I have one 8.5 year old cat who is about 15lbs, down from over 20 via vet diet. He's on Royal Canin Calorie Control High Fiber and is doing very well, lost 5 lbs since the beginning of the year. He has a tendency to eat anything he can find and got so overweight when my other cat was having renal and thyroid issues and he ate most of her food. I've only been able to get his weight under control since she and I measure all his meals. He's a big boy, the vet thinks 12-13lbs will be a healthy weight for him, so we're looking at a few more months of diet food.
We are also about to get a Maine Coon kitten, sometime between August and October depending on which litter we pick. The breeder will have the kitten on Royal Canin Selections dry food and suggested just feeding it to both cats.
I'd like to find a canned food that can be fed to both, but I'm not sure that's possible. MC are so big and kittens need so much nutrition as they grow, yet my existing cat has such a tendency to over eat. According to the breeder, he overeats because I measure out his food and don't free feed. She thinks if I free feed both, he will naturally eat what he needs and leave the rest once he realizes the kitten won't eat it all either. I'm not sure I believe that, since that's how he became overweight in the first place.
I've got an appointment to talk to the vet in a few weeks, but I'm wondering if anyone here can give me any advice? Or point me in the right direction on how to decide which food to feed each or both?
Thanks!
We are also about to get a Maine Coon kitten, sometime between August and October depending on which litter we pick. The breeder will have the kitten on Royal Canin Selections dry food and suggested just feeding it to both cats.
I'd like to find a canned food that can be fed to both, but I'm not sure that's possible. MC are so big and kittens need so much nutrition as they grow, yet my existing cat has such a tendency to over eat. According to the breeder, he overeats because I measure out his food and don't free feed. She thinks if I free feed both, he will naturally eat what he needs and leave the rest once he realizes the kitten won't eat it all either. I'm not sure I believe that, since that's how he became overweight in the first place.
I've got an appointment to talk to the vet in a few weeks, but I'm wondering if anyone here can give me any advice? Or point me in the right direction on how to decide which food to feed each or both?
Thanks!