shelaghc
Member Since 2017
I hope no one minds me asking this on the boards.
Now that I'm living with civvies only and, when my final vet bills are paid, I'll have a bit more money to pay for better quality cat foods, I'd like to switch Bastian and Sage to something different.
Currently Bastian eats Friskies pates - lower carbs - and Sage loves Friskies shreds - which are, of course, medium carbs. They had both gained a fair amount of weight before I learned that even 1.5 cans of food a day was way too much. (Jester's eating habits when he kept losing weight no matter what he was fed was about two cans of food a day.) After slowly scaling that back to one can each per day, both are at much healthier weights for their sizes - just under ten pounds each.
Their vet said that the current official veterinary recommendations, very wisely, are to feed pets as though they're diabetic. I agree - the higher carbs are certainly not good for anyone, animal or human.
All of that stated, what reasonably priced, lower carb wet foods - and preferably medium protein, as Bastian and Sage are both just in their teens - would you all recommend?
I'm thinking of 3 ounce cans, since now we need to maintain their healthier weights, unless someone has another suggestion.
Bonus points if I can buy it at PetSmart at need.
Thanks very much.
Now that I'm living with civvies only and, when my final vet bills are paid, I'll have a bit more money to pay for better quality cat foods, I'd like to switch Bastian and Sage to something different.
Currently Bastian eats Friskies pates - lower carbs - and Sage loves Friskies shreds - which are, of course, medium carbs. They had both gained a fair amount of weight before I learned that even 1.5 cans of food a day was way too much. (Jester's eating habits when he kept losing weight no matter what he was fed was about two cans of food a day.) After slowly scaling that back to one can each per day, both are at much healthier weights for their sizes - just under ten pounds each.
Their vet said that the current official veterinary recommendations, very wisely, are to feed pets as though they're diabetic. I agree - the higher carbs are certainly not good for anyone, animal or human.
All of that stated, what reasonably priced, lower carb wet foods - and preferably medium protein, as Bastian and Sage are both just in their teens - would you all recommend?
I'm thinking of 3 ounce cans, since now we need to maintain their healthier weights, unless someone has another suggestion.
Bonus points if I can buy it at PetSmart at need.
Thanks very much.
