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  • TheFriar@lemm.eetocats@lemmy.worldOn a diet
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    10 days ago

    If this is the way your cat is about food, it’s not that they need to change to lose weight. You need to change the food they’re eating. Cats are a little unique in that they don’t stop eating when they get full, like we do. They stop eating when their nutritional needs are met. Dry food for cats is like fast food for us. It’s not what they should be eating. They should be eating a high protein, low carb diet. Kibble is pretty much the worst vessel for that nutritional balance.

    Raw is best. Primal makes good stuff. Small batch, vital essentials. Stella and chewy’s is still better than dry, but they do use vitamin packs to round out the diet instead of whole food sources. There are a lot of cooked whole food diets now, which is still better than kibble. Canned is in the same category.

    My cat eats raw and has her whole life, basically. She sleeps later than I do, eats her meals as she pleases after the bowl is out, throughout the day. She doesn’t bug me about food. She gets excited when the food and treats are opened, but she never seems to be dying for food like so many cats do.

    Feed your cats well! You start to notice how fluffy and shiny their coats get, how much happier and healthier they seem. Even if you can’t go full whole food, do as much as possible! Kibble should be pretty much as discouraged as a food that can keep them alive should be. They need moisture from their food and they need primarily meat. They’re obligate carnivores!