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I made an inventory form with Excel to monitor Vega's food stock. I want to make sure that it will be re-stocked in time as shopping has become less convenient recently. I'm also monitoring Vega's calorie intake and am surprised that, in the last 9 days, she ate ~202 kcal daily. She is pretty long so I expected her standard weight is 12 lbs. Although not a fat cat, Vega is a little heavier than ideal. Her vet suggested she could "lose a pound or two" in the last annual checkup.
Vega is very active and eats less than 20kcal/lb body weight. But, still... Here are some photos from different angles. I'm working on a plan to keep her fit. It's not going to be easy:oops:
 

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Good on you!
Geez, she's gorgeous!
Does she get kibble? You could decrease the dry food and see how things go.
 
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Good on you!
Geez, she's gorgeous!
Does she get kibble? You could decrease the dry food and see how things go.
Thank you! :p
I switched Vega to all wet food since she came home. She gets 4 Orijen kibbles before bed time as "treats". Her mom said it's cheating :crackup:
I will probably weigh 50 kibbles and calculate how many calories in 4 kibbles. I don't think it's too much but better know for sure. Thanks for reminding me! :)
 

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