Quote Originally Posted by katladyd View Post
I've never had a gingivitis problem with any of my cats, thank goodness! But, Ming does have a weight problem, he is a big, big, cat. For a Siamese, he's huge! He tips the scales betwen 18- 20 lbs. Now, I have to leave food out all day because Mac has always been a cat who is hard to keep weight on. On a good day he tips the scales at 7 lbs. The vet wants both cats on food for urinary tract balance, which is fine, but she wants him to free feed, he is that hard to keep weight on. This is fine for Mac, but Ming also gets to the food, which he doesn't need. Plus, Ming is on amitriptyline, which seems to put weight on him also. Mac has bones showing now, so I can't cut stop free feeding. My vet says since Mac is getting into his senior years, it is more important to keep weight on him. Sometimes you just can't win! I hope everything works out for your babies, especially for Sky. After your experiences with Starr on pred, I'm sure you don't want to go there at all! I'm sending postive thoughts your way for all of your dear kitties. Keep the faith and give them kissies from me.
Thanks. It's so hard to feed cats in a multiple cat household because what works for one may not work for another. Storm is on 2.5mg of pred every morning now because he has small intestinal disease but so far this doseage doesn't seem to be affecting his health like it did with poor Starr's. I think it's because Storm is a large cat and he can afford to gain a little weight whereas poor Starr couldn't. With Sky who knows what could happen. Thanks again.