ok, so, wondering if anyone has any links on cat nutrition on how much of their diet should be composed of fats,fiber, ect. and about how many calories ect they should be eating per day.
the reason I ask, is because my cat i have had for almost 5 years would be fed a high quality wet food in a small portion once a day, and a blend of a few high quality all natural dry foods in a automatic feeder. He would never overeat, and was always the proper weight for his size.
now though, I have a problem. we recently adopted a flame point siamese and even after over a month and now that our house is no longer a war zone, our cat is still overeating. within the first few days i had to remove the automatic feeder. unfortunately, my wife wasnt watching our cats behavior, and she even shook the food down. within a couple of days, our cat went from about 23 and a half pounds to 26 pounds.
i have been portioning his food out, but he scarfs it down and then cries all day for more. he has not gained any more weight, but even with play and exercise he has not lost his extra weight.
before people start laying into me, he is a very large cat, and at 24 pounds he had no fat. he is about 20 inches long from nose to rump, and about 14 inches tall at the shoulder. he is a mixed breed of domestic short hair, and up untill recently, never over ate or had to be monitered, he would only eat when hungry.
so, now i have to figure out, how much to feed him without starving him and making him drop the weight too fast, and to ensure that he gets down to and stays at 24 pounds.
to make matters for me worse, the siamese had been feral for a while, and half starved...i have brought him up to a healthy weight, but he is incredibly active and hungry all the time. when i am not home he gets into EVERYTHING...nothing is safe, he will eat anything...and i cannot leave food out or my DSH will scarf it down and add on more weight...so basically i have one over eater, and one that i cannot keep anything edible around...he can open doors, get into anything except closed jars, and is smart enough to figure out that things dropped from a elevation will often break open.
so, i am trying to figure out how to get the siamese more food so while i am at work he doesnt trash the house looking for food, and keep my now overweight shorthair from eating more than he is supposed to! help please!
the reason I ask, is because my cat i have had for almost 5 years would be fed a high quality wet food in a small portion once a day, and a blend of a few high quality all natural dry foods in a automatic feeder. He would never overeat, and was always the proper weight for his size.
now though, I have a problem. we recently adopted a flame point siamese and even after over a month and now that our house is no longer a war zone, our cat is still overeating. within the first few days i had to remove the automatic feeder. unfortunately, my wife wasnt watching our cats behavior, and she even shook the food down. within a couple of days, our cat went from about 23 and a half pounds to 26 pounds.
i have been portioning his food out, but he scarfs it down and then cries all day for more. he has not gained any more weight, but even with play and exercise he has not lost his extra weight.
before people start laying into me, he is a very large cat, and at 24 pounds he had no fat. he is about 20 inches long from nose to rump, and about 14 inches tall at the shoulder. he is a mixed breed of domestic short hair, and up untill recently, never over ate or had to be monitered, he would only eat when hungry.
so, now i have to figure out, how much to feed him without starving him and making him drop the weight too fast, and to ensure that he gets down to and stays at 24 pounds.
to make matters for me worse, the siamese had been feral for a while, and half starved...i have brought him up to a healthy weight, but he is incredibly active and hungry all the time. when i am not home he gets into EVERYTHING...nothing is safe, he will eat anything...and i cannot leave food out or my DSH will scarf it down and add on more weight...so basically i have one over eater, and one that i cannot keep anything edible around...he can open doors, get into anything except closed jars, and is smart enough to figure out that things dropped from a elevation will often break open.
so, i am trying to figure out how to get the siamese more food so while i am at work he doesnt trash the house looking for food, and keep my now overweight shorthair from eating more than he is supposed to! help please!
