Need advice on food schedules... Four cats!

[laurief]

MowMow is correct. I was referring to the cat for whom the prescription food was NOT prescribed. Most prescription food is crammed full of high-carb fillers that offer no nutritional value to a cat, so even if it won't immediately kill the cat for whom it's not prescribed, it sure isn't offering him optimal nutritional, either. And, of course, your BF's vet is making a tidy profit off of every bag of food he sells.

It's also difficult to give credit to a vet who has been offering dietary advice regarding an obese cat who has not managed to lose the extra weight over the course of several years. Either the vet's been giving bad advice, or your boyfriend hasn't been following his good advice. In either event, your BF needs to start seriously questioning the dietary advice his vet has been giving him.

Laurie

[Auntie Crazy]

Originally Posted by laurief

MowMow is correct. I was referring to the cat for whom the prescription food was NOT prescribed. Most prescription food is crammed full of high-carb fillers that offer no nutritional value to a cat, so even if it won't immediately kill the cat for whom it's not prescribed, it sure isn't offering him optimal nutritional, either. And, of course, your BF's vet is making a tidy profit off of every bag of food he sells.

It's also difficult to give credit to a vet who has been offering dietary advice regarding an obese cat who has not managed to lose the extra weight over the course of several years. Either the vet's been giving bad advice, or your boyfriend hasn't been following his good advice. In either event, your BF needs to start seriously questioning the dietary advice his vet has been giving him.

Laurie

Seriously.

Cats are not dogs. Cats do not do well fed only once a day. Cats on kibble are chronically dehydrated, which leads to stress on the body's organs, including the kidneys. It also leads to urinary tract issues. While prescription foods may have dissolve an excess of crystals, they are not at all healthy as a long-term diet.

Those cats need to be switched to canned foods and fed at least three times a day. Not only will they lose weight, they'll be much healthier and happier.

See Feline-Nutrition.org for more info.

Best regards.

AC