Need a bland, high calorie additive for my baby

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A/D is one , royal canin and eukanuba both have RX s that are high calorie

What calories per say 3 oz are you wanting
 
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Originally Posted by sharky

A/D is one , royal canin and eukanuba both have RX s that are high calorie

What calories per say 3 oz are you wanting
I'm not sure really. She is fed The Honest Kitchen Prowl but is having health issues right now. I don't really want to change her diet but want to add to it. She hasn't been eating too well lately and is down to 6lbs. She isn't a big cat, but normally maintains at around 8lbs. I added the post from the health section to give everyone a better idea of what we are going through.
 

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how long has she been on prowl? if memory serves it is fairly low in calories....
 
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She has been on it since the age of 5 weeks. She is a small cat by stature anyways, but since she got sick, she has not wanted to eat which is why I wanted to tryo to suppliment it with something. I do not want to play around with the food too much, but I don't want her to waste away either.
Here is the nutritional info:
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/res/...wl-flyerv3.pdf
 

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288 calorie s per cup...

It is quite low when you figure than a cup of premuim dry ave 400 ..

How much per day do you feed her?

Have you added in more meat ? I know HK suggests that
 
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I do add in meat a couple of times a week. I will do ground beef, turkey, chicken giblets and hearts, beef liver, things like that. You don't have to add in meat because it is a full meal in itself, but you can. She gets 6tbs a day in 2 feedings, as well as fish oil/vit e added to the mix. She also gets Life's Abundance cat treats daily. It helps reduce hairballs.
 

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Originally Posted by jaggirl47

I do add in meat a couple of times a week. I will do ground beef, turkey, chicken giblets and hearts, beef liver, things like that. You don't have to add in meat because it is a full meal in itself, but you can. She gets 6tbs a day in 2 feedings, as well as fish oil/vit e added to the mix. She also gets Life's Abundance cat treats daily. It helps reduce hairballs.
you do not need to add for a inactive animal ... but reading both the box and the site they do suggest it ... I would add meat daily .. If your cat is medically okay ( which has she seen the vet? and had blood work? sorry I cant get the link you posted where I am) she must need more calories a day... by your figures of 6 tbs I am figuring she gets roughly 3-4 oz or about 3/4 cup a day... How much oil is added ? this on its own would in a suitable amount help with hairballs as will the alfalfa in the HK ... the treats are a solid brand so no harm in them
 
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Sorry, I didn't realize you couldn't get to the link. My cat started breaking out in open sores all over her head Thursday or Friday of last week. She has had the skin scraping, stains, bacterial and fungal cultures done. All negative as of last night. Her energy level is way down from normal and she has not been eating too well. The vets do not think this is an allergy. It does not itch at all. The sores just pop open all over. Whatever it is, it is not contagious. My other cat is just fine. She is getting a biopsy done this morning to see if it is an autoimmune disorder such as PF or PE or one of the other Pemphigus diseases. She has had an initial blood panel done and sent off for allergies. I know that is not 100%, but it is a start at least.
 
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