HI everyone Im new here but Im trying to figure out a diet for my cats. I want to do a all wet diet but I just cant afford it. I have 5 cats. My two girls Harlow and Mina, the sisters are overweight (they are both 18 pounds) and Sippy and Salem around 9, and my one boy is 15 but hes a big boy as they can kinda be. He also is prone to the crystals. Now my one girl sprained her leg and my vet has made it clear shes overweight, which i get, so Im taking action now instead of letting it do more damage.
Originally i was feeding them different foods because the girls had sensative stomachs, and the NB alpha was the only thing that didnt bother them. I was feeding them smartblend urinary. I tried royal canin after my vet said Jack needed to be on prescription. I tried the wet and he wouldnt touch it, I would leave him in the bathroom alone, with another cat just anything to try and get him to eat. so i went with the dry and they were on that for 6 months. They did nothing but puke it more then the purina, so i went back to purina when i ran out. They seemed to not have interest in it, so i tried to Purina beyond but again they seem to just not be interested in it.
Ive read alot and one im adding at least 25% of wet food to the cats diet so it helps the girls loose weight. they have gravity bowls (which i dont leave full, i gave them 2 cups in the morning and 2 in the evening) and so figuring that ended up giving each cat 6.5 oz if they are it all. So i got rid of those, gave everyone their own bowls. I feed them in the morning, give them all wet in the evening, and then a little for overnight, but ive but the the oz to 5.5 which is what they say a is enough for an adult cat. Plus i have to watch and make sure Mina doesnt loose too much weight or she will end up with the fatty liver diease.
Sippy wont touch the wet food. Ive tried adding kibble to it, more water for gravy, he just has no interest in it. I guess my question is what sort of dry food should i be looking at. I think beyond still has like potatoes in it. I read alot about making a low carb diet (which i find amusing because I myself ended up changing to a low carb diet..so Im more aware of I dont eat this, so my cats shouldnt XD) and far as wet food to not feed them fish, and they all get a OZ a day. I tried wellness core, merrick, NB, Nutro, Hills and the RC ultra light. They really dont like anything pate so thats cutting out a few of these foods. I do add more water to their dish too when i give them wet food, and they have two fountains to drink from not in with their food.
Hope this isnt too confusing. Let me know, any suggestions are welcomed :3
Originally i was feeding them different foods because the girls had sensative stomachs, and the NB alpha was the only thing that didnt bother them. I was feeding them smartblend urinary. I tried royal canin after my vet said Jack needed to be on prescription. I tried the wet and he wouldnt touch it, I would leave him in the bathroom alone, with another cat just anything to try and get him to eat. so i went with the dry and they were on that for 6 months. They did nothing but puke it more then the purina, so i went back to purina when i ran out. They seemed to not have interest in it, so i tried to Purina beyond but again they seem to just not be interested in it.
Ive read alot and one im adding at least 25% of wet food to the cats diet so it helps the girls loose weight. they have gravity bowls (which i dont leave full, i gave them 2 cups in the morning and 2 in the evening) and so figuring that ended up giving each cat 6.5 oz if they are it all. So i got rid of those, gave everyone their own bowls. I feed them in the morning, give them all wet in the evening, and then a little for overnight, but ive but the the oz to 5.5 which is what they say a is enough for an adult cat. Plus i have to watch and make sure Mina doesnt loose too much weight or she will end up with the fatty liver diease.
Sippy wont touch the wet food. Ive tried adding kibble to it, more water for gravy, he just has no interest in it. I guess my question is what sort of dry food should i be looking at. I think beyond still has like potatoes in it. I read alot about making a low carb diet (which i find amusing because I myself ended up changing to a low carb diet..so Im more aware of I dont eat this, so my cats shouldnt XD) and far as wet food to not feed them fish, and they all get a OZ a day. I tried wellness core, merrick, NB, Nutro, Hills and the RC ultra light. They really dont like anything pate so thats cutting out a few of these foods. I do add more water to their dish too when i give them wet food, and they have two fountains to drink from not in with their food.
Hope this isnt too confusing. Let me know, any suggestions are welcomed :3
