I want to ask about fat & carbs. I'm not clear on them.
Before I got my kitties, I researched cat food extensively, I learned that in order to keep a cat at an ideal weight, you should feed 10% or less DMB carbs. Ok, I did that & a few years later one of my cats became chubby. I then find out the food I was feeding was super high in fat. Ok, I switch to a lower fat canned food & then start feeding raw. She still is fat. I take her into the vet for bloodwork before a dental & her triglycerides were out of range, on the high end. Vet wanted me to put her on a low fat/high fiber vet diet (DMB=15.8% fat, 15.5% fiber, 24.2% carbs). I told her no, I needed to research. I then find a low fat food (4-6% fat & 9-17% carbs) & she still hasn't lost any weight.
Then someone mentions to me about I have to pay attention to calories.
I don't know what to look for anymore! Obviously the carb content that I was selecting my food from isn't right. Not sure if I need to focus on calories or fat.
Help if you can, thanks
Before I got my kitties, I researched cat food extensively, I learned that in order to keep a cat at an ideal weight, you should feed 10% or less DMB carbs. Ok, I did that & a few years later one of my cats became chubby. I then find out the food I was feeding was super high in fat. Ok, I switch to a lower fat canned food & then start feeding raw. She still is fat. I take her into the vet for bloodwork before a dental & her triglycerides were out of range, on the high end. Vet wanted me to put her on a low fat/high fiber vet diet (DMB=15.8% fat, 15.5% fiber, 24.2% carbs). I told her no, I needed to research. I then find a low fat food (4-6% fat & 9-17% carbs) & she still hasn't lost any weight.
Then someone mentions to me about I have to pay attention to calories.
I don't know what to look for anymore! Obviously the carb content that I was selecting my food from isn't right. Not sure if I need to focus on calories or fat.
Help if you can, thanks
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