuine need in a cat this good-natured.
Portioning the Two Daily Meals
Weigh the day's food and divide it into two equal servings, using the guide on his cat food as a starting point and his body condition as the referee. Serve in a shallow, wide bowl that does not press on his whiskers or squash those curls into the food, in the same calm place each time. Build a short play session into the hour before the evening meal; ten minutes of a wand toy gives a laid-back Selkirk the movement his routine otherwise lacks and makes dinner feel earned rather than ambient. Keep treats rare, small and accounted for inside the daily total, and refresh his water at both meals. If several people feed him, agree the two times and amounts in advance, because the classic Selkirk weight story is not one huge meal but two households' worth of breakfasts served by people who each thought they were the only one awake.
When to Change the Pattern or Call the Vet
A third small meal, taken from the same total, can help a Selkirk who eats so fast he brings food back up, or one whose evenings are restless with asking; it should never simply add food. Slow-feeding bowls and scattering part of a serving for him to find can also stretch a meal for a cat who finishes in a minute. Ask your vet to weigh in, literally, at least at routine visits, and book sooner if he stops finishing meals he used to enjoy, if his weight moves noticeably either way, if grooming those curls becomes difficult for him to manage, or if he seems less willing to jump or play, since an easygoing cat hides discomfort by simply doing less. Through KinsLe Care Teams, each of your Selkirk Rex's two meals can carry a named feeder and a completion time, giving you a clear record of what he actually ate when the vet asks.