One cat in our household is 13lbs, nearly 14lbs. She's quite overweight for her size, a healthy weight for her I think would be back around 10lbs.
We used to leave bowls full of dry food and free feed but now feed small amounts at a time to try and limit the amount she eats. So far it hasn't been working. Though the fact that she steals from the table when we're not watching doesn't help either. Because we're limiting food, she's taken it upon herself to take whatever she can from us, the dogs, the darn fridge, wherever she can get her paws on.
I'd like to try feeding her more and more frequently to try to keep her full, but lower-calorie or diet food so she actually starts to lose some weight. But I'm having trouble finding one that'll work for us. Most vet offices I know recommend Hills, Royal canine, or even Purina but it's still a lot to look through for a well-balanced diet.
I think a wet food-based diet would work best, making it easy to track how much she eats based on the number of cans.
We used to leave bowls full of dry food and free feed but now feed small amounts at a time to try and limit the amount she eats. So far it hasn't been working. Though the fact that she steals from the table when we're not watching doesn't help either. Because we're limiting food, she's taken it upon herself to take whatever she can from us, the dogs, the darn fridge, wherever she can get her paws on.
I'd like to try feeding her more and more frequently to try to keep her full, but lower-calorie or diet food so she actually starts to lose some weight. But I'm having trouble finding one that'll work for us. Most vet offices I know recommend Hills, Royal canine, or even Purina but it's still a lot to look through for a well-balanced diet.
I think a wet food-based diet would work best, making it easy to track how much she eats based on the number of cans.