Advise please :-)

Erin · 22-09-2011, 05:08 PM

Hello everyone

Just after some advise! Jerry is currently going through another bout of cystitis ( it's been over 12 months since the last bout, he was doing so well!)
We have been to the vets and have all the usual pills.

Anyway, after the last nasty bout he had last year, he was put on royal canin so food for about 6 months. However I wasn't happy feeding him this food long term and I wanted to try and get him onto a complete wet food diet. He has been being fed on feline fayre since coming off the SO and has loved it, he did not however take to having a strictly wet diet so I started giving him James Wellbeloved daily as well as the wet food, I chose this food as it has cranberry in to help keep the urine tract healthy. Anyway since this latest flare up, I think that it would maybe be best for Jerry to put him on a complete wet diet, no matter how much he complains!
My question is, how many pouches of food should I give him a day? The box suggests 4 a day but this seems like an awful lot to be feeding him!
Thanks in advance for any replies, hope you are all well

angieh · 22-09-2011, 06:14 PM

Hi Erin! Good to hear from you again. Sorry to hear about poor Jerry.

I am not sure - do you know what weight he is now? I guess you do and that's how you are judging the four pouches. Is he over/under weight do you think?

Mags · 22-09-2011, 06:18 PM

Hello Erin, it's good to hear from you again!

Sorry to hear Jerry is suffering another bout of cystitis, poor boy.

Fortunately I've never had that problem with Cassie so I'll leave any good advice for other members to reply.

However, Cassie is on a wet diet and I give her between 2 and 3 pouches a day..... sometimes she is satisfied with just 2. I do add a small sprinkle of biscuits on top of the wet food feed.

I can't remember how old Jerry is now but Cassie is 14 and being a senior, she may not need as much as a younger cat.

Velvet · 22-09-2011, 06:29 PM

Hi

Our 16 & 14 month old cats eat between them every day between 6-8 sachets of wet food plus a dishful of dry kibble. The kitten eats two and half sachets of kitten food

So no, i dont think 4 sachets of wet food a day is a lot for an adult cat

Erin · 22-09-2011, 06:29 PM

Hi both, thanks for your replies. Mags Jerry is 5 and a half now I was thinking more along the the line of 2/3 pouches a day, he doesn't eat all of the wet he has now, I know that that will change with the absence of the dry food.
Angie Jerry is 5 kilos spot on (weighed today) so slightly over weight but it's coming off slowly, he was 5 and a half the last time he was weighed at the vets!
I think it's maybe going to be trial and error to start with, I just don't want to over feed him and he start putting the weigh back on cause that will only add to the problem! I'll start will 3 pouches tomorrow and see how we get on. He's not at all happy then I've moved his crunchies, he's very food at making me feel bad!

Mags · 22-09-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Erin

Hi both, thanks for your replies. Mags Jerry is 5 and a half now I was thinking more along the the line of 2/3 pouches a day, he doesn't eat all of the wet he has now, I know that that will change with the absence of the dry food.
Angie Jerry is 5 kilos spot on (weighed today) so slightly over weight but it's coming off slowly, he was 5 and a half the last time he was weighed at the vets!
I think it's maybe going to be trial and error to start with, I just don't want to over feed him and he start putting the weigh back on cause that will only add to the problem! I'll start will 3 pouches tomorrow and see how we get on. He's not at all happy then I've moved his crunchies, he's very food at making me feel bad!

Erin, do you think we can have a photo of Jerry please ......... just to see what size he is of course!

dandysmom · 22-09-2011, 06:40 PM

Hi, Erin, nice to see you again; why not try sprinkling a bit of dry on top of the wet as Mags and I do; I find it gets them started eating, especially if it's a tin of something she's not especially fond of.

Pic would indeed be appreciated ... been a long time!

Erin · 22-09-2011, 06:49 PM

Hi DM

yeah I think I'll try that with the SO food again, I did try putting a bit of water on his James Wellbeloved but he refused to eat it, he is very fussy!
I'll get a pic up for you when I get to my laptop. On my phone at the moment.

angieh · 22-09-2011, 07:40 PM

I think that's good advice and see how he goes on. Can't have Mr Jerry going hungry!

Erin · 22-09-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

I think that's good advice and see how he goes on. Can't have Mr Jerry going hungry!

Oh he would never allow me to let him go hungry

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