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So I've been trying to transition my 12 year old cat to a wet diet of some sort over the last number of months after some askew levels at one of his regular checkups (see here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/318839/possible-kidney-issues).
Some canned food he just won't touch, but takes to ziwipeak/werevua. It's been quite difficult though as, even with about 4/5 cans per days (he's 7.2kg), which is about the maximum he will eat, he doesn't maintain his weight. Not massive drops, 100g or what have you, but it drops unless I add dry as one of his meals. We've had several thorough checkups recently and other factors have been ruled out that might cause weight loss. He has also had some loose stools from canned food.
The vet feels that he fills up on the cat food without getting the calories (I'm not sure if calories is the right word) he needs. I have some supplement ordered that should arrive soon that I'll be adding to cooked meats that normally will happily eat, so hopefully because it'll be a balanced diet he can eat more of that and it will be more substantial. I also am pretty setup to try raw soon, so perhaps that will also help.
At any rate, if anyone has any thoughts or experience on this I'd be interested to hear it. It's frustrating as I each day I really don't know what I'm doing! I can try to add in canned food with carrageenan or raw with garlic, but then people warn against them, but maybe it would be better than the dry he eats at the moment. Seems like rocks and hard places everywhere.
thanks
Some canned food he just won't touch, but takes to ziwipeak/werevua. It's been quite difficult though as, even with about 4/5 cans per days (he's 7.2kg), which is about the maximum he will eat, he doesn't maintain his weight. Not massive drops, 100g or what have you, but it drops unless I add dry as one of his meals. We've had several thorough checkups recently and other factors have been ruled out that might cause weight loss. He has also had some loose stools from canned food.
The vet feels that he fills up on the cat food without getting the calories (I'm not sure if calories is the right word) he needs. I have some supplement ordered that should arrive soon that I'll be adding to cooked meats that normally will happily eat, so hopefully because it'll be a balanced diet he can eat more of that and it will be more substantial. I also am pretty setup to try raw soon, so perhaps that will also help.
At any rate, if anyone has any thoughts or experience on this I'd be interested to hear it. It's frustrating as I each day I really don't know what I'm doing! I can try to add in canned food with carrageenan or raw with garlic, but then people warn against them, but maybe it would be better than the dry he eats at the moment. Seems like rocks and hard places everywhere.
thanks
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