On Sat, 14 May 2005 14:17:17 -0400, Mary wrote:


The same thing happened when I took Buddha off of dry food--she threw up
the wet and did not finish it. Now she eats every bit and begs for more,
and like your cats, she is losing weight.

I think 6-7 oz per cat in one sitting is the reason they are leaving food.
That is a lot of food. How big are these cats, and how active are they?
How old are they? If they are 10-lb cats (or that is the weight you think
they should be) I would think something like 5 oz per cat per feeding
might be adequate, particularly if you want them to lose weight. In any
case, they are not going to self-regulate in the direction of too LITTLE
food. They would be more inclined to eat more than they need. And if the
wet is all they have and they are hungry, they will eat it.

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear, they get 6-7oz per day, split over 2
meals, not 6-7 oz per meal.
They are 9 years old, we got them from a rescue home about 18 months ago
and although they do get outside they don't wander far, so I wouldn't say
they are particularly active.

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Steve.

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