whats the best diet food for a cat?
I’m thinking about trying this because ive heard its really good
http://www.royalcanin.us/products/default.aspx
(my link doesn’t work unless you click cat,1-10years,none,overweight)
its called light 37 light royal canin
here is what it says if u dont want to follow directions when u click the link.
Cat Food for Adult Indoor Cats from 1 to 10 Years of Age Who Are Prone to Obesity
By its nature, some cats have a greater tendency to become overweight than others. Maintaining health means preventing obesity. Weight control is also desirable for aesthetic reasons. The graceful and muscular feline body type is beautiful in its natural form. A sedentary life leads to intestinal laziness, resulting in foul stool odors
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750361
Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.
A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.
I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds… and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.
It’s best to assess your cats weight by it’s body condition and not compared to other cats.
Here’s a chart to help you do that…
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
Once you determine if your cat is overweight, you need to be aware that there is NO such thing as dry “diet” food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can’t make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.
The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.
The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most “normal” sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.
Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
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