I feed my cat daily 1/2 of 3oz wet canned food (Wellness) (about 50.5Kcal) and 1/4 cup of Hill's prescription diet feline dental care t/d (dry food, maybe about 65Kcal). I also feed some daily treats. He weights 10lbs and will be 8 years old in a few months.
The vet says that because he is getting older and weights 10lbs, he should be consuming 214.8Kcal/day to maintain his weight. Prior to his latest vet visit, I was feeding same amount of wet canned food and about 1/8 cup of Hill's prescription diet feline dental care t/d. He was weighting 10lbs. When I increase the quantity of dry food, he still maintained 10lbs...
I've also read online that cats who weight 10lbs should consume 214.8Kcal/day, but I find it too much... I'm willing to increase the daily wet food consumption in order to reach 214.8Kcal/day, if I must, but I worry that he might gain weight. He has always been perfectly healthy.
What are your thoughts on this? Can he consume little and end up with health issues, even though he maintains the 10lbs weight and appears perfectly health on the outside, as is the case at the moment. Does it makes sense that a cat needs to consume more because he is getting older? 214.8Kcal/day for a 10lbs cat is reasonable? Should I instead increase it slowly and watch his weight?
The vet says that because he is getting older and weights 10lbs, he should be consuming 214.8Kcal/day to maintain his weight. Prior to his latest vet visit, I was feeding same amount of wet canned food and about 1/8 cup of Hill's prescription diet feline dental care t/d. He was weighting 10lbs. When I increase the quantity of dry food, he still maintained 10lbs...
I've also read online that cats who weight 10lbs should consume 214.8Kcal/day, but I find it too much... I'm willing to increase the daily wet food consumption in order to reach 214.8Kcal/day, if I must, but I worry that he might gain weight. He has always been perfectly healthy.
What are your thoughts on this? Can he consume little and end up with health issues, even though he maintains the 10lbs weight and appears perfectly health on the outside, as is the case at the moment. Does it makes sense that a cat needs to consume more because he is getting older? 214.8Kcal/day for a 10lbs cat is reasonable? Should I instead increase it slowly and watch his weight?