Follow-Up to Rocky post

[Karen Mulholland]

I forgot to mention, I have been feeding every 2-3 hours (total of 3 cans daily) in an effort to keep BG steady. I purchased the PetSafe 5 and use it when I am at work and through the night. Is this the right thing to do. I am trying to have him lose about 2 lbs. I have read to not aim for more than 2 ounces per week. He is currently 15.8 pounds and I think he would be better off at 13. He's s big male. I can feel his ribs and as per Dr. Lisa's advise am paying attention to the area from his head to shoulders. He seems pretty well muscled????????????? This is so consuming!!!!!

 

[JeffJ]

If you can feel his ribs, then he may not need to lose weight. I see you are using a very small amount of insulin. Sometimes it is good to let your kitteh have a little layer of fat to get thru the times when they have challenges eating.

I don't use the Petsafe, but many people do use it. If the food is left out for a long time, they freeze it before putting it in there. However, I free feed our kittehs. We generally feel food that is inside is still safe within a 24 hour period. We would never do that outside though - because flies lay eggs on wet food.

You are making good progress with Rocky. I bet the time constraints settle down after awhile.

 

[Karen Mulholland]

Thank you for the encouragement I can feel his ribs with a gentle push. I'm going to weigh him again today. If he has lost since last week, I will up his food. He has a ravenous appetite and I'm concerned he would eat himself to death if given the chance.

 

[Julia & Bandit (GA)]

Has your vet told you what his ideal weight is? This is a good chart to determine where he should be: https://sphynxlair.com/community/styles//images/Cat weight chart.png

I've always feed Bandit 4 times a day (every 6 hours), with a small snack or treats once or twice in between. We also have a Petsafe 5 feeder, and use it when we are able while we are at work/sleeping. Frequent feedings are great but you can space out the feedings a little more if it's too much for you. There's nothing wrong with feeding that frequently as long as you're pulling food up 2 hours before your preshot test, but feeding 4-6 times a day is absolutely fine, too.

 

[JeffJ]

I'm concerned he would eat himself to death if given the chance.

That is a good concern to have. He sounds to be in an ideal weight range though.

I think there are many humans who pretty much eat themselves into an early grave. And they should know better!