After consulting with you guys I decided I would feed my cat original Instinct Cans. To maintain her weight the vet said she could only have a max of 250 cal. I have been giving her a 5.5 oz can divided into two meals. This is 221 cal. She is always hungry! She just ate a piece of chex mix I dropped on the floor. This contains garlic which is not good! Right after feeding her she asks for more. I have to lock her in a room to eat myself. Weighting 7 lbs right now which the vet said is just right. She is new to me & somewhere between 1 & 1 1/2. She was an indoor/outdoor cat before & indoor is the practice & law here. Very active - never gets enough play. When I first got her I was feeding her 4 small cats of fancy feast because it was all I had on hand. During the 2 weeks she was at the shelter & a few days with me. She gained 1 lb - 6.3 to 7.5 - got her back to 7 with current diet. She looks very healthy. I would switch to low calorie instinct but it only comes in chicken or salmon. A steady diet of these two would not be good.
I feel like I am starving her. I don't see this as the behavior of a chow hound. Something has to be wrong. My vet said she just likes to eat & is no help. She is fixed but maybe has some type of hormone in balance?
Has anyone had a cat like this & any ideas on what I can do to help her?
I feel like I am starving her. I don't see this as the behavior of a chow hound. Something has to be wrong. My vet said she just likes to eat & is no help. She is fixed but maybe has some type of hormone in balance?
Has anyone had a cat like this & any ideas on what I can do to help her?