Kitty Question....

[Karen]

Welcome Patches! I have a kitty nephew in upstate New York whose name is just Patch! He's orange and white, though. And welcome back, Cookiebaker, good to hear from you!

[katladyd]

I have three cats with three different dietary needs. Ming needs to watch his weight, Mac needs to put some on, and Kimba is a young, growing cat who needs good nutrition. I have found, like so many other people one here, that if I free feed Wilderness Dry (all my boys adore the Duck variety) all of their needs are met. They each get a small amount of wet twice a day. For my wet, I feed Wellness Chicken and Herring, Royal Canin Adult Instinctive, or Max Cat Venison or Duck. All three of them eat all of the above with gusto, so I stick with these for the most part. Solid Gold Indigo Moon is a very good dry that I also feed them sometimes.

[Pinot's Mom]

Welcome, Patches!! Welcome back Cookiebaker!

Put me in the Blue Wilderness category. Pinot is not free fed; she would be 30 lbs. She gets 1/4 cup of the dry with a spoonful of canned twice a day mixed up into a gravy with a bit of water. There aren't any leftovers, so I can't advise on how long to leave it out, but I wouldn't think it would be very long, as they recommend the leftover in the can get refrigerated.

[Cookiebaker]

Thanks everybody! I will try and post new pictures of Patches and my girls soon. I guess my question was not so much about how much food to offer, but how much food should he be intaking? It just doesn't seem like very much to me at all -- but then again, I'm used to a 70# yellow lab who inhales anything i put down in front of him. Patches is pooping and peeing regularly...I scoop twice a day and there's always something in there, so I guess I just won't worry.

He got his foot hurt last night....I still feel badly about it. My husband was feeding the dog, and went to close the closet door, and didn't notice that Patches had his paw in the hinge side of the door. The yelp that ensued was not a pretty sound, and Patches limped around for the rest of the evening, and wouldn't jump. But by today he is back to his happy-go-lucky self and I don't think any permanent damage happened. Its just a good reminder to always be aware of where little paws might be that we aren't expecting them to be!!!

[Karen]

Its just a good reminder to always be aware of where little paws might be that we aren't expecting them to be!!!

And maybe it'll be a reminder to Patches that doors can be dangerous! Glad there seems to be no permanent damage!

[Cookiebaker]

I am pretty excited that Patches has started to eat!!! I really don't think I was being paranoid -- he really wasn't eating. yesterday, he ate down all of his dry crunchies (like 1/4 cup) and all his wet food (1/6th of a can). Before that, he was eating maybe a third of that. I'm thankful that he is eating.

We go to the vet to get a pokie today and they will likely weight check him.

[Vermontcat]

I'm glad to hear that Patches is eating more now. How did his vet visit go?
Do you have any more cute pictures of him to share?