Cats should eat five or more times per day. If more than 12 hours elapses between meals the stomach can become hyperacidic causing nausea. Assessing Your Cats Feeding.
The quoted words are those of Dr Ellis a feline behaviourist who with a colleague Dr Rowe have decided that domestic cats should be fed five or more small portions of food daily. Cats should eat at least two meals each day about 12 hours apart. A Guide For New Owners. While most healthy cats will thrive on two or three meals per day some cats might need an adjusted schedule.