Question about Royal Canin glycobalance

[CandyandOnyx]

Hey everyone! Hope all is well

So I just talked on the phone with the vet I plan on using for Onyx and they asked how much I'm feeding him and I told them I'm feeding him two cans twice a day and they said that's too much and I should only be feeding him one can per meal. But his old vet told us to feed him two. The cans are only 3 ounces and I don't want him to go hungry or have his blood sugar be too low. Does anyone else use this food? If so, how much do you feed your cat?

Also I was told that royal canin glycobalance was high in carbs. So is it even safe for him?

Sorry for the questions. I just keep getting different answers from these vets.

 

[FurBabiesMama]

The Glycobalance wet food is 14% carbs: http://catinfo.org/chart/index.php

The manufacturer's feeding guidelines can be seen here: https://www.royalcanin.com/products...od-3-oz-morsels-in-gravy-24-cans-case-/429203
There is a chart based on weight:

Weight Daily Feeding
4.4 lb (2 kg) 1 7/8 cans (164 g)
6.6 lb (3 kg) 2 5/8 cans (218 g)
8.8 lb (4 kg) 3 1/8 cans (268 g)
11.0 lb (5 kg) 3 3/4 cans (314 g)
13.2 lb (6 kg) 4 1/4 cans (357 g)
15.4 lb (7 kg) 4 3/4 cans (399 g)
17.6 lb (8 kg) 5 1/8 cans (439 g)
19.8 lb (9 kg) 5 5/8 cans (477 g)
22.0 lb (10 kg) 6 cans (514 g)

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Also I was told that royal canin glycobalance was high in carbs. So is it even safe for him?

It's higher in carbs than we'd like...we recommend feeding foods that are less than 10% carbs.

There's nothing special in those "diabetic" foods (other than the price) Most of us feed Fancy Feast Classics, Friskies pates or 9-Lives ground because they're not only low carb, but affordable and easy to find!

The "recommendations" on foods are almost always over-inflated. The best thing you can do is to weigh your cat once a week and then adjust the amount of food they're eating accordingly