Hi everyone! My first post here on the forum, though I have lurked for a while.
So, my cat is female, neutered, about to be 10 months old, 3kg (6,6lbs) and is fed an all-wet diet, a mix of about 6 different brands of pouches and cans, all poultry (though some recipes include pig blood plasma and/or pig liver). I won't mention the brands cause they are mostly local, Brazilian brands, except for Fancy Feast and Whiskas (I know, not the best, but wet food is not popular here, and they are very low carb, grain free and carrageenan free, seems good enough for me and better than any kibble).
Anyway, each pouch is about 85g (3oz), 3 pouches per day, and the cans are mostly regular 290g (10oz), 1 can per day, in 3 meals, and this is what the labels recommend feeding to a cat her age and size. However, I'm not sure if the recommended daily portions are enough, as it's basically unheard of here for someone to only feed their cat wet food (it's still considered a "treat", too expensive, yadda-yadda), and I was wondering if maybe those recommended portions assume I'm also free feeding kibble!
Also, it should be noted that only one of those brands I feed is "for kittens" (it's the one I feed the mostly frequently). From what I read on feline-nutrition.org, "age specific" pet food is mostly marketing BS just like "outdoor", "long haired", etc diets.
Of course I googled around before coming here, and most sites say to feel your cat's ribs and spine for some fat, that the bones should be palpable but not too palpable, and while I can feel some softness over her bones and she doesn't really have a "tucked in" belly, I still feel like she's too bony, specially in certain positions where her shoulder blades jump out, haha. I can definitely notice a bit of a waist, hourglass-y shape when she's slinking around the floor, but I've read conflicting info on wether that's a good or bad thing.
The vet has said that she is a healthy weight, but the vet also keeps insisting I free feed her kibble along with the wet meals, so I don't really trust her judgement.
All in all she is very healthy, solid, tolerable poops, lots of pee, always very friendly, social to strangers, extremely playful and energetic, etc.
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So, my cat is female, neutered, about to be 10 months old, 3kg (6,6lbs) and is fed an all-wet diet, a mix of about 6 different brands of pouches and cans, all poultry (though some recipes include pig blood plasma and/or pig liver). I won't mention the brands cause they are mostly local, Brazilian brands, except for Fancy Feast and Whiskas (I know, not the best, but wet food is not popular here, and they are very low carb, grain free and carrageenan free, seems good enough for me and better than any kibble).
Anyway, each pouch is about 85g (3oz), 3 pouches per day, and the cans are mostly regular 290g (10oz), 1 can per day, in 3 meals, and this is what the labels recommend feeding to a cat her age and size. However, I'm not sure if the recommended daily portions are enough, as it's basically unheard of here for someone to only feed their cat wet food (it's still considered a "treat", too expensive, yadda-yadda), and I was wondering if maybe those recommended portions assume I'm also free feeding kibble!
Also, it should be noted that only one of those brands I feed is "for kittens" (it's the one I feed the mostly frequently). From what I read on feline-nutrition.org, "age specific" pet food is mostly marketing BS just like "outdoor", "long haired", etc diets.
Of course I googled around before coming here, and most sites say to feel your cat's ribs and spine for some fat, that the bones should be palpable but not too palpable, and while I can feel some softness over her bones and she doesn't really have a "tucked in" belly, I still feel like she's too bony, specially in certain positions where her shoulder blades jump out, haha. I can definitely notice a bit of a waist, hourglass-y shape when she's slinking around the floor, but I've read conflicting info on wether that's a good or bad thing.
The vet has said that she is a healthy weight, but the vet also keeps insisting I free feed her kibble along with the wet meals, so I don't really trust her judgement.
All in all she is very healthy, solid, tolerable poops, lots of pee, always very friendly, social to strangers, extremely playful and energetic, etc.
TOO LONG, DIDN'T READ: Is my 10 month old, 6~7 lbs cat too skinny? Here are some pictures.