He's so cute!!
Honestly, basically any wet food will be better than dry food ("the cheapest wet food is better than the most expensive dry food"). There are lots of forum members who have examples (Fancy Feast, Purina, etc.) -- I suggest looking through the Cat Nutrition forums for recent threads related to wet food. Wet food is much less calorie dense, more nutritious and filling, and is great for hydration. You should figure out how many calories your cat is currently eating or should eat at their current weight, then slowly scale that back by ~10 calories per week if they aren't losing weight. You will likely need to use a scale to *actually* measure the grams of food they are eating. It is not a lot of math, you just need to know the calories per gram in the food they are eating.
He's so cute!!
Honestly, basically any wet food will be better than dry food ("the cheapest wet food is better than the most expensive dry food"). There are lots of forum members who have examples (Fancy Feast, Purina, etc.) -- I suggest looking through the Cat Nutrition forums for recent threads related to wet food. Wet food is much less calorie dense, more nutritious and filling, and is great for hydration. You should figure out how many calories your cat is currently eating or should eat at their current weight, then slowly scale that back by ~10 calories per week if they aren't losing weight. You will likely need to use a scale to *actually* measure the grams of food they are eating. It is not a lot of math, you just need to know the calories per gram in the food they are eating.
great thank you! I will get back to you and everyone else once I am done with his current dry food!He's so cute!!
Honestly, basically any wet food will be better than dry food ("the cheapest wet food is better than the most expensive dry food"). There are lots of forum members who have examples (Fancy Feast, Purina, etc.) -- I suggest looking through the Cat Nutrition forums for recent threads related to wet food. Wet food is much less calorie dense, more nutritious and filling, and is great for hydration. You should figure out how many calories your cat is currently eating or should eat at their current weight, then slowly scale that back by ~10 calories per week if they aren't losing weight. You will likely need to use a scale to *actually* measure the grams of food they are eating. It is not a lot of math, you just need to know the calories per gram in the food they are eating.
Not sure if you meant to quote me or suzeanna, but in case it was me... yes, I feed them dry in the AM, dry in the PM with a little scoop (around 1 tablespoon) along with the PM dry. If your cat is prone to vomiting due to eating too fast/much, you can space out the wet as a lunchtime snack or an hour or so before the PM dry.
Best is to use pet wipes which are safe for cats or you may use wet wipes for hoomans but make sure it's fragrance, alcohol, preservatives, moisturizer, scent and paraben free. Or you may use a warm piece of soft towel slightly damp to clean and wipe. But I'll go with the disposable wipes than towel and gently wipe the bottom.
My kitty was “large and lovely” in her younger days and could not reach down there to clean. When she didn’t feel too fresh she would come to me for help. She plopped down at my feet and assumed the normal clean your bum position cats do. This let me know to grab some paper towels, one dampened with warm water and one dry. This helped keep her happy and my house cleaner.
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: Hello and welcome to TCS. Your cats are both beautiful. Good luck with your journey to bringing Jax to a healthy weight.Thanks for tagging me,
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. However, because of my Ruby's food sensitivity, my main focus is on foods that contain only duck, so my knowledge on other brands of foods is minimal.
