I'm not one of those fat owners with fat cats.. Im pretty thin myself actually
However today's visit to the vet confirmed that my boy (16 mths old) is a tad overweight - he is 6.3kg. Ideal is around 5kg for his breed i believe. He is just a domestic short hair (adopted as a stray).
He is neutured and is outdoor during the day and indoors at night.
I feed him dry food in the morning and a canned meat at night. I believe (well i know) he gets into the dog food during the day. This must stop (somehow).
I have tried chicken necks with him, he just plays with it for a bit but doesnt eat it. I've also tried small raw meat slabs which are packaged for cats. He used to eat a couple of those a week but went off that too. He also wont eat any canned fish anymore, only the meat varieties. Obviously he is not getting his protein and his carbs intake is too high. I've just been reading about the high carb make up of commercial dry foods.
The vet has suggested a prescription diet which I am going to take up. However its only dry food and its $30 per bag. They said they can also get meat of the same variety but is this worthwhile? I just dont know.
I want him to eat raw meat, I know this is best for him. But he just doesnt seem to want it.
I am fearful that he will keep putting on weight and get diabetes.. Im jumping to conclusions I know but he's only 16 months old and the last few months has constantly gained weight (he was 4.4kg in September last year).
I'm not a bad owner but I feel so guilty.. he isnt even obese like some other cats we've all seen but still... I need to make this better but I know its going to be a long slow process.
Any ideas/suggestions/advice here would be fantastic
However today's visit to the vet confirmed that my boy (16 mths old) is a tad overweight - he is 6.3kg. Ideal is around 5kg for his breed i believe. He is just a domestic short hair (adopted as a stray).
He is neutured and is outdoor during the day and indoors at night.
I feed him dry food in the morning and a canned meat at night. I believe (well i know) he gets into the dog food during the day. This must stop (somehow).
I have tried chicken necks with him, he just plays with it for a bit but doesnt eat it. I've also tried small raw meat slabs which are packaged for cats. He used to eat a couple of those a week but went off that too. He also wont eat any canned fish anymore, only the meat varieties. Obviously he is not getting his protein and his carbs intake is too high. I've just been reading about the high carb make up of commercial dry foods.
The vet has suggested a prescription diet which I am going to take up. However its only dry food and its $30 per bag. They said they can also get meat of the same variety but is this worthwhile? I just dont know.
I want him to eat raw meat, I know this is best for him. But he just doesnt seem to want it.
I am fearful that he will keep putting on weight and get diabetes.. Im jumping to conclusions I know but he's only 16 months old and the last few months has constantly gained weight (he was 4.4kg in September last year).
I'm not a bad owner but I feel so guilty.. he isnt even obese like some other cats we've all seen but still... I need to make this better but I know its going to be a long slow process.
Any ideas/suggestions/advice here would be fantastic
