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Poor Sinbad has been struggling with respiratory infections since we adopted him, so we've had to take him to the vet several times. We've now seen two different vets, and while I like this one we went to today the best of the ones we've checked out, today's visit has me not sure what to do. One of the things I ask about whenever we go is feeding and nutrition.
Sinbad weighs around 9 1/2 pounds.
The first vet told us that at Sinbad's weight, we should be feeding him 5 ounces of food a day. Today, this second vet told us that we should be feeding him as though he were a 10 pound cat, 1 ounce per pound, so 10 ounces of food a day. She looked absolutely shocked when we told her the previous vet had told us 5 oz and spent a not inconsiderable length of time trying to figure out why we'd have been told such a small amount of food.
Both vets were looking at the nutritional stats on the food we use, I always give them a full report on how we're feeding him.
So now I am very concerned. If I go by the first vet, and the second is right, wouldn't I be starving him? But if the first was right, then the second one is telling us to overfeed him, isn't she? Which one should I listen to? I can't just go with Sinbad's inclinations as he is a piggy and will overeat if allowed. I know this because when we first got him I let him eat as much as he wanted until he was full, and he gained a ridiculous amount of weight in under a week.
Normally I'd trust the vet, but those numbers seem so substantially different, I'm not sure how to proceed right now and which one to trust.
Sinbad weighs around 9 1/2 pounds.
The first vet told us that at Sinbad's weight, we should be feeding him 5 ounces of food a day. Today, this second vet told us that we should be feeding him as though he were a 10 pound cat, 1 ounce per pound, so 10 ounces of food a day. She looked absolutely shocked when we told her the previous vet had told us 5 oz and spent a not inconsiderable length of time trying to figure out why we'd have been told such a small amount of food.
Both vets were looking at the nutritional stats on the food we use, I always give them a full report on how we're feeding him.
So now I am very concerned. If I go by the first vet, and the second is right, wouldn't I be starving him? But if the first was right, then the second one is telling us to overfeed him, isn't she? Which one should I listen to? I can't just go with Sinbad's inclinations as he is a piggy and will overeat if allowed. I know this because when we first got him I let him eat as much as he wanted until he was full, and he gained a ridiculous amount of weight in under a week.
Normally I'd trust the vet, but those numbers seem so substantially different, I'm not sure how to proceed right now and which one to trust.