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Article: transition young cat to raw food diet.(Daily Break)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2008
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Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 1-year-old flat-faced Persian who was purchased from a breeder when he was 6 months old. He is neutered but not declawed. I was told he would probably be large, as his mother was quite large. He weighed a bit over 6 pounds when I first brought him home. Now, at 14 months, he weighs more than 11 pounds, is roly-poly, flops around and sprawls fat-belly-up . He also plays like a whirlwind. But he is always hungry. I can't determine if he's still growing or if he's just a glutton.
We visited our vet about this and were advised to keep his weight down by switching from Science Diet Nature's Best dry food to Science Diet Light and keeping him on ...