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I have an 8 year old male cat that is part Maine coon. He topped the scale at over 25lbs a few months ago and I decided it was time to get him down to a more reasonable weight of 16-18lbs for a cat his size. I've steadily reduced his caloric intake and have a spreadsheet documenting his weekly weights. I weigh him consistently at the same time each week before a meal, and diligently measure his food down to the gram. I watch him eat each day to ensure he does not get any of the other cats food during meal times. He eats both canned and dry food, but currently I have reduced his calories down to 230 kcal/day.
Over the last 3 months, on 230 calories per day he has lost a total of only 0.5lbs. Every resource I can find states a cat this size should be eating MUCH more calories than this, even when on a weight loss diet. I'm afraid to reduce his calories even further, but I don't see any other way to achieve this. It doesn't make much sense to me why he isn't losing more weight than this.
Has anyone had to reduce caloric intake even further than this?
Over the last 3 months, on 230 calories per day he has lost a total of only 0.5lbs. Every resource I can find states a cat this size should be eating MUCH more calories than this, even when on a weight loss diet. I'm afraid to reduce his calories even further, but I don't see any other way to achieve this. It doesn't make much sense to me why he isn't losing more weight than this.
Has anyone had to reduce caloric intake even further than this?