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Hi.
I'm new here and had a question for everyone.
I have a cat who I just adopted from the shelter I volunteer for. I brought him to the vet and he weighs in at 16 pounds, so my vet said to put him on a diet. She told me to give him 1/3 of a cup of food all day! What? That can't be right, so I asked her again & she said both my cats should eat that amount (my other cat's 9lbs). He's not what I would call fat. He doesn't bulge out on the sides and he doesn't have a really saggy belly (sags a little) but he's tall. His medical records say that he weighed 12 pounds when he got into the shelter and at the shelter he spent most of his time in his "condo" (aka cage). Is my vet crazy for saying he should be on a 1/3 cup of food all day?
Thanks
I have a cat who I just adopted from the shelter I volunteer for. I brought him to the vet and he weighs in at 16 pounds, so my vet said to put him on a diet. She told me to give him 1/3 of a cup of food all day! What? That can't be right, so I asked her again & she said both my cats should eat that amount (my other cat's 9lbs). He's not what I would call fat. He doesn't bulge out on the sides and he doesn't have a really saggy belly (sags a little) but he's tall. His medical records say that he weighed 12 pounds when he got into the shelter and at the shelter he spent most of his time in his "condo" (aka cage). Is my vet crazy for saying he should be on a 1/3 cup of food all day?
Thanks