I don't know whether or not it's safe. I have heard of pumpkin being used for satiety though. It is safe for them to eat.

 

WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR, PSYLLIUM SEED HUSK, OAT FIBER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, BAKING SODA, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO COLOR.

No, "All Bran, Bran Buds" is not good for cats...see ingredients in blue above. If you want to increase a cat's fiber, give it straight psyllium, pumpkin, slippery elm etc. But do not feed it human cereal.

 

WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR, PSYLLIUM SEED HUSK, OAT FIBER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, BAKING SODA, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO COLOR.

No, "All Bran, Bran Buds" is not good for cats...see ingredients in blue above.

Oh dear. I wouldn't eat those as part of my own regular diet, let alone feed them to my cats.

The high fructose corn syrup should be a major red flag right there. That's a very very refined sugar. HFCS contributes to obesity and diabetes in humans, and cats have an even harder time processing sugars than we do, so that is definitely not good for kitties. I agree with what everyone else has said, this is more likely to cause further weight gain (and even diabetes) than help reduce it.

 

not worried about fiber so much as keeping them feeling full for longer/eating less.

we dont have pumpkin available here year round either... at least nowhere ive ever seen, except in like, grocery store premade frozen pumpkin pies

 

I don't know of any grocery store that doesn't carry canned plain pumpkin, so you shouldn't have a hard time finding that.

It sounds like the meals themselves need to be examined more than what's being added to them. What does your kitty eat?

Problem with that comes in when kitties only watch the toy, while in turn you end up walking back and fourth fetching and trying again, while they just watch you do it.

He will play. but not for long. quickly loses interest. catnip helps, but not really as far as activeness. just makes him lick/nuzzle the toy more, and kinda spazz out lol. if i throw it after cat nip, taht works a couple times, until taht wears off, then were back to the "waht is my human doing" type looks...

As long as the cat plays for a couple minutes a few times a day, that's fine. You have to find what your cat likes, and you also have to remember that as they lose weight, they will become more active. When cats are overweight, it's tiring to play, so that's probably what is causing the 'what is my human doing' behavior.

 

I'm no food expert, but I would think with those ingredients, they'll gain weight, not lose it.

If you want them to feel fuller, you could try to do what I do with Gigi, add water to the wet food and make it soupy.

 

It's the fiber that fills them up. The other ingredients in this cereal, namely the sugar and HFCS, will counteract the benefits of the fiber anyway. Wheat is also a high allergen that you really don't want to include a lot of in your cat's diet.

There are better sources of fiber and better ways to help a cat lose weight.

 

Its kinda hard to take a cat out for more walks to get more fit, lol...

No. What you do is play with a cat to get him/her more active.

 

Problem with that comes in when kitties only watch the toy, while in turn you end up walking back and fourth fetching and trying again, while they just watch you do it.

He will play. but not for long. quickly loses interest. catnip helps, but not really as far as activeness. just makes him lick/nuzzle the toy more, and kinda spazz out lol. if i throw it after cat nip, taht works a couple times, until taht wears off, then were back to the "waht is my human doing" type looks...

 

I think all bran buds is something that will make cats fat? That's similar to what the cheap brand cat food companies try to stuff in their junks... Besides, it is incorrect that they will not want to eat as much. True that they may eat less per meal because they feel full. But they will feel hungry faster because there is not too much protein in the meal. So they end up begging more frequently.

I agree with Renee. They need to play more to get excercised.

 

Metamucil doesn't make cat treats. I must patent this idea.