Need help- not losing weight despite diet change

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tll/zeke

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So Zeke was diagnosed 8/7 with diabetes. I started Lantus & diet change a few days after. Despite taking him off his dry only diet & going to low carb wet ( with small amount of grain free dry EVO since I am gone 11hr in the day) he hasn't lost any weight.
Is it the fat % in the wet food? Do I need to get a low fat wet food?
He is eating only a small can of wet low carb 5 or below, 3.5 0z AM & PM, before his Lantus.
All of the low fat/Low carb wet foods are fish based. So I am going crazy trying to figure out what to feed him. Any feedback here is greatly appreciated!
 
Calculate the carbs needed per pound per day.
The average indoor cat should have 20 calories per pound to maintain weight. The average outdoor only cat should have 35 calories per pound to maintain weight.
http://catinfo.org/docs/CatFoodProteinFatCarbPhosphorusChart.pdf

Obviously easier said than done, since over 1/3 of American humans are overweight.

Also, kudos to you for trying to get Zeke healthier.
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Is Zeke a pretty sedentary kitty and was he over weight to begin with before his diabetes diagnosis? Sometimes it takes a good while to see a weight reduction when changing foods. Have you had his thyroid checked?
Lower intake of calories should result in some weight reduction but it may not, and actually should not happen rapidly.
 
I've had problems with my civvie Addy gaining weight on the EVO dry, it's pretty calorie dense... Maybe try freezing wet food and leaving some out when you leave for work, or even a timed feeder with wet in it.
 
[QUOTE="Just feed less. However, Zeke may be then hounding you for food[/QUOTE]
Yes, thanks for the suggestion I should have come up with. I am trying to avoid him waking me up wanting food. So I have purchased the smaller packaged food -1.5oz per serving, for now so I am less likely to over feed him. He isn't gaining weight - so that's a plus.
 
Calculate the carbs needed per pound per day. The average indoor cat should have [B said:
20 calories[/B] per pound to maintain weight. The average outdoor only cat should have 35 calories per pound to maintain weight.
http://catinfo.org/docs/CatFoodProteinFatCarbPhosphorusChart.pdf

Obviously easier said than done, since over 1/3 of American humans are overweight.

Also, kudos to you for trying to get Zeke healthier.
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Thank you !
I have been using that chart since he was diagnosed. I am thankful this info exists otherwise Zeke might be on the "RX Diet".....
 
[Is Zeke a pretty sedentary kitty and was he over weight to begin with before his diabetes diagnosis? Sometimes it takes a good while to see a weight reduction when changing foods. Have you had his thyroid checked?
Lower intake of calories should result in some weight reduction but it may not, and actually should not happen rapidly.[/QUOTE]
Yes- you can tell by his pic he likes to take it easy. He has always been big. He did have quite a few blood tests done when I found out he had diabetes-I'll see if one was thyroid.
Thank for the feedback!
 
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