Took the cat to the vet today. She's been avoiding jumping up on things which is not normal for her. Usually she jumps on everything. Vet doctor took X-rays and ran some bloodwork. Come to find out, she has a reduction in bone density in her rear legs. The reduction in bone density may be making her legs tender. Vet recommended changing her diet to something that's more fortified with calcium and taurine. Cat is also weighing in at 14 pounds when she should be closer to 12 pounds for her size. What have I been feeding her? Grilled boneless chicken breasts. That's another thing that surprised me: I thought chicken was supposed to be super lean in calories. We both sit down at dinner and eat the same thing.
All these years I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought I was going above and beyond what most cat owners do. Never in my wildest dreams did I think for a second that I'd be making my cat deficient in calcium and taurine. How did cats survive for thousands of years eating nothing but birds and rodents?
What do you guys feed your cats?
All these years I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought I was going above and beyond what most cat owners do. Never in my wildest dreams did I think for a second that I'd be making my cat deficient in calcium and taurine. How did cats survive for thousands of years eating nothing but birds and rodents?
What do you guys feed your cats?
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