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I haven't been on in quite a while. Been real busy with work.
However Harold is about 1 1/2 years old now and ever since he was about 8 months old( i think) he has had a belly roll. When he sits or is laying down he looks fat!! But when he is standing or walking around he doesn't look fat and his belly doesn't hang. But when sitting he has a very large belly roll!!! Although he is by no means"obese" i don't want him getting any bigger.
Since about 8-9 months old he gets exact 1/4 cup dry kibble- nutrisca grain/ gluten free for breakfast
And for dinner he gets honest kitchen grace or prowl- 1/4 measured dry and then water added till the right consistency. He had a sensitive stomach as a baby and this combo has worked very very well for us and so im scared to change it. He is obsessed with dry kibble. We tried a no kibble diet before and he was crazy about getting to the dogs dry food.
I worked at a vet clinic for about 14 years and this seems like such a small amount for him however like i said he is putting on too much weight.
We had an obese lazy "clinic cat" who lived at the vet and he ate 1/4 cup twice a day.
So i feel like harold who is young and active should be able to eat this much easily and not be fat?
So i was wondering what your opinion is on "diet" food. Or any other ideas?
He also gets 2 lysine treats daily. And this is it! We never sneak extra treats or anything. Im very strict when it comes to my pets diets. Our dogs are all thin and healthy . And i have always been proud of the fact that none of them are overweight. Harold is our first cat and so its really thrown me a curve ball since i have not been able to fix this.
If you feed a diet kibble please share what kind/ brand and how much you feed thanks so much.
My husband thinks im crazy for obsessing over their weight but i want them to be as healthy as possible! And he keeps commenting on harolds belly
However Harold is about 1 1/2 years old now and ever since he was about 8 months old( i think) he has had a belly roll. When he sits or is laying down he looks fat!! But when he is standing or walking around he doesn't look fat and his belly doesn't hang. But when sitting he has a very large belly roll!!! Although he is by no means"obese" i don't want him getting any bigger.
Since about 8-9 months old he gets exact 1/4 cup dry kibble- nutrisca grain/ gluten free for breakfast
And for dinner he gets honest kitchen grace or prowl- 1/4 measured dry and then water added till the right consistency. He had a sensitive stomach as a baby and this combo has worked very very well for us and so im scared to change it. He is obsessed with dry kibble. We tried a no kibble diet before and he was crazy about getting to the dogs dry food.
I worked at a vet clinic for about 14 years and this seems like such a small amount for him however like i said he is putting on too much weight.
We had an obese lazy "clinic cat" who lived at the vet and he ate 1/4 cup twice a day.
So i feel like harold who is young and active should be able to eat this much easily and not be fat?
So i was wondering what your opinion is on "diet" food. Or any other ideas?
He also gets 2 lysine treats daily. And this is it! We never sneak extra treats or anything. Im very strict when it comes to my pets diets. Our dogs are all thin and healthy . And i have always been proud of the fact that none of them are overweight. Harold is our first cat and so its really thrown me a curve ball since i have not been able to fix this.
If you feed a diet kibble please share what kind/ brand and how much you feed thanks so much.
My husband thinks im crazy for obsessing over their weight but i want them to be as healthy as possible! And he keeps commenting on harolds belly