Hi!
We recently adopted Jackie. She turns 3 in January and is currently unspayed (we see vet next week!). She is currently in heat too which is new for me as I usually always had my pets spayed before that happened!
I am working on added high quality grain free wet food as well as raw. I am pretty sure she may have caught a bird or two in her past so her going for raw has not been too bad, though I am doing it slowly to watch for issues, though she is finicky about the wet (Weruva Paw Lickin' Chicken seems acceptable so far). She still gets a bit of kibble for one meal (Orijen Cat & Kitten). She was free fed before.
I am trying to figure out her caloric needs since I am now scheduling her meals. She weighs just over 5lbs. She is thin, but not overly bony or anything. I have never had an adult cat this small so am at loss! I am looking at maintenance or a very slight gain, not loss (I do not want her to disappear).
I took the following calculation from a post by Dr. Becker on Mercola.com:
Weight in Pounds/2.2 = 2.27 weight in kg x 30 = 68.1 +70 = 138.1 x 0.8 = 110.48
Is that right? I also see calculations of 20-35 cals/lb which puts her between 100-175.
She is pretty active right now (and is well, in heat) but she will be fixed soon.
I have been worried about her not eating enough since we got her, but if those calculations are right I actually need not worry and should give her less! I calculated that she got about 160 cals today split over 3 meals (guess as she did not eat all of last wet meal), which is obviously too much according to those calculations (and may explain why she was not that interested in her last meal).
We recently adopted Jackie. She turns 3 in January and is currently unspayed (we see vet next week!). She is currently in heat too which is new for me as I usually always had my pets spayed before that happened!
I am working on added high quality grain free wet food as well as raw. I am pretty sure she may have caught a bird or two in her past so her going for raw has not been too bad, though I am doing it slowly to watch for issues, though she is finicky about the wet (Weruva Paw Lickin' Chicken seems acceptable so far). She still gets a bit of kibble for one meal (Orijen Cat & Kitten). She was free fed before.
I am trying to figure out her caloric needs since I am now scheduling her meals. She weighs just over 5lbs. She is thin, but not overly bony or anything. I have never had an adult cat this small so am at loss! I am looking at maintenance or a very slight gain, not loss (I do not want her to disappear).
I took the following calculation from a post by Dr. Becker on Mercola.com:
Weight in Pounds/2.2 = 2.27 weight in kg x 30 = 68.1 +70 = 138.1 x 0.8 = 110.48
Is that right? I also see calculations of 20-35 cals/lb which puts her between 100-175.
She is pretty active right now (and is well, in heat) but she will be fixed soon.
I have been worried about her not eating enough since we got her, but if those calculations are right I actually need not worry and should give her less! I calculated that she got about 160 cals today split over 3 meals (guess as she did not eat all of last wet meal), which is obviously too much according to those calculations (and may explain why she was not that interested in her last meal).