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Hi,
I struggle a lot with numbers so bare with me.
I am in the process of changing my cats food from dry to wet (or both) I have purchased:
Hills C/D Urinary Care Multicare Stress Wet Cat Food Chicken Stew (he loves it so far) as well as the dry food version
The dry food which he has been on forever is Go Cat Crunchy and Tender Salmon and Tuna. I am hoping to wean him off this as I think it's what's caused his weight gain. He is 5.1kg. I am hoping to use the Hills wet and Hills dry food and mix together (is this good or bad?)
Their website suggests for his weight (5kg) he should have 1 82g wet and 55g dry, but this seems excessive to me. I'm worried he would put on more weight. Am I thinking wrong and is that the correct amount to give, or should I be feeding him less for him to lose weight? Could someone recommend the correct amount I should be giving him. I have asked my vet but they haven't got back to me yet.
The reason I am so worried is he has recently had a urinary blockage and the vets said one of the factors was stress and also another is that he's a "large" cat. He's a standard tabby breed.
If there are any other tips for him to lose weight, I'd appreciate anything. I just want my boy to be healthy. He's an indoor cat. I have purchased many more play things for him.
I struggle a lot with numbers so bare with me.
I am in the process of changing my cats food from dry to wet (or both) I have purchased:
Hills C/D Urinary Care Multicare Stress Wet Cat Food Chicken Stew (he loves it so far) as well as the dry food version
The dry food which he has been on forever is Go Cat Crunchy and Tender Salmon and Tuna. I am hoping to wean him off this as I think it's what's caused his weight gain. He is 5.1kg. I am hoping to use the Hills wet and Hills dry food and mix together (is this good or bad?)
Their website suggests for his weight (5kg) he should have 1 82g wet and 55g dry, but this seems excessive to me. I'm worried he would put on more weight. Am I thinking wrong and is that the correct amount to give, or should I be feeding him less for him to lose weight? Could someone recommend the correct amount I should be giving him. I have asked my vet but they haven't got back to me yet.
The reason I am so worried is he has recently had a urinary blockage and the vets said one of the factors was stress and also another is that he's a "large" cat. He's a standard tabby breed.
If there are any other tips for him to lose weight, I'd appreciate anything. I just want my boy to be healthy. He's an indoor cat. I have purchased many more play things for him.