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post #1 of 5
2/26/10 at 7:33am
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for your cats to lose a bit of weight when switched from a grainy food to a grain free?

(i'm not sure if i should put this here or in nutrition!)

i have noticed that both of our little guys have lost a little weight since we have switched them - gradually - from natural balance ultra dry to taste of the wild dry. they seem to be getting slimmer and more muscular.

they're on straight taste right now, have been for a week. it took about a month to switch over, and they seem to love the new food.

energy levels are normal, LOL they run around like crazy things.
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post #2 of 5
2/26/10 at 8:36am
Yes it is normal, for most instances! Carbs, which is what grains are, turn to sugar which turns to fat.

I have a cat, already too thin, who does very poorly on a (canned) grain free diet, so he gets a brand of food with rice, and barley, in it, and one who tends to chub who does much better on a (canned) grain free diet.

Three cats, three diets, in this house.
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post #3 of 5
2/26/10 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by otto View Post
Yes it is normal, for most instances! Carbs, which is what grains are, turn to sugar which turns to fat.

I have a cat, already too thin, who does very poorly on a (canned) grain free diet, so he gets a brand of food with rice, and barley, in it, and one who tends to chub who does much better on a (canned) grain free diet.

Three cats, three diets, in this house.


But I have to ask are you feeding the same amount? The fat in the taste I believe is = to NB ... The protein is 8% higher is Taste thus less carbs

Also HOW much wt loss in what time frame?
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post #4 of 5
2/26/10 at 11:34am
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i haven't noticed a loss of physical body weight as much as i have noticed that their physique is trimmer. their waist tucks are a little more noticeable, and they don't feel quite as squishy when i pick them up. maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of a pound, less for tim who was not pudgy already, and over a period of about 6 weeks.

they get 1/4 to 1/3 a can of wet twice a day and have access to the dry throughout the day. they seem to be eating about the same amount of dry that they were of the NB.
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post #5 of 5
2/26/10 at 11:36am
Okay .. I was just clarifing as some cats start lossing too much wt ... If you see anymore loss have the vet take a quick look at them
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