Danielle Hrubiak
Member Since 2015
In general, how many calories per pound should an average cat get per day?! I've read so many different recommendations I am lost. I heard 15-20, 20-25, 20-30... What is a correct amount to give?
I have a non sugar cat who weighs about 14 lbs. She is overweight by probably 2-3 lbs. Shes on the lazier side... I give her 2 cans of FF classics per day broken up into 4 meals. She doesn't act like she's starving but she will certainly eat as much as you give her as often as you give it--she's my little Hoover. I don't want to be starving her... Is 2 cans enough per day?
And pertaining to my sugarcat...she had dropped down to about 7 lbs from 10ish when she got sick. She needed to lose weight anyhow as she is very small framed and was overweight at 10. She lost a lot of muscle mass.
Well since being sick, I've been allowing her to eat as much as she wants at multiple feeding times per day. Sometimes she's up to 4-5 cans per day. Well she is starting to gain weight now. Gained roughly a pound in a week. I don't want her to get back up to an unhealthy weight but i dont want to deprive her of food if she needs it--she's still unregulated.
Where is the happy medium?
Do I allow her to eat what she wants until BS is under control or do I cut her back before the excess weight comes back?
And how do I improve her muscle mass?
I have a non sugar cat who weighs about 14 lbs. She is overweight by probably 2-3 lbs. Shes on the lazier side... I give her 2 cans of FF classics per day broken up into 4 meals. She doesn't act like she's starving but she will certainly eat as much as you give her as often as you give it--she's my little Hoover. I don't want to be starving her... Is 2 cans enough per day?
And pertaining to my sugarcat...she had dropped down to about 7 lbs from 10ish when she got sick. She needed to lose weight anyhow as she is very small framed and was overweight at 10. She lost a lot of muscle mass.
Well since being sick, I've been allowing her to eat as much as she wants at multiple feeding times per day. Sometimes she's up to 4-5 cans per day. Well she is starting to gain weight now. Gained roughly a pound in a week. I don't want her to get back up to an unhealthy weight but i dont want to deprive her of food if she needs it--she's still unregulated.
Where is the happy medium?
Do I allow her to eat what she wants until BS is under control or do I cut her back before the excess weight comes back?
And how do I improve her muscle mass?
