High fat okay when cat needs to lose weight?

Now that I've discovered my husband has been feeding kitty about 100 cals worth of dry kibble at night to keep her quiet, which explains her gaining a whole 1.5 pounds in the last few months, I'm back on the serious path for helping kitty lose weight.

Millie has primarily been fed wet food for the past three years to help her lose weight. She is currently 11 and not very active. She is up to 17 pounds

The dry food was supposed to be used just for little treats! I plan to put a measuring cup of an acceptable amount of dry food out each day. Then hubby and me can pull from that.

I know the equation for calculating caloric needs for kitty. I know she must diet slowly.

I have calories for the wet food Millie will get most of the time. I'm missing two pieces of information and thought you guys could help fill in the blanks.

One wet food is the Tiki (Chicken, and Chicken and egg). I know these are low fat.

The other wet food is Hound and Gatos Chicken, and some Lamb. She likes the Chicken and only sometimes likes the Lamb.

Question #1: I cannot find information about whether these are high fat. Are they?

Question #2: Some articles on weight-loss say feeding high protein with high fat will still help kitty lose weight. Other articles say that high protein is good but high fat will not help kitty lose weight. What do you guys say?

Thanks for your help!

According to his article, a cat eating higher fat foods may need to eat fewer calories or risk gaining weight (IF I am interpreting correctly)  http://www.thecatsite.com/a/how-much-food-should-i-feed-my-cat

When you dole out those "treats", you might try tossing them to her and making her walk or run for them rather than putting them in a bowl or your hand.  That way she can get some much needed exercise

You may need to call the manufacturer of Hounds and Gatos to find out the fat content.  I believe it's higher than the norm, since it's pretty caloric, but not sure.  I'm surprised it's not on the label.

I do see on their website they state a minimum crude fat for the chicken is 9.5%. Lamb is 8.5%.

If you want an a better ballpark as to how much fat is in the H&G you will need to contact the company.

Is the kibble grain free? If not this is what puts weight on them amongst other stuff in them. Grains in quantities larger per meal than the contents of a prey animals stomach are not meant to be consumed by cats. High protein and some fats are fine. Carbs are not. This article may help. 

 http://www.catnutrition.org/obesity.html

I am sure that fats are good as long as not plant based. So no flax, no coconut etc, they are not compatible. Olive oil ok though in small quantities, as in mackeral in olive oil. Its a great lubricant for bm. I have read though if cat has liver problems be careful with fats.

Bear is a raw fed cat but during the night I must leave out a little snack or he will wake the street. I put a few tablespoons of cooked chicken or turkey out. Maybe you could do same?

mrsgreenjeens said:

When you dole out those "treats", you might try tossing them to her and making her walk or run for them rather than putting them in a bowl or your hand.  That way she can get some much needed exercise

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We do that and I really do think it helps. It gives them mental stimulation as well, which helps with the annoying meowing for attention. Make them work for it!