I adopted my 2 year-old male about a month ago now. He was fed Purina One at the shelter and my vet had told me to keep him on 1/3 cup dry Purina One twice a day. Since he's gotten home his coat has gotten much more dull and he's continued to scoot (after deworming for tapeworms and anal expression) which led me to research healthier diets hoping that grain free and more protein will help. I am very overwhelmed by the variety of cat food out there. I've read a lot of articles all preferring different foods for different reasons. The pet store I'm planning on going to carries the following brands.
I've read about most of these and there seem to be pros and cons. I would like to stay in a reasonable price range, about $1-1.50 ($2 max) for a 6 oz. can. I'm leaning towards Evo for wet but I'm not sold on anything. I'd like to also keep a dry food in small quantities for when I go away. I'll have someone stopping in once a day, but that would only make one meal in wet, so he'd have to be happy to continue eating dry for a meal for a few days.
I'm also not sure what a feeding schedule should look like. He's about 10 pounds, pushing 10.5 now and about medium height. He's not overweight but would be if he put on any more. He's generally good about not scarfing down food, though. It takes him about an hour to finish off a 3 oz can of wet food coming back and forth. How much wet vs. dry should I feed? Should I do 1/3 c. 1x a day dry and 3 oz wet or 6 oz wet and then just leave dry out. Should I worry about him overeating? I know quantities depend on food, so I will adjust by what I buy. Sorry for all of these questions, I'm having trouble deciding on a plan because there seems to be so much scattered information out there. Thanks!
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I'm also not sure what a feeding schedule should look like. He's about 10 pounds, pushing 10.5 now and about medium height. He's not overweight but would be if he put on any more. He's generally good about not scarfing down food, though. It takes him about an hour to finish off a 3 oz can of wet food coming back and forth. How much wet vs. dry should I feed? Should I do 1/3 c. 1x a day dry and 3 oz wet or 6 oz wet and then just leave dry out. Should I worry about him overeating? I know quantities depend on food, so I will adjust by what I buy. Sorry for all of these questions, I'm having trouble deciding on a plan because there seems to be so much scattered information out there. Thanks!