I never thought I'd be concerned that Ruby wasn't eating enough, but you can never say never, right?
Quick background... I adopted Ruby in Nov 2013 from the SPCA. They guesstimated her age to be 2 or 3. She'd been brought to them by someone who found her on the street. She had fleas, worms, chipped upper canine teeth, was sneezing and had not been spaded.
When I brought her home she was always hungry. Always meowing and begging for food. If I went in the kitchen, she was there with me. And when I fed her she would lick her dish clean before walking away. She never considered saving some for later. She went nuts over treats! She would eat anything!
Fast forward 18 months and her eating pattern has changed. She is no longer food-obsessed. She still looks for her meals, but she eats some, then walks away. Throughout the day she will saunter out into the kitchen and nibble, but it takes hours for her to finish a meal. Sometimes there is still food in the dish when I put done her next meal. Such a 180 that it's got me a little concerned.
She's a indoor only cat, so not very active. When she had her vet checkup in January, she weight 9 lbs 6 oz and the vet suggested cutting back a little on the treats, as she had gained weight over the year. I cut back on the treats, but I don't think she really cares, now that she isn't living to eat.
I give her a can of Royal Canin hypo-allergenic food each day (half AM half PM) , plus some treats.
http://www.royalcanin.ca/index.php/...rmulas/Hypoallergenic-Selected-Protein-Canned
She seems normal otherwise. Litter box deposits are normal. She sleeps a lot, but does spend a lot of time gazing out the windows.
But I do have a couple questions:
1) has she finally gotten over her "stray cat eating syndrome"?
2) do cats eat less as they age (she's probably 3 or 4 now)
3) how long is it safe to leave canned food out in a dish?
4) at what point should I become concerned about how much she is eating?
Quick background... I adopted Ruby in Nov 2013 from the SPCA. They guesstimated her age to be 2 or 3. She'd been brought to them by someone who found her on the street. She had fleas, worms, chipped upper canine teeth, was sneezing and had not been spaded.
When I brought her home she was always hungry. Always meowing and begging for food. If I went in the kitchen, she was there with me. And when I fed her she would lick her dish clean before walking away. She never considered saving some for later. She went nuts over treats! She would eat anything!
Fast forward 18 months and her eating pattern has changed. She is no longer food-obsessed. She still looks for her meals, but she eats some, then walks away. Throughout the day she will saunter out into the kitchen and nibble, but it takes hours for her to finish a meal. Sometimes there is still food in the dish when I put done her next meal. Such a 180 that it's got me a little concerned.
She's a indoor only cat, so not very active. When she had her vet checkup in January, she weight 9 lbs 6 oz and the vet suggested cutting back a little on the treats, as she had gained weight over the year. I cut back on the treats, but I don't think she really cares, now that she isn't living to eat.
I give her a can of Royal Canin hypo-allergenic food each day (half AM half PM) , plus some treats.
http://www.royalcanin.ca/index.php/...rmulas/Hypoallergenic-Selected-Protein-Canned
She seems normal otherwise. Litter box deposits are normal. She sleeps a lot, but does spend a lot of time gazing out the windows.
But I do have a couple questions:
1) has she finally gotten over her "stray cat eating syndrome"?
2) do cats eat less as they age (she's probably 3 or 4 now)
3) how long is it safe to leave canned food out in a dish?
4) at what point should I become concerned about how much she is eating?
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