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Would "Wellness CORE" bee too much for an indoor cat?
Was wondering if "Wellness CORE" dry formula would de too much for an indoor cat or would it be better to go with an indoor specific food?
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It would be better if you fed your cat the canned Wellness and then supplement with the Wellness CORE kibble if necessary.
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Absolutely agreeing with rainbow! Go with canned, and whatever you do, stay away from any and all "indoor" or "light" kibble formulas. These are loaded with way too many carbohydrates for an obligate carnivore. And if your cat is male, I suggest you eliminate all the dry. Cats really don't need it, they need the moisture from wet food, but male cats especially! They are prone to urinary tract blockages, which occur when urine is concentrated from not enough water intake. Canned food ensures they get that water. You can read more here: http://www.catinfo.org/
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I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so short with my question and should have explained my situation better.
With summer here my work hours are extremely long, sometimes I'm gone from 7am-8pm so I am looking for something I can leave out as a snack for him while I'm gone. His main diet is Wellness Canned Chicken Formula(Grain Free) and he eats in the morning while I'm getting ready and at night when I get home. It's just that I feel guilty for leaving him home for so long that I need to have something down as a snack for him. So I was wondering if the Wellness CORE would be too much for an indoor cat or would it be just fine as a snack while I'm gone long days? |
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I think it depends on the cat and if that cat controls it's appetite and if the cat will then only want kibble rather than canned. Canned is so much better for them and will not go bad if it is fresh in the mornings and any left overs are thrown out when you get home and re-fed with fresh. My cats have previously been fed only twice a day and they were fine (have to do it 3 times now but that's another story).
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Awesome! Sorry to jump to conclusions, it's just statistically most cats are fed dry food only.
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As long as at least 75% or your cat's diet is wet food, a small amount of dry won't be a huge issue, but in my oh-so-humble opinion, I think cats are better off without any kibble. Core would certainly be preferable to an "indoor" variety, just be careful with portion control because it is higher in calories.
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My cat's really like it.. I agree with everyone else to not over feed the dry food. I'd only leave out a half cup a day for one cat.
My parent's over feed my cats dry food and one is extremely over weight and the other is starting to have a saggy belly.... My kittens really like the wellness core because it's in smaller pieces then blue buffalo
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1/2 cup would be way too much for one cat that also eats canned food. Wellness Core is over 500 calories per cup (535), so if we're talking about an average 10lb cat requiring somewhere around 20-30 cal/lb/day, that half a cup provides the entire daily calorie allotment. I suggest not feeding more than 2 tablespoons per day. If any.
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Thanks to everyone's comments and suggestions!
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After some of the suggestions I'm starting to wonder if I'm just being a little bit of a worry wort for nothing. He's just my pal and as it is I hate the thought of him being home alone for so long that the last thing I want is for him to go hungry as well. |
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Hah, that's alot. No wander my cat's such a porker. Not trying to hijack, but my mom just upgraded the food bowl *3lb kitten for comparison. say hi to franklin! my foster. She refills it to nearly the top every morning, against my wishes. Someone call her and please explain to her that she's going to kill my damn cat if she keeps over feeding her like this. The cats nearly 16 pounds and not even 2 years yet! Her brother has got a bigger frame then her and is 14 pounds, her sister is 8lbs and her mom is 9lbs.
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Thanks to you and everyone for the help |
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That's an awfully big bowl!
My cat's are each getting 1/2 cup dry Innova Evo a day, after reading up on this website I'm switching them back to wet! I only switched them to all dry because Squeaks didn't like the Wellness canned and they both liked the Innova Evo..so it was just simpler that way
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