Royal Canin High Protein IVD

The vet wants wants to put Swanie on a diet of this food to help him lose weight. Anyone have any opinions on whether this is a good food (I'm not wild about the ingredients), or is there something better I could substitute with to achieve the same goal. He has reached 20 pounds, it's definitely time to get serious.

ROYAL CANIN Veterinary DietÂ[emoji]174[/emoji] feline CALORIE CONTROL CCâ„¢ HIGH PROTEIN in gel can
Water sufficient for processing, pork by-products, chicken by-products, dried egg product, powdered cellulose, guar gum, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, natural flavors, carrageenan, cassia gum, fish oil, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, taurine, Vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], L-carnitine, choline chloride, Trace Minerals [zinc
proteinate, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium
iodate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.).

ROYAL CANIN Veterinary DietÂ[emoji]174[/emoji] feline CALORIE CONTROL CCâ„¢ HIGH PROTEIN in gravy pouch
Water sufficient for processing, meat by-products, liver, chicken, corn flour, corn starch, dried egg product, natural flavors, cellulose powder, guar gum, Trace Minerals [potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, zinc sulfate, calcium sulfate, manganese sulfate], taurine, Vitamins [choline chloride, DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), folic acid, biotin, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement), DL-methionine.

Ask your vet about Ivet ( ingrediants for a RX food are IMHO good) or wysong.. ALso ask your vet what % he/ she would want in a OTC product and if they have any personal thought s on brands... And tell them why you are asking

Sorry it took so long for someone to give you some feedback

Thanks for the advice, Sharky. I looked at the iVet web site, but it looks like it's just dry food? Do they make the wet as well?

The vet wants to get a blood test for Swanie before we talk diets for him, so I'm just doing research now and trying to find good alternatives to that Royal Canin she is recommending. We had him in there on Wednesday, but he's not the easiest patient, and she couldn't get a vein in either leg to draw blood from. She didn't want to keep trying and freak him out even more, and we agreed. So, we have to take him back a week from Monday when the other vet is there, who apparently is better at getting blood from a cat who is not cooperating.

I will definitely ask her about percentages, and I plan to take a print out of the brands I've found and discuss the advantages / disadvantages of each. I don't really have much confidence in my regular vet when it comes to nutrition, but I will see what the alternate vet has to say.