How can I help my overweight cat lose weight with the right food?

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Hi there. I was thinking about switching my cat to a better quality food. I know the first at least 3 ingredients should be chicken, chicken meal etc vs corn or grains. My cat is 20lbs. Vet told me he should be 16lbs & be on a low fat diet. I don't think his purina pro plan weight mgmt is helping anymore. Fat is 12.5% max in that food. But other foods have more fat. I wonder if a grain free diet would help keep him full longer? How many calories/cups a day he should eat? Worried about weightgain. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 16 lbs

C. Rathjens, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'd actually recommend focuses on calories per cup rather than the percentage fat. The percentage that is shared on the bag doesn't really mean whole lot. You want less than 300 calories per cup for it to be a weight loss food. I don't recommend grain free diets because they can be lacking in important nutrients, are linked with heart disease in dogs, and we just don't know enough to figure out exactly what the problem with them is. I would definitely recommend trying to do some canned food and give him just a bit of dry food. Think of canned food as the protein and dry food as the carbs -- if you eat carbs all day it's hard to control your weight AND you want to eat more. You can also try to get Pepe to be more active with toys like this: https://docandphoebe.com/ Finally, before you switch foods or otherwise changing things up, consider just giving him a bit less. If it was working, you may just need to adjust down a bit.

How can I help my overweight cat lose weight with the right food?

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