So I've had I think 6 cats over the last few decades, and oddly enough, the only two that aren't food motivated I have now. When he was younger, the vet said teh 5 y.o. had "the ideal cat figure" which the wife thought was hysterical. He has filled out some, and you'd now say more lean and muscular than thin. (I mention that because the 1 y.o. is thinner than the 5 y.o. was when teh vet said that). The 1 y.o. has always been small. She just isn't very food motivated. I give them 4 separate meals, and there is food down most of the time. But she is thinner than the 5 y.o. ever was. Seems completely healthy and active, looks great with her medium hair fur, but if you pet her, she feels bony. She is over 8 pounds which seems like a healthy weight given her smallish size, but you'd never think so feeling her ribs. This isn't any sort of change and I don't think she has lost weight, but she doesn't really seem to be filling out the way most cats start to do over a year.
I feed purina cat chow 2x a day and 1/2 can of friskies 2x a day for both cats. She eats both, just not a ton. The 5 y.o. does not bully her at the food dish -- like I said, neither is all that food motivated. That said, she does generally wait for him to eat first.
Planning a wellness vet visit soon, (and I assume she is well) but I thought I'd ask if I should be feeding her anything different or special.
I feed purina cat chow 2x a day and 1/2 can of friskies 2x a day for both cats. She eats both, just not a ton. The 5 y.o. does not bully her at the food dish -- like I said, neither is all that food motivated. That said, she does generally wait for him to eat first.
Planning a wellness vet visit soon, (and I assume she is well) but I thought I'd ask if I should be feeding her anything different or special.
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