Hi all,
I've recently posted about my kitty's first issue with a UTI and struvite crystals (read here): http://www.thecatsite.com/t/268415/kitty-has-his-first-uti-what-to-do-from-here
And also posted on what the best canned food would be (read here): http://www.thecatsite.com/t/268561/best-canned-food-for-preventing-struvite-crystals
I have read the catinfo.org site and also know the argument of how dry food isn't good for them, but at the same time I want to go with what I feel is best for him at least at the moment. I am going to keep him on the dry Hills c/d food the vet recommended (he has always eaten dry the 10 years he's been alive and hasn't had any issues before) so I don't want to completely eliminate it at least for now since he is used to it, maybe a few months down the line but we will see. I have however, incorporated canned food.
I purchased different styles and flavors of the small fancy feast cans. He seems to like most of them, but what I have gathered from this site so far is that the "classic" is the best type. I add in a teaspoon of water with it to moisten it a bit and it doesn't seem to bother him any taste wise. He also seems to like the classic kind better rather than the grilled or mixed varieties (chicken and cheese lol).
But my question is since he has never been on a wet diet, how many cans should he get a day? I am keeping the dry food out for him to munch on as we have always free fed him, but with the cans I have been giving him one of the small cans in the a.m. and one in the p.m. Is this enough food? He doesn't act like he's starving and of course the dry food is there in case he does get super hungry. But I don't know whether or not to switch brands of wet food yet, since I just introduced him to it and he seems to like it (he's pretty picky) and I have tried other canned foods in the past as "treats" and he didn't want anything to do with them.
So what do you feed your kitties and how many times a day? How many should I do if I am doing a half dry/wet diet?
And I just want to add that I'm glad I joined this site! Everyone has been very welcoming and helpful so far! Thanks to everyone who has posted!!
Daisy
I've recently posted about my kitty's first issue with a UTI and struvite crystals (read here): http://www.thecatsite.com/t/268415/kitty-has-his-first-uti-what-to-do-from-here
And also posted on what the best canned food would be (read here): http://www.thecatsite.com/t/268561/best-canned-food-for-preventing-struvite-crystals
I have read the catinfo.org site and also know the argument of how dry food isn't good for them, but at the same time I want to go with what I feel is best for him at least at the moment. I am going to keep him on the dry Hills c/d food the vet recommended (he has always eaten dry the 10 years he's been alive and hasn't had any issues before) so I don't want to completely eliminate it at least for now since he is used to it, maybe a few months down the line but we will see. I have however, incorporated canned food.
I purchased different styles and flavors of the small fancy feast cans. He seems to like most of them, but what I have gathered from this site so far is that the "classic" is the best type. I add in a teaspoon of water with it to moisten it a bit and it doesn't seem to bother him any taste wise. He also seems to like the classic kind better rather than the grilled or mixed varieties (chicken and cheese lol).
But my question is since he has never been on a wet diet, how many cans should he get a day? I am keeping the dry food out for him to munch on as we have always free fed him, but with the cans I have been giving him one of the small cans in the a.m. and one in the p.m. Is this enough food? He doesn't act like he's starving and of course the dry food is there in case he does get super hungry. But I don't know whether or not to switch brands of wet food yet, since I just introduced him to it and he seems to like it (he's pretty picky) and I have tried other canned foods in the past as "treats" and he didn't want anything to do with them.
So what do you feed your kitties and how many times a day? How many should I do if I am doing a half dry/wet diet?
And I just want to add that I'm glad I joined this site! Everyone has been very welcoming and helpful so far! Thanks to everyone who has posted!!
Daisy