Sydney & Tigg (GA)
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Hello,
Since my last post, Tigg's vet has advised increasing his dose to 3.0 units, and his numbers seem like they are starting to go down now. I'd like some advice with when and how much to feed him though.
I transitioned Tigg to only wet food shortly after he was diagnosed, and now feed him either Fancy Feast or Friskies classic pates (0-5% carbs). His treats are freeze dried pork liver and freeze dried chicken breast.
Tigg was underweight at diagnosis, weighing 9.9lbs and is now a healthy weight at 12.1lbs. Now that he is a healthy weight, I don't want to be over feeding him. He was eating 4- 5.5oz cans a day to gain weight; he would get a can before each dose, one as soon as I got home from work, and one when I went to bed. I want to feed him when he asks for food, but he would happily eat 5 or 6 cans if I let him. Once he got used to the routine, he wouldn't complain about his bowl being empty until about 15 minutes from meal time.
When Tigg is home by himself, he hardly eats a thing. He used to meet me at the door when I got home from work, then race over to his bowl to scarf down almost half a can leftover from his AMPS meal and cry about his empty bowl until I gave him another can. My spouse had been away at school for a few months, and just recently got home. When my spouse is at home, Tigg finishes his can before noon and begs for food.
My spouse doesn't work regular hours and doesn't know when or how long he will be gone so a midday meal wouldn't be at the same time. How can I keep Tigg to a routine when my spouse doesn't have one? Also, does 22oz of wet food seem like way too much? He's a pretty large cat and I know a lot of the food is moisture, but I feel like almost 1-1/4lbs of food is a lot.
Since my last post, Tigg's vet has advised increasing his dose to 3.0 units, and his numbers seem like they are starting to go down now. I'd like some advice with when and how much to feed him though.
I transitioned Tigg to only wet food shortly after he was diagnosed, and now feed him either Fancy Feast or Friskies classic pates (0-5% carbs). His treats are freeze dried pork liver and freeze dried chicken breast.
Tigg was underweight at diagnosis, weighing 9.9lbs and is now a healthy weight at 12.1lbs. Now that he is a healthy weight, I don't want to be over feeding him. He was eating 4- 5.5oz cans a day to gain weight; he would get a can before each dose, one as soon as I got home from work, and one when I went to bed. I want to feed him when he asks for food, but he would happily eat 5 or 6 cans if I let him. Once he got used to the routine, he wouldn't complain about his bowl being empty until about 15 minutes from meal time.
When Tigg is home by himself, he hardly eats a thing. He used to meet me at the door when I got home from work, then race over to his bowl to scarf down almost half a can leftover from his AMPS meal and cry about his empty bowl until I gave him another can. My spouse had been away at school for a few months, and just recently got home. When my spouse is at home, Tigg finishes his can before noon and begs for food.
My spouse doesn't work regular hours and doesn't know when or how long he will be gone so a midday meal wouldn't be at the same time. How can I keep Tigg to a routine when my spouse doesn't have one? Also, does 22oz of wet food seem like way too much? He's a pretty large cat and I know a lot of the food is moisture, but I feel like almost 1-1/4lbs of food is a lot.
