Hi there!
I have read a few threads on putting cats on diet and have begin a journey to do so for my senior cat of 14 years old who weigh 10kg. I wish to bring him to 7-8kg for health reason as he also have chronic liver issues.
I feed him Orijen Fit & Trim with the reduced amount as stated in the packaging for dieting and also Wellness Chicken gravies (but he was on dry food all these while, thus trying to transition him to wet food). He is one picky eater, for the wet food, he is going for the gravy which i mixed with 2.5oz can of water and he will finish the gravy usually, eating very very little of the chicken.
I also start to monitor his calories intake and according to some research online to calculate the ideal calorie intake is based on the target weight, which come up to around 310kcal.
Currently, for around 1.5 months, I cut down from 330kcal to 276kcal slowly.
However, there is not much change in the weight so far. Am I going too slowly or we can push the calories to lower?
Looking forward to any advice or experience to share. Thanks!
I have read a few threads on putting cats on diet and have begin a journey to do so for my senior cat of 14 years old who weigh 10kg. I wish to bring him to 7-8kg for health reason as he also have chronic liver issues.
I feed him Orijen Fit & Trim with the reduced amount as stated in the packaging for dieting and also Wellness Chicken gravies (but he was on dry food all these while, thus trying to transition him to wet food). He is one picky eater, for the wet food, he is going for the gravy which i mixed with 2.5oz can of water and he will finish the gravy usually, eating very very little of the chicken.
I also start to monitor his calories intake and according to some research online to calculate the ideal calorie intake is based on the target weight, which come up to around 310kcal.
Currently, for around 1.5 months, I cut down from 330kcal to 276kcal slowly.
However, there is not much change in the weight so far. Am I going too slowly or we can push the calories to lower?
Looking forward to any advice or experience to share. Thanks!