There is so much good info on here! What does everyone think of this....
Tassie started putting on a bit of weight round the middle and the vet noticed and said to cut her food. I was already feeding her half the recommended dosage because it was summer and she is an excellent hunter. So I cut it and she has increased in weight again. I have cut out dry all together and she has 100g wet food a day (recommended dose is 300g) containing 200mg taurine. I schedule feed her (she will eat all day if she was allowed!)
She is now weighing 4.5kg, she was 3.7kg in May when we got her (she was stray). The other factor is that her fur has at least doubled, if not tripled in thickness and we live in a cold climate - soon we will have snow which will stay until April. She has always lived in the cold climate and was a stray since birth. Despite the cold she is very active; up trees everyday, we play with her lot and she comes for a walk with us most days (which is just the cutest!)
There doesn't seem to be a common agreement on whether cold climate = weight gain so I thought I would ask here
Tassie started putting on a bit of weight round the middle and the vet noticed and said to cut her food. I was already feeding her half the recommended dosage because it was summer and she is an excellent hunter. So I cut it and she has increased in weight again. I have cut out dry all together and she has 100g wet food a day (recommended dose is 300g) containing 200mg taurine. I schedule feed her (she will eat all day if she was allowed!)
She is now weighing 4.5kg, she was 3.7kg in May when we got her (she was stray). The other factor is that her fur has at least doubled, if not tripled in thickness and we live in a cold climate - soon we will have snow which will stay until April. She has always lived in the cold climate and was a stray since birth. Despite the cold she is very active; up trees everyday, we play with her lot and she comes for a walk with us most days (which is just the cutest!)
There doesn't seem to be a common agreement on whether cold climate = weight gain so I thought I would ask here