Hello everyone! I brought Iris to the vet about 2 1/2 weeks ago for a ear infection and had to bring her back in this past Saturday to have her ears checked again and they weighed her both times. The first time was 9.8lbs, the second was exactly 10. The vet is telling me I need to sort of have her on a diet, and restricted her to only 180kcals a day. She said her ideal weight is between 8-9 lbs. I never really "counted" her calories every day, but I went by her weight and the serving sizes on the bag of food she eats. Right now she eats 1.5oz of wet food every morning (different flavors but they are usually around 50kcal). The dry food is Blue Indoor Health, and comes out to 379kcal per cup so I give her 1/3c which I think equals out to about 125kcal. So with the dry and wet together it's 50+125=175 and with a few treats equals out to her recommended 180. The only difference between now and before I went to the vet, is she ate a tad bit more dry food. But would that really make her gain weight like that? She is about 10 months old now.
It just seems to me like 180 is a little low, or is that just me? I'm new to the whole calorie counting thing so I'd love any opinions!
It just seems to me like 180 is a little low, or is that just me? I'm new to the whole calorie counting thing so I'd love any opinions!