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Amount to feed cat
I've been feeding Sherlock the caloric needs based on a 9 lb cat, which is what he is. But he's also ridiculously lanky, definitely still shaped and built like a kitten. I'm guessing that his grown up weight will be more like 10 or 11 lbs.
Should I be feeding him based on what his healthy weight should be or what his current weight is? I'm afraid that I'm not feeding him enough and that I may be prohibiting his growth. He'll be one year this month.
Re: Amount to feed cat
You're not doing anything wrong. You feed him for what his current weight is unless you feel he really does need to gain weight. Zoey is 9 months old and lean as hell. She's never been a rolly polly puppy.
10 or 11 lbs is pretty substantial for a typical DSH. Sammy's 3, and her weight is great at about 9-9.5 lbs. Scamp should be smaller; she's definitely got extra pudge, so I feed her less than her current weight recommendations would be (since her current weight is overweight).
Just see how he grows. If he really starts looking/feeling too thin, up his amount a little bit. Kittens can stay pretty lean for a year or two. Think of gangly growing kids!
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First, I love how his face in your siggy. He's such a pretty kitty!
I also have a big cat. And he loves him some foods! What you're doing is absolutely correct, calories based on weight. As PP mentioned, unless he needs to gain weight, the food intake you're giving him is just right. I"m sure if he is starving (or thinks he is) he will let you know!
Haha, that's the hard part! He's always convinced he's starving. We feed him more than they did at the shelter but he still wants more. He always tries to get into the pantry and steal our bread, or our leftovers off the plates in the sink if we don't rinse them off right away (we do now).
I'm not sure if that's because he's legitimately hungry or if it's because he was found in a dumpster and is used to being a little scavenger!
The vet said that he's lanky and in his awkward teenager stage and that he will fill out eventually. So I guess we'll see
And thanks, I love that picture too. He's such a cutie.
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Rosco was lanky, and still is (and akward) it took him a while to fill out. He's about 1 1/2 now. I was just thinking a the other night he might be getting a little chunky! I can't tell if it's winter fluff or not!
Could you give him a tiny bit more food? Just to see if he stops the "I'm starving!" act?
omg I wish I could be of some help but i'm struggling with this too. I have two large breed cats (Norwegian Forest) and they are at their healthy, vet-approved weight of 17lbs. They each get 2 cans of wet food per day and they act like they are STARVING - we can't leave anything on the counters - in fact once we left bagged chicken breast defrosting in the sink in a bowl of warm water and we came home to the chicken breast dragged across the floor, out of the bag, with huge bites taken out of it.
I'm pretty sure my cats must have a tapeworm or something