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Diabetic diet
My 6 year old, 18-lbb cat has come off of his PZI insulin, and Strasti
has been holding pretty steadily on his own with his BG. However, now I need to get his weight down. :-P He looked and behaved really beautifully when he was about 14 lbb. At 13 lbb, he looked horrific, but 14 was decent. I have looked into the Fancy Feats canned foods that are high-protein/zero carbs, which I'd rather pursue than the Rx foods from the vet. I've also been trying to figure out a diet plan for Strasti, but he seems to be continually hungry. Per the calorie formula for his weight, he's supposed to eat about 300 calories a day, and per the varieties of Fancy Feast I've purchased (from 55-89 calories per can), that's 3-4 cans a day! I'm trying to get him on a schedule so he'll be used to it by the time school starts up again...one big hitch is that I am a teacher, so I leave early in the morning & I return late afternoon (around 7 am to 4 pm) and I am unable to come home midday, nor is there anyone else available to do feedings. Right now, I have him at 1 can with pumpkin at 6:30 am, another at 4 pm, and then a final can at 10 pm. I'm trying to also coordinate with his BG. Should I add another can at 7 pm? I hate the idea of leaving a can of cat food out during the day as it's fish based...or does that take awhile before it spoils? So, I'd like to know: when & how much do you feed your diabetic, overweight cat? Thanks! Christina |
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Diabetic diet
Rumble gets one can of fancy feast 3 times a day plus he free feeds on
Fancy feast dry food so far his levels have been in the normal range down from 437. I choose fancy feast due to the choices of products with gravy "Christina" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old, 18-lbb cat has come off of his PZI insulin, and Strasti has been holding pretty steadily on his own with his BG. However, now I need to get his weight down. :-P He looked and behaved really beautifully when he was about 14 lbb. At 13 lbb, he looked horrific, but 14 was decent. I have looked into the Fancy Feats canned foods that are high-protein/zero carbs, which I'd rather pursue than the Rx foods from the vet. I've also been trying to figure out a diet plan for Strasti, but he seems to be continually hungry. Per the calorie formula for his weight, he's supposed to eat about 300 calories a day, and per the varieties of Fancy Feast I've purchased (from 55-89 calories per can), that's 3-4 cans a day! I'm trying to get him on a schedule so he'll be used to it by the time school starts up again...one big hitch is that I am a teacher, so I leave early in the morning & I return late afternoon (around 7 am to 4 pm) and I am unable to come home midday, nor is there anyone else available to do feedings. Right now, I have him at 1 can with pumpkin at 6:30 am, another at 4 pm, and then a final can at 10 pm. I'm trying to also coordinate with his BG. Should I add another can at 7 pm? I hate the idea of leaving a can of cat food out during the day as it's fish based...or does that take awhile before it spoils? So, I'd like to know: when & how much do you feed your diabetic, overweight cat? Thanks! Christina |
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Diabetic diet
"Christina" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old, 18-lbb cat has come off of his PZI insulin, and Strasti has been holding pretty steadily on his own with his BG. However, now I need to get his weight down. :-P He looked and behaved really beautifully when he was about 14 lbb. At 13 lbb, he looked horrific, but 14 was decent. I have looked into the Fancy Feats canned foods that are high-protein/zero carbs, which I'd rather pursue than the Rx foods from the vet. I've also been trying to figure out a diet plan for Strasti, but he seems to be continually hungry. Per the calorie formula for his weight, he's supposed to eat about 300 calories a day, and per the varieties of Fancy Feast I've purchased (from 55-89 calories per can), that's 3-4 cans a day! I'm trying to get him on a schedule so he'll be used to it by the time school starts up again...one big hitch is that I am a teacher, so I leave early in the morning & I return late afternoon (around 7 am to 4 pm) and I am unable to come home midday, nor is there anyone else available to do feedings. Right now, I have him at 1 can with pumpkin at 6:30 am, another at 4 pm, and then a final can at 10 pm. I'm trying to also coordinate with his BG. Should I add another can at 7 pm? I hate the idea of leaving a can of cat food out during the day as it's fish based...or does that take awhile before it spoils? So, I'd like to know: when & how much do you feed your diabetic, overweight cat? Thanks! Christina A normal, neutered, moderately active cat has daily caloric requirement of about 45 kcals (calories) /kg. A safe weight loss program would be about 70-75% of his daily energy requirement or about 31-34 kcals/kg/day or about 14-15 kcals/lb/day. This is only a guide or starting point- you'll need to fine tune the diet so he loses no more or less than 1 pound/4 weeks. Before you make any changes in his caloric intake, run it by your vet first since he knows your cat. Good luck, Phil |
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They make automatic feeders with timers on them and a cooler pack you can
put in the bottom to keep canned food fresh. I don't remeber the name of the one I saw online but they are available. Celeste "Christina" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old, 18-lbb cat has come off of his PZI insulin, and Strasti has been holding pretty steadily on his own with his BG. However, now I need to get his weight down. :-P He looked and behaved really beautifully when he was about 14 lbb. At 13 lbb, he looked horrific, but 14 was decent. I have looked into the Fancy Feats canned foods that are high-protein/zero carbs, which I'd rather pursue than the Rx foods from the vet. I've also been trying to figure out a diet plan for Strasti, but he seems to be continually hungry. Per the calorie formula for his weight, he's supposed to eat about 300 calories a day, and per the varieties of Fancy Feast I've purchased (from 55-89 calories per can), that's 3-4 cans a day! I'm trying to get him on a schedule so he'll be used to it by the time school starts up again...one big hitch is that I am a teacher, so I leave early in the morning & I return late afternoon (around 7 am to 4 pm) and I am unable to come home midday, nor is there anyone else available to do feedings. Right now, I have him at 1 can with pumpkin at 6:30 am, another at 4 pm, and then a final can at 10 pm. I'm trying to also coordinate with his BG. Should I add another can at 7 pm? I hate the idea of leaving a can of cat food out during the day as it's fish based...or does that take awhile before it spoils? So, I'd like to know: when & how much do you feed your diabetic, overweight cat? Thanks! Christina |
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