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Diet cat food question
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My friend asked me a question about cat food and I don't know the question. She has an overweight older cat and a slim 1 1/2 year old cat. The overweight cat is to go on diet food (she ate all the kitten food and the kitten ate all the regular food). My friend wants to know if eating diet food will harm the little one/ Thanks! Susan M otis and chester |
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"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news6d5e.918853$Xk.14371@pd7tw3no... Hi the My friend asked me a question about cat food and I don't know the question. She has an overweight older cat and a slim 1 1/2 year old cat. The overweight cat is to go on diet food (she ate all the kitten food and the kitten ate all the regular food). My friend wants to know if eating diet food will harm the little one/ I don't know about "harm", but I know it's definitely not what's best for her. Kittens need concentrated nutrition because their little tummy's just can't hold enough "regular" food to provide for their growing bones and muscles. Personally I would rather see my overweight cat eat the kitten food than the kitten eating the "lite" food. Hugs, CatNipped Thanks! Susan M otis and chester |
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Susan M wrote:
Hi the My friend asked me a question about cat food and I don't know the question. She has an overweight older cat and a slim 1 1/2 year old cat. The overweight cat is to go on diet food (she ate all the kitten food and the kitten ate all the regular food). My friend wants to know if eating diet food will harm the little one/ Shouldn't harm the baby. If the little one starts to look skinny then your friend might want to change something, but it didn't hurt my Samuel or Tabitha to switch to adult "less active" food. Dan |
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Susan M wrote:
She has an overweight older cat and a slim 1 1/2 year old cat. The overweight cat is to go on diet food (she ate all the kitten food and the kitten ate all the regular food). My friend wants to know if eating diet food will harm the little one/ I wouldn't worry a lot about it, since the little cat is old enough. What I would suggest is avoiding dry food altogether and feeding both cats a good quality wet food. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:21:40 GMT, "Susan M" smawdsley remove
@shaw.ca wrote: Hi the My friend asked me a question about cat food and I don't know the question. She has an overweight older cat and a slim 1 1/2 year old cat. The overweight cat is to go on diet food (she ate all the kitten food and the kitten ate all the regular food). My friend wants to know if eating diet food will harm the little one/ Thanks! Susan M otis and chester Dry diet food generally has more fiber and less carbohydrates; and the kind I feed, Nutro Natural lite, has more protein; which a growing cat needs. Many cats have their growth before they are two. But some breeds like the Maine Coon are slwoer maturing. Cats really don't need all those carbs since they are obligate carnivores. Most dry foods are loaded with carbs. Lite food is the best combo for the price. Of course there are much more expensive foods that are good. But Nutro serves my cats well. One is 13 and the other is 2. My diabetic cat (14) eats only canned food with no carbs. Look at the ingredients. You should see only meats, fish, and vitamins. No food starch or gravy. If you are worried about the young cat, you can supplement his diet dry food with a dollop of canned kitten food. But of course only when the overweight cat is not around! -- CATherine |
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