My sister has a tabby named Mochi. Mochi hit 14 pounds last year. For a domestic shorthair, that is like a human wearing sweatpants to a wedding. The vet said "diet food." My sister said "but she is always hungry."
Here is the thing. Cats are not always hungry. They are always opportunistic. A cat would eat a brick if you put gravy on it. "Hungry" is just their default setting.
I built this calculator because cat feeding guides are either too vague ("feed 1 can per 3 pounds") or too clinical (medical jargon everywhere). I wanted something that felt like a friend explaining it, not a textbook.
That is it. No startup. No investors. Just one guy, one overweight cat, and a calculator that turned into a website.
Mochi is 11 pounds now. Still acts hungry. Still steals food. But at least she can jump onto the couch without a running start.