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I posted this in the Cat Health part of the forum, but thought this section might be more appropriate. My cat was diagnosed with CRF about a month ago after coming home from a tooth cleaning and vomiting/diarrheaing for a week afterwards, and I'm working on transitioning her from dry (Orijen) to wet (Kattovit Sensitive). She hasn't been eating much (the vomiting/diarrhea have cleared up, though), and I've been recording her calorie intake for the past couple weeks and it's really low. It hovers right around the 160 kcal/day she needs to get 15 kcal/lb and not have hepatic lipidosis—only once or twice a week has she been getting close to weight maintenance calorie levels (250 kcal/day), and about half the week she's between 120-140 kcal/day.
Does anyone know how long she can keep eating like this before serious problems (like deficiencies) develop? Should I be giving her vitamins?
Her calorie intake has been low on and off for the past couple months. She hasn't visibly been losing weight, but she's not very active, either, and spends most of her day sitting on or near the radiator. (She'll play if she doesn't have to get up to do it...)
(The original thread I posted in Cat Health is here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/295125/yo-yo-dieting-cat-hepatic-lipidosis-risk )
Does anyone know how long she can keep eating like this before serious problems (like deficiencies) develop? Should I be giving her vitamins?
Her calorie intake has been low on and off for the past couple months. She hasn't visibly been losing weight, but she's not very active, either, and spends most of her day sitting on or near the radiator. (She'll play if she doesn't have to get up to do it...)
(The original thread I posted in Cat Health is here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/295125/yo-yo-dieting-cat-hepatic-lipidosis-risk )