hi everyone,
i have a problem. my kittie chubby, well, to be completely truthful, he is fat. he is on a strict diet with me measuring his food every day but he still seems to be gaining weight! i am feeding him orijen kibble and wellness canned. i would LOVE to do raw but i have tried many times and they will just not eat it. my problem is that orijen is quite high in calories and i would like to switch to a lower calorie food. that way he can still eat the same amount but will be getting less calories.
i have found these foods that i am interested in:
now! senior formula (frodo is 7 and blue is 11)
nature's variety prairie - any flavour
fromm chicken a la veg
i would like any opinions or any experiences with these foods. i would like to feed my kitties the best that i can afford. i know that all canned would be the best but i really cannot afford that. it would be 2 cans or so a day for both kitties and a can of wellness here is 1.59 so that adds up really fast, especially when i have a puppy and 2 ferrets to feed too!
i was also thinking if i soaked the kibble in warm water, to make it more like canned, would that be good? (i would not stop the canned, just do both wet) i was thinking that since canned makes them feel full faster from all the water maybe the soaked kibble would do the same? then he would eat less that way?? what do you think?
i have a problem. my kittie chubby, well, to be completely truthful, he is fat. he is on a strict diet with me measuring his food every day but he still seems to be gaining weight! i am feeding him orijen kibble and wellness canned. i would LOVE to do raw but i have tried many times and they will just not eat it. my problem is that orijen is quite high in calories and i would like to switch to a lower calorie food. that way he can still eat the same amount but will be getting less calories.
i have found these foods that i am interested in:
now! senior formula (frodo is 7 and blue is 11)
nature's variety prairie - any flavour
fromm chicken a la veg
i would like any opinions or any experiences with these foods. i would like to feed my kitties the best that i can afford. i know that all canned would be the best but i really cannot afford that. it would be 2 cans or so a day for both kitties and a can of wellness here is 1.59 so that adds up really fast, especially when i have a puppy and 2 ferrets to feed too!
i was also thinking if i soaked the kibble in warm water, to make it more like canned, would that be good? (i would not stop the canned, just do both wet) i was thinking that since canned makes them feel full faster from all the water maybe the soaked kibble would do the same? then he would eat less that way?? what do you think?