No Ribs!?
Posted: 09 Oct 2021, 16:01
So, I think this little hairball has actually put on weight. I can no longer feel ribs or a spine or hips. I have a sinking feeling that last year's parka is not going to fit him anymore and I'm grateful to Mynwood Cat Jackets for giving him so much extra Velcro on his harnesses.
So, now, oddly...I may have to watch he doesn't expand too much? I'm going to take him and have him weighed when I pick up Morgenne's fish oil at the veterinarian next week and see where he's at. Last time he was about six and a half pounds, but that was nearly a year ago.
My question (see, I got there), is what do I do when he is a good, solid weight? Currently, he eats six meals a day. His enzymes are in capsules and he swallows them and a good amount of water just before his dishes are set in front of him. He gets Royal Canin Spayed/Neutered Kitten dry food and Science Diet Light and Perfect Weight canned foods. His canned food is limited or he gets the runs, but he can eat as much dry as he wants at each sitting. Do I start restricting his dry food, or do I eliminate a meal? I never expected to get to this point with him because he's such a finicky eater. Twice he's gone four months of being syringe-fed because he wouldn't touch anything.
What did you all do when your furballs actually hit a normal body weight? I think a good weight for him is seven to seven and a half pounds.
So, now, oddly...I may have to watch he doesn't expand too much? I'm going to take him and have him weighed when I pick up Morgenne's fish oil at the veterinarian next week and see where he's at. Last time he was about six and a half pounds, but that was nearly a year ago.
My question (see, I got there), is what do I do when he is a good, solid weight? Currently, he eats six meals a day. His enzymes are in capsules and he swallows them and a good amount of water just before his dishes are set in front of him. He gets Royal Canin Spayed/Neutered Kitten dry food and Science Diet Light and Perfect Weight canned foods. His canned food is limited or he gets the runs, but he can eat as much dry as he wants at each sitting. Do I start restricting his dry food, or do I eliminate a meal? I never expected to get to this point with him because he's such a finicky eater. Twice he's gone four months of being syringe-fed because he wouldn't touch anything.
What did you all do when your furballs actually hit a normal body weight? I think a good weight for him is seven to seven and a half pounds.