Advice on switching to a diet food, please?

[marysmerrycats]

Jen and Wayne
thanks for the info.
Wayne my Louise sounds like your Amy, she does not like to eat around with the group.
my cats are just SPOILED, but I am working on it, and in the meantime Patches is getting very little to eat, enough, then I take it away.
Like Jen said, they learn to eat while it is there.
these cats! what I am going thru for them LOl the little cuties!

does anyone have any idea how often it would be a good idea to weigh Patches? I thought maybe every 2 weeks, or maybe each month? I don't think each week would do any good. he is 18 pounds, I wish I could get him down to 14 or 12

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
They suggestes putting her on Hill's Senior formula. Anyone use that??[/COLOR]

That's the only food T & P get, except for the treats of course.

I used to feed them the Feline Maintenance Light formula, then switched to Senior a few years back. Tubby did not gain any weight with the switch (which I was worried about), and if anything he has lost weight. But there's been so much going on with his tummy that I can't attribute the weight loss to the senior food. He has slimmed down quite a bit though, I think, from what he used to be, so I would think if that's what the vet recommends.....

Peanut has always been a skinny little thing, and if anything she should probably get some "fattening up" food, but she does good on the senior food, so....

[shais_mom]

Kelly, I am not discounting what YOUR vet says, he obviously knows you and your cats better than I could. But my vet told me to switch Kylie to the reduced fat food by the same brand that I was using.
I tried switching Kylie last year and she got sick, threw up for 2+mos. Took her to the vet and he diagnosed gastritis. So when she now tips the scale at 14 pounds, he told me to switch to the reduced fat food of whatever brand I use.
I too use and LOVE Royal Canin. Kylie got the Indoor also. Now she gets Slim 37. And I bought a trial size of the Hair and Coat and mixed that with it. Just a little bit tho. She is doing superbly on it.
It is whatever you want for your kitty. I was afraid to switch her too drastically, didn't want to end up where we started from.
GOOD LUCK!

[Randi]

We've just switched to Hills C/D, Fister has nearly finished the second packet and is happy with it. Our vet suggested it, to prevent Fister to gain more weight. He does get a few treats now and again also.

[jenluckenbach]

Randi, are you sure it is c/d for weight control? I have fed c/d for YEARS and it is for urinary tract health and tends to put weight on. w/d is for weight control.