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Hi everyone,
I'm brand new to the forums and am looking forward to chatting with you all!
My cat is 8 years old, long-haired, and weighs 11.7 pounds. The vet would like to see her down to 10 pounds. (She was 8 pounds at age 2, when I adopted her.)
He recommends more dry food than wet because the wet has more calories. But everything I read says that the dry has more carbs and that's where the weight gain really comes in.
We just cut her wet food down to 1 tablespoon 3x a day. Her dry food is Science Diet Mature cat food and she gets 1/4 cup a day (spaced into two 1/8 cup servings.)
I'm just wondering if this makes sense. I'm also concerned about her teeth. The vet gave us a sample of Hill's Prescription Diet t/d, a dental diet, which she LOVES, so maybe we'll switch, but I'm trying to work out the priorities - weight loss, teeth, and proper nutrition for an "older" cat. (She is 8 and an indoor cat, but still loves to play.)
Thank you!
I'm brand new to the forums and am looking forward to chatting with you all!
My cat is 8 years old, long-haired, and weighs 11.7 pounds. The vet would like to see her down to 10 pounds. (She was 8 pounds at age 2, when I adopted her.)
He recommends more dry food than wet because the wet has more calories. But everything I read says that the dry has more carbs and that's where the weight gain really comes in.
We just cut her wet food down to 1 tablespoon 3x a day. Her dry food is Science Diet Mature cat food and she gets 1/4 cup a day (spaced into two 1/8 cup servings.)
I'm just wondering if this makes sense. I'm also concerned about her teeth. The vet gave us a sample of Hill's Prescription Diet t/d, a dental diet, which she LOVES, so maybe we'll switch, but I'm trying to work out the priorities - weight loss, teeth, and proper nutrition for an "older" cat. (She is 8 and an indoor cat, but still loves to play.)
Thank you!