I feel incredibly silly asking this, but y'all are super kind so I figure I'd ask anyway.
Do high-protein foods cause cats to "blow their coat" during the adjustment period?
For context: my 5 and 7 year old dsh are now eating a mix of Epigen and Instinct Ultimate Protein dry food (1/2 cup each a day) and about 2 oz of Weruva Chicken Frick a Zee each a day. The switch to Epigen/Instinct is about 2 weeks old. They are eating less the past few days, but I figured that was because it's so calorie dense.
I noticed almost immediately my girls were shedding more than normal and even though I expect some seasonal shedding this time of year (despite it being in the 80s for the past like month and a half), this time it's intense. Snap, my eldest, has a double coat so she normally can use a good brushing once a week. Grommet is a sleek tabby who sheds minimally. Both are shedding so much that I run my hand over them and it comes away furry. I have kitty tumbleweeds!
Is this a transition to better-for-them food, or is it just "This is the unholiest of shedding years."
Do high-protein foods cause cats to "blow their coat" during the adjustment period?
For context: my 5 and 7 year old dsh are now eating a mix of Epigen and Instinct Ultimate Protein dry food (1/2 cup each a day) and about 2 oz of Weruva Chicken Frick a Zee each a day. The switch to Epigen/Instinct is about 2 weeks old. They are eating less the past few days, but I figured that was because it's so calorie dense.
I noticed almost immediately my girls were shedding more than normal and even though I expect some seasonal shedding this time of year (despite it being in the 80s for the past like month and a half), this time it's intense. Snap, my eldest, has a double coat so she normally can use a good brushing once a week. Grommet is a sleek tabby who sheds minimally. Both are shedding so much that I run my hand over them and it comes away furry. I have kitty tumbleweeds!
Is this a transition to better-for-them food, or is it just "This is the unholiest of shedding years."
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