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John Popp
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With our one boy, we have to be real careful with his food intake and he doesn't get food on demand. We measure and log each feeding and pick his food up after 15 minutes, done or not. He gets 3 meals a day, and if he is consistently in the clean plate club for a week, we will up his feedings by an ounce.
While most of this is based on his liver disease, he is managing it very well and it has afforded us a great deal knowledge on feeding both him and his brother.
Cats are complicated enough that they don't want to eat the same thing every day. Certainly they have their favorites, and other foods they may turn their nose up at.
Knowing a more exacting amount of how much your cat will eat per feeding gives you some options. When you are transitioning them to a food they might not like as much, you can short feed them by an ounce for a meal or two. This minimizes the opportunity for your cat to go on a hunger strike and start chanting "Attica, Attica, Attica" as they push everything off the counters and tables.
Anyway, I hope this is something you find useful and glad you are reading the stuff from Dr Pierson, she's the best!
While most of this is based on his liver disease, he is managing it very well and it has afforded us a great deal knowledge on feeding both him and his brother.
Cats are complicated enough that they don't want to eat the same thing every day. Certainly they have their favorites, and other foods they may turn their nose up at.
Knowing a more exacting amount of how much your cat will eat per feeding gives you some options. When you are transitioning them to a food they might not like as much, you can short feed them by an ounce for a meal or two. This minimizes the opportunity for your cat to go on a hunger strike and start chanting "Attica, Attica, Attica" as they push everything off the counters and tables.
Anyway, I hope this is something you find useful and glad you are reading the stuff from Dr Pierson, she's the best!
I agree. Plus free feeding kibble keeps their blood sugar high...Leading to diseases of all types. Kibble is generally considered fast food for animals...(like Mcdonalds) I feed my 2 F1 Savannahs raw organic Turkey, with some filtered water for more hydration, Life Extension cat vitamins, 5 little Chlorella tabs and a tablespoon of Cocolicious Salmon/Turkey. I also give them a water packed Sardine every other day for calcium. Looking to alternate raw organic Buffalo meat with the Turkey. When my little one decides to be a finicky eater, I crack out the dehydrated Salmon treats and sprinkle them over the top of his food. No probems
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Is that the only calcium they get? Because that's not nearly enough. If the Turkey you're feeding doesn't have 10% bone in it you should be using an actual calcium supplement.