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My oldest cat, Reggie, is a bit of a picky eater (although getting better now that I've figured out his preferences in terms of food texture), and one of his favorite meals is Fancy Feast whitefish & tuna pate. While I had originally thought that "whitefish" might be included since tuna can be high in mercury, I've found out that whitefish (tilefish) is even higher in mercury concentrations than tuna.
I do want to wean him off of this, but he's also had some recent medical problems that have resulted in reduced appetite and significant weight loss. Thankfully we were able to address the problems and his appetite has been rebounding, but even so I'm somewhat loathe to reduce one of the foods he eats passionately until he's demonstrated that he's maintaining a healthy weight.
Are there rough guidelines for how much fish products per week are safe for a cat? Ideally over the next few months I'll reduce fish down to a "maybe occasional" meal, but right now he eats about three 1.5 ounce cans per week.
I do want to wean him off of this, but he's also had some recent medical problems that have resulted in reduced appetite and significant weight loss. Thankfully we were able to address the problems and his appetite has been rebounding, but even so I'm somewhat loathe to reduce one of the foods he eats passionately until he's demonstrated that he's maintaining a healthy weight.
Are there rough guidelines for how much fish products per week are safe for a cat? Ideally over the next few months I'll reduce fish down to a "maybe occasional" meal, but right now he eats about three 1.5 ounce cans per week.