tip for transitioning the kibble junkie

I'm sorry if this has been posted before but I didn't find anything.
I just recently I tried transitioning my fat kibble addict to canned again to no avail.
Before I gave up completely, I thought of an idea (and it worked!)

I took about 1/4 cup of her kibble and ground it up in a (clean) coffee grinder to a powder. I added a bit of water a very small amount and she licked up the slightly damp powder.
Each day I'd add a bit more water until she accepted the canned pate type consistency....if she didn't like it too wet, I'd go back to where she was eating it and take it slower.

Then I'd add a teeny bit of canned to her "kibble pate".
She is now licking the raw food I've recently switched the others to and I'm so thrilled!

If this helps someone else who has given up on their kibble cat I will be happy.

I was so determined to not give up on her. She's so overweight, only eats 2 times per day but blew up to the point I thought she was pregnant just because I started feeding her dry food.
Prior to that, it was mice and crickets I imagine..lol

HTH!

Cool, I had never heard of that idea before, what a neat trick. Regarding getting overweight on kibble though, was she free feeding? As the other option for those that want to feed some kibble would be to simply feed less, as the manufacturers tend to overestimate the calorie needs of indoor cats on the feeding suggestion.

Originally Posted by Ducman69

Regarding getting overweight on kibble though, was she free feeding? As the other option for those that want to feed some kibble would be to simply feed less, as the manufacturers tend to overestimate the calorie needs of indoor cats on the feeding suggestion.

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OP said the cat was eating twice a day, but I also imagined that the cat was being fed too much for her age/size/activity level.

It was totally my fault initially back in 07. She showed up in my barn and I put a handful of dry food for her each day and being the airfern she is, grew quickly. I even posted about it here as I thought she could be pregnant so I took her to the vet. Vet said "Yep, I think she is!" So what do we do for Mommies with babies? We feed them as such!!

Due date came and went...went back to the vet. "Sorry, I made a mistake, she's just real fat" GRR! So I scheduled her spay and cut her food back to a handful twice day.
Dropped her off on the morning of her spay and later I get a call that she's already spayed!! Grr! lol

This girl has been nothing but surprises for me. She came from a neighboring farm where she would cross a 55mph to come to my house every day..then she just never left. The neighbors said we are more than welcome to keep her..lol I'm surprised she survived the travel path she took.

she lives in the house now and eats the same amount of food as my petite 8lb
cat. She's lost some weight, but not enough...she's a true easy keeper (or thyroid probs)

So here we are today...finally getting her off dry food for good I think.

Originally Posted by Tia2

It was totally my fault initially back in 07. She showed up in my barn and I put a handful of dry food for her each day and being the airfern she is, grew quickly. I even posted about it here as I thought she could be pregnant so I took her to the vet. Vet said "Yep, I think she is!" So what do we do for Mommies with babies? We feed them as such!!

Due date came and went...went back to the vet. "Sorry, I made a mistake, she's just real fat" GRR! So I scheduled her spay and cut her food back to a handful twice day.
Dropped her off on the morning of her spay and later I get a call that she's already spayed!! Grr! lol

This girl has been nothing but surprises for me. She came from a neighboring farm where she would cross a 55mph to come to my house every day..then she just never left. The neighbors said we are more than welcome to keep her..lol I'm surprised she survived the travel path she took.

she lives in the house now and eats the same amount of food as my petite 8lb
cat. She's lost some weight, but not enough...she's a true easy keeper (or thyroid probs)

So here we are today...finally getting her off dry food for good I think.

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Sounds like this little sweetie is really lucky to have found you! Kudos to you for your care of her.

One of my five-year-old siblings, Meghan, packs on the pounds really fast, too. It wasn't until I transitioned to raw that I was able to bring her down to a healthy weight. Even now, I have to watch her carefully, as she actually needs less to maintain than her brother and sister, both of whom weigh more. Go figure!

AC

Here is the link with pictures that shows what happened to her when I fed her dry food. Further down is a "before I ruined her" pic.

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119322

Originally Posted by Auntie Crazy

Sounds like this little sweetie is really lucky to have found you! Kudos to you for your care of her.

One of my five-year-old siblings, Meghan, packs on the pounds really fast, too. It wasn't until I transitioned to raw that I was able to bring her down to a healthy weight.

Even now, I have to watch her carefully, as she actually needs less to maintain than her brother and sister, both of whom weigh more. Go figure!

AC

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That is ironic how it works out that way sometimes...Sheesh lol

Good luck transitioning her and helping her lose the weight!

I am currently feeding my cat, Simba Yim, a combination of dry food and raw meat. He loves raw chicken, fish and crab so far, and I haven't tried any other meat yet but I will introduce them slowly.

At first we tried free-feeding but that did not work for him because he tried to eat it at all once instead of saving food for later. I fed him according to the bag but it was way too many calories for his activity level (he's indoor only.) So I reduced the kibble he gets daily.

He receives 3 meal a day because 2 meals a day made him so hungry in the afternoon. At first he did not like the transition because it meant less food at each meal, but now he's become accustomed to it and is happier because he's not left with a huge gap between meals. (Oh the dirty looks he would give me when I sat down for lunch and he had none... )

On top of that I was worried that he may not be drinking enough water so I bought him a water fountain and he drinks a lot more water now, so I'm thrilled.

Also he's more active and willing to play more! I couldn't be happier.
No more pouch and he's looking sleeker and is healthier.