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One of our cats, Soshi has started to regurgitate his food. Is not every day, and is clearly regurgitation and not vomit. The pellets are whole and almost dry, save for some saliva mixed
We fed him and Akodo 2/3 cup of Nutro Grain free each daily, half in the morning and half in the afternoon. We used to feed Soshi Sheba canned food (1 1/2 3 oz can daily), but his feces started to become very pale and very smelly. He did not regurgitate the canned food, and even started to become bored of it. Sadly, is the best canned food we can afford
Both cats drink a lot of water, I would say a cup a day each, because we need to refill their water dish every morning and that more or less how much it holds, and Akodo does not have any regurgitation problems.
What we have noticed is that Shoshi sometimes eats with desperation, as if we would take his food way. He would gorge himself, regurgitate and immediately after eat again, but now more slowly. Sometime he would even try to eat the regurgitated food (we don't let him, if we see it). On the other hand, Akodo would wait until Soshi has finished and then slowly eat his part. Each cat has its own plate, but they eat from both. We have tried to stop that feeding them in a quiet corner in the apartment, but to no avail. He has gotten to the point to sometimes start eating other things (leaves and paper) which of course worries us.
Akodo weights around 14 pounds, but it has no overweight fat. Soshi weights around 10 and is very slim, but also healthy. We've been keeping an eye on their weight to keep Akodo from going obese and their numbers have been stable since the change of food.
We have not seen any change in his behavior either. He is veeery cuddly, very demanding of pets and food. He is a bit nervous, jumps around a lot at noises but he has always been this way. We are pretty strict on feeding times, but he usually starts demanding his meals around one hour earlier. If by any chance we none of aus will be at home at their feeding timer we leave a small meal when we go out and feed the rest of the meal when we come back. So they never go more than 12 hours without eating.
We're considering buying them a couple of raised plates. I've read that can help on this issue. Our other alternative is feed them more often but for that we would need a timed feeder and I don't know if there are big enough ones to feed both cats.
Any advice for this furry mom?
One of our cats, Soshi has started to regurgitate his food. Is not every day, and is clearly regurgitation and not vomit. The pellets are whole and almost dry, save for some saliva mixed
We fed him and Akodo 2/3 cup of Nutro Grain free each daily, half in the morning and half in the afternoon. We used to feed Soshi Sheba canned food (1 1/2 3 oz can daily), but his feces started to become very pale and very smelly. He did not regurgitate the canned food, and even started to become bored of it. Sadly, is the best canned food we can afford
Both cats drink a lot of water, I would say a cup a day each, because we need to refill their water dish every morning and that more or less how much it holds, and Akodo does not have any regurgitation problems.
What we have noticed is that Shoshi sometimes eats with desperation, as if we would take his food way. He would gorge himself, regurgitate and immediately after eat again, but now more slowly. Sometime he would even try to eat the regurgitated food (we don't let him, if we see it). On the other hand, Akodo would wait until Soshi has finished and then slowly eat his part. Each cat has its own plate, but they eat from both. We have tried to stop that feeding them in a quiet corner in the apartment, but to no avail. He has gotten to the point to sometimes start eating other things (leaves and paper) which of course worries us.
Akodo weights around 14 pounds, but it has no overweight fat. Soshi weights around 10 and is very slim, but also healthy. We've been keeping an eye on their weight to keep Akodo from going obese and their numbers have been stable since the change of food.
We have not seen any change in his behavior either. He is veeery cuddly, very demanding of pets and food. He is a bit nervous, jumps around a lot at noises but he has always been this way. We are pretty strict on feeding times, but he usually starts demanding his meals around one hour earlier. If by any chance we none of aus will be at home at their feeding timer we leave a small meal when we go out and feed the rest of the meal when we come back. So they never go more than 12 hours without eating.
We're considering buying them a couple of raised plates. I've read that can help on this issue. Our other alternative is feed them more often but for that we would need a timed feeder and I don't know if there are big enough ones to feed both cats.
Any advice for this furry mom?
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