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I've got two cats, Mochi who takes his time and eats by small amounts through the day, and Soba who eats quickly and will always hunt for more food once her ration is over.
After multiple iterations with help from veterinarians, I've now landed on this:
The Smartfeed bowl is a bit expensive but there is a constant flow of second-hand units on the market where I live, so you could get one on the cheap that way. I was reluctant at first because of the price but it's been a real game changer, I previously had to put Mochi's bowl up on the kitchen counter, which only worked because Soba cannot jump high enough.
Edit: forgot to mention that wet food takes up more space in the stomach that dry food. In the case of diet food, wet food is less caloric than dry food, so you can give your cat more wet food (and less dry food) to trick their stomachs.
To add to your coments about calorie content of foods, in the realm of wet foods, pates tend to have the most calories per ounce, while "extra gravy" foods often have the fewest calories per ounce, since the "gravy" is mostly water.
I'm sure there's some exceptions to this, but I've spent a lot of time creating a spreadsheet comparing foods on a variety of aspects in an effort to find the most affordable foods that work for both of my cats' needs & preferences. If in doubt, the cans should list both kcal/ can and kcal by weight.
Yes, in my case it's wet food with extra gravy