I've read some of the food posts, but I'd still like any input I can get. This might get kind of long and maybe confusing, sorry about that.
We currently have 6 adult cats (Merlin, Sexxy, Ripple, Gray, Cleo, Sissy) and one 4 month old kitten (Rezzie). We originally fed Science Diet w/d (for 5 years), but Sexxy, Ripple, & Gray are overweight, well obese. Gray is especially, he weighs 18 pounds. So, since the w/d obviously wasn't working & the vet kept telling me that my cats needed to lose weight, we switched to Innova Lite in June. The cats ate some of it, but usually ate the kitten food that we were feeding Rezzie. Cleo began eating the kitten food too, despite our physically removing her from it. Cleo is on Science Diet i/d. She has an ulcer and since eating the junky kitten food, she has been pulling chunks of her fur out. (She has a vet appt today for this) Ripple has been eating the kitten food too, but it has been wonderful for her. She had a problem with loose stool on the w/d and we were taking her monthly for grooming since she can't clean back there. She's gone almost 3 months without any problems since eating the junky kitten food. Since feeding the Innova, Merlin has also lost weight and it's beginning to concern me. He doesn't need to lose any weight. He has decided that he doesn't like the Innova anymore and won't eat much of it. The bowls have been full since Friday. There is a little missing, but not a lot. Sissy & Rezzie both refuse to eat the Innova despite the many attempts of slowly switching the food from kitten to the Innova.
So, I thought I might try regular Innova, but the vet tech I spoke with this morning says that they will gain weight on the regular & that I should try another light food such as Nutro. Any thoughts? I really need help on this. I've done some research on the types of foods, but there's so much to choose from. I feel a bit overwhelmed.
We currently have 6 adult cats (Merlin, Sexxy, Ripple, Gray, Cleo, Sissy) and one 4 month old kitten (Rezzie). We originally fed Science Diet w/d (for 5 years), but Sexxy, Ripple, & Gray are overweight, well obese. Gray is especially, he weighs 18 pounds. So, since the w/d obviously wasn't working & the vet kept telling me that my cats needed to lose weight, we switched to Innova Lite in June. The cats ate some of it, but usually ate the kitten food that we were feeding Rezzie. Cleo began eating the kitten food too, despite our physically removing her from it. Cleo is on Science Diet i/d. She has an ulcer and since eating the junky kitten food, she has been pulling chunks of her fur out. (She has a vet appt today for this) Ripple has been eating the kitten food too, but it has been wonderful for her. She had a problem with loose stool on the w/d and we were taking her monthly for grooming since she can't clean back there. She's gone almost 3 months without any problems since eating the junky kitten food. Since feeding the Innova, Merlin has also lost weight and it's beginning to concern me. He doesn't need to lose any weight. He has decided that he doesn't like the Innova anymore and won't eat much of it. The bowls have been full since Friday. There is a little missing, but not a lot. Sissy & Rezzie both refuse to eat the Innova despite the many attempts of slowly switching the food from kitten to the Innova.
So, I thought I might try regular Innova, but the vet tech I spoke with this morning says that they will gain weight on the regular & that I should try another light food such as Nutro. Any thoughts? I really need help on this. I've done some research on the types of foods, but there's so much to choose from. I feel a bit overwhelmed.