Max on a diet

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OK guys, I need some help. Went to a new vet on saturday and as suspected, he told me max was a little pudgy. He was 17.7 lbs. Which was actualla little down from last time. He needs to lose more in asking a million questions about food do you believe I forgot to ask how much to give him so he would lose safley? Any suggestions? A friend of mine is having the same issue. her cat is 19 lbs. Max normally gets hard food every day and soft food 2-3 times a weekas a treat. I looked on the bag and in said 3/4 to 1 1/4 cups for a cat up to 14lbs but that honestly seems like more than he currently eats. Any suggestions wuld be appreciated.
 
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Sharky is our nutritional expert and she'll help you out I'm sure when she comes on. The first thing I would suggest is cut back on the dry food and feed more wet food - it helped me slim down our Bijou. It's also better for them than dry food.
 
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Originally Posted by ShiShi

OK guys, I need some help. Went to a new vet on saturday and as suspected, he told me max was a little pudgy. He was 17.7 lbs. Which was actualla little down from last time. He needs to lose more in asking a million questions about food do you believe I forgot to ask how much to give him so he would lose safley? Any suggestions? A friend of mine is having the same issue. her cat is 19 lbs. Max normally gets hard food every day and soft food 2-3 times a weekas a treat. I looked on the bag and in said 3/4 to 1 1/4 cups for a cat up to 14lbs but that honestly seems like more than he currently eats. Any suggestions wuld be appreciated.
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I would suggest feeding Max more wet food. I am going through the same thing with Roxie right now. It got to the point where we were only feeding her about 1/3 cup dry a day and she was STILL gaining weight. She weighs 12lbs and now gets 1/2 can wet a day (1/4 can in am, 1/4 can in pm) plus 1/4 cup dry in the afternoon. It has been about a month since we have started with the wet and things have definately improved.

I hope that helped a little! Hopefully Sharky will catch your thread and be able to help more than I did!!
 
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