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Here's a story you may have heard before. There are two cats in my house, and their needs are really different.
I have a thin, ratty, toothless Balinese cat, LK. She is only 5 but had serious stomatitis when I got her, so she is in permanent recovery. She's on a topically-applied steroid that works wonders and is easier on her body than an injectable version. She is always hungry, eats like crazy, and is scrawny as can be with a rough coat. I also have a 1-year-old Siberian, Ruby, who is big, fluffy, glossy, and getting fat. She doesn't eat much and is often chased away from her food by LK. She prefers kibble
So anyway I took Ruby in to the vet today for a pantaloons trim and they told me to start watching her weight. The good news is, she just turned 1 so I just stopped kitten food kibble, which the vet said would make a difference. The bad news is, how am I supposed to combine her diet needs with those of LK? I am fine trying to make Ruby eat more wet food and less dry, but the people in my house (including me) are at work and school all day long and LK needs kibble out to get her through the day. I don't want Ruby to get even fatter, but I also need to know LK is getting enough. She really needs to eat kibble to stay mentally and physically balanced, while Ruby really needs to not eat it to lose some weight and not get worse.
Just FYI, right now they have free-fed dry food of Blue Buffalo Indoor kibble, and in the morning and before bed I give each of them like 2 tablespoons of Wellness minced wet food mixed with warm water. LK can't eat pate easily, and Ruby is picky, so I compromise with minced. I only give them treats occasionally, LK can only eat Cat Sushi and Ruby sometimes gets that or MINIMAL Temptations, like 1 or 2 every couple of days (I know, I know....).
What should I do, I don't know how to feed Fatty and Skinny in a way that's healthiest for both.
I have a thin, ratty, toothless Balinese cat, LK. She is only 5 but had serious stomatitis when I got her, so she is in permanent recovery. She's on a topically-applied steroid that works wonders and is easier on her body than an injectable version. She is always hungry, eats like crazy, and is scrawny as can be with a rough coat. I also have a 1-year-old Siberian, Ruby, who is big, fluffy, glossy, and getting fat. She doesn't eat much and is often chased away from her food by LK. She prefers kibble
So anyway I took Ruby in to the vet today for a pantaloons trim and they told me to start watching her weight. The good news is, she just turned 1 so I just stopped kitten food kibble, which the vet said would make a difference. The bad news is, how am I supposed to combine her diet needs with those of LK? I am fine trying to make Ruby eat more wet food and less dry, but the people in my house (including me) are at work and school all day long and LK needs kibble out to get her through the day. I don't want Ruby to get even fatter, but I also need to know LK is getting enough. She really needs to eat kibble to stay mentally and physically balanced, while Ruby really needs to not eat it to lose some weight and not get worse.
Just FYI, right now they have free-fed dry food of Blue Buffalo Indoor kibble, and in the morning and before bed I give each of them like 2 tablespoons of Wellness minced wet food mixed with warm water. LK can't eat pate easily, and Ruby is picky, so I compromise with minced. I only give them treats occasionally, LK can only eat Cat Sushi and Ruby sometimes gets that or MINIMAL Temptations, like 1 or 2 every couple of days (I know, I know....).
What should I do, I don't know how to feed Fatty and Skinny in a way that's healthiest for both.