Feb 07 2009
Food to Help Your Cat Lose Weight
Milita is getting kind of chubby. So, yesterday, when I went to get some more medication for Milita’s herpes eye infection, I asked them if they had any suggestions what I could feed her so she could slim down some. We already give Milita exercise everyday with a laser pointer; she absolutely loves to chase it around.
You might be surprised what they told me to do. They told me to feed her wet food. Apparently, wet food has more protein and less carbohydrates that dry food does. Dry food is often helf together with crabohydrates, which can make your kitty gain weight.
At the store, we looked at dry foods to compare their protein content. Most of the dry foods in the grocery and department stores had 32-36% protein with a lot of carbohydrates and fat content. We did find one, however, that had 40% protein. It was Purina One Weight Control formula. When I got home, I did a little research on the Internet on some of the more expensive cat foods, like California Natural, Innova, and Evo. I was surprised and disappointed to see that Innova and California Natural didn’t have much more protein than the food I’m currently feeding my cats.
However, Evo contains 50% protein and little carbohydrate content. Evo is probably the dry food I’ll switch my cats to as well as feeding them more wet food and less dry food. In combination with the regular exercise, I hope these foods help Milita lose a little weight so that she doesn’t have as high a risk of developing diabetes in the future.
