Seraphina
19-03-2008, 06:51 PM
Ok, this may be long so please grin & bear it! I recently decided to change Tess's diet as I read that what she was on (Wet pouches, mainly Whiskers & Felix) are like feline junk food, I have no idea if that's true.
Anyway, she's been on wet for ages as she had Cystitis twice in 2006 & since then thankfully it hasn't come back. I decided to see what Hill's do, as ages back a vet recommended it, so I went to P@H to have a look & they had cans of Hill's Science Plan (Sorry i'm putting it all!). I wanted something wet because of her Cystitis, Senior because of her age & light because of her weight (Big boned :lol: )
Anyways, they only had one can of Light which I think is Chicken flavour & one can of Turkey flavour Senior 7+. All the other flavours were Adult 1-6 & not Light :roll: Anyway, I got some but it's like pate with a wallpaper paste texture (I haven't eaten either I promise!) & she was fine the first few times then seemed to go off it & this is her who eats anything.
(Sorry to ramble, if you've got this far the torture is nearly over) So , I had a look & James Wellbeloved do a food which is Light & Senior combined & in four different flavours so no chance of boredom + I know she likes it. It's good for her teeth I know, being dried, which is nice as she can get abit of plaque build up & it says it has low magnesium & cranberry extracts to help prevent Cystitis.
So! My questions are:
#1 Is JWB a good/non *junk* type food?
#2 Is it ok for her as she's had Cystitis before twice?
#3 It says to give her 60g a day, but she needs some wet in the morning as she has medication once a day which needs mixing into her food, so if a pouch is 100g, how many grams of dried should she have? I'm assuming not 60g still?
She went to the vet last week for her booster vaccinations & was 4.1 1/2kg in weight, a year ago she was either 4.7 or 4.8kg, so I was pleased as i'd been trying to get her slimmer, but the vet said don't let her lose quick, especially at her age (She was ten yesterday). I guess now I should just maintain this weight? She was 3.5kg when I got her!
Sorry, i'm done! I really apologise for the essay & will never post again to make up for it! Any help & advice appreciated, thanks
Sam & Tess
Anyway, she's been on wet for ages as she had Cystitis twice in 2006 & since then thankfully it hasn't come back. I decided to see what Hill's do, as ages back a vet recommended it, so I went to P@H to have a look & they had cans of Hill's Science Plan (Sorry i'm putting it all!). I wanted something wet because of her Cystitis, Senior because of her age & light because of her weight (Big boned :lol: )
Anyways, they only had one can of Light which I think is Chicken flavour & one can of Turkey flavour Senior 7+. All the other flavours were Adult 1-6 & not Light :roll: Anyway, I got some but it's like pate with a wallpaper paste texture (I haven't eaten either I promise!) & she was fine the first few times then seemed to go off it & this is her who eats anything.
(Sorry to ramble, if you've got this far the torture is nearly over) So , I had a look & James Wellbeloved do a food which is Light & Senior combined & in four different flavours so no chance of boredom + I know she likes it. It's good for her teeth I know, being dried, which is nice as she can get abit of plaque build up & it says it has low magnesium & cranberry extracts to help prevent Cystitis.
So! My questions are:
#1 Is JWB a good/non *junk* type food?
#2 Is it ok for her as she's had Cystitis before twice?
#3 It says to give her 60g a day, but she needs some wet in the morning as she has medication once a day which needs mixing into her food, so if a pouch is 100g, how many grams of dried should she have? I'm assuming not 60g still?
She went to the vet last week for her booster vaccinations & was 4.1 1/2kg in weight, a year ago she was either 4.7 or 4.8kg, so I was pleased as i'd been trying to get her slimmer, but the vet said don't let her lose quick, especially at her age (She was ten yesterday). I guess now I should just maintain this weight? She was 3.5kg when I got her!
Sorry, i'm done! I really apologise for the essay & will never post again to make up for it! Any help & advice appreciated, thanks
Sam & Tess