So, I've started feeding her 4 meals daily instead of 3 (midnight, 6am, noon, 6pm). Each meal is about 3 ounces of wet food.
For a while she would eat that just fine, and then she started to "leave some for later" constantly, eating it litle by little, but usually the food was gone JUST in time...
Pine pellets work amazing over here. No smell, easy clean-up (with a "sieve bottom" litter box), doesn't get tracked too easily (though sometimes Lana likes to play with the handful of pellets that get kicked out of the box, I wish I had one with higher walls).
Dry is absolutely not needed, quite the contrary, but it doesn’t hurt to keep a bag of it “just in case”. I say it’s better to feed a cheaper wet food than a “premium” kibble, always.
When trying to figure out if a brand of wet food is good you need to look for:
- A named meat as the first...
Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone!
I've always loved forums and this seems to be a great one.
I had been reading up on feline-nutrition.org and also a big fan of Jackson Galaxy, but more knowledge is always good to have!
Thank you so much for the in depth reply!
I'm gonna add an extra meal / pouch per day for her, then. If she starts looking overweight, I'll cut back to 3.
Is the belly pouch you're talking about the "skin flap", kind of like a flying squirrel, that she has on her legs? Cause I did notice...
Hi everyone! First time pet / cat owner here.
I'm a 24 years old guy from Brazil, working from home as an illustrator. I have been doing very well for myself and realized I could afford to have my own pet and give them the best care possible, and since I'm the "breadwinner" now instead of my...
Hi everyone! My first post here on the forum, though I have lurked for a while.
So, my cat is female, neutered, about to be 10 months old, 3kg (6,6lbs) and is fed an all-wet diet, a mix of about 6 different brands of pouches and cans, all poultry (though some recipes include pig blood plasma...