What ailment are you feeding the sensitive food for may I ask?

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I would also get hold of a copy of this book:
Hardback - Your Cat: A Revolutionary Approach to Feline Health and Happiness
Paperback - Your Cat: Simple New Secrets to a Longer, Stronger Life by Elizabeth M. Hodgkins

Your Cat: A Revolutionary Approach to Feline…Amazon.co.uk: Elizabeth M. Hodgkins: Books

Elizabeth is a US vet who used to work for the pet food industry and is a feline nutrional specialist.

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wow! thank you all so much for your advice, encouragment and info, I really appreciate it and, and I do have to say a little of me was wondering - due to the fact the vets have a shop and sell food as most of them do - if there might be a bit of a kicker in the advice!.

I was working on the principal that a varied diet and everything in moderation, like with the family, is a good thing and though I do appreciate cats are very specific in their nutritional needs, I was very much hoping that -as you mention - if Im giving the majority of food as complete, then a small portion of Applaws etc once a day would satisfy my wish to give them high quality protein, whilst still giving them the majority of their diet as complete in the hope that overall the balance will be right. But I will monitor them very closely too.

I was hoping to aim for Hilife in the morning (half pouch each) then JW in the day but a gradually reducing portion (its the bulk of their diet now) and then give half a small tin of Applaws each at tea time, but do appreciated the advice that this will need to be done slowly.

They are given cat milk every day so Im hoping this can be cut down gradually too, maybe to once or twice a week, as I dont really think it has much nutritional value as such and with tubby tabby it may help her a little.

If I can wean them down to much less of the dry, would it be a good idea to introduce half a pouch of Hilife at tea time and then a small portion (half small tin) of Applaws/cooked chuicken before bedtime do you think?

Ive bought Da Bird and lots of toys to hopefully interest her to become more active, there are 4 of us to play with and to encourage her to play and even encouraging her to trot up and down stairs a few times a day Im hoping in combination with a more wet/higher quality diet and less carbs over time it may help.

I really appreciate you all taking the time to advise me and your knowledge has helped me so much to stick to my guns, so thank you all again - and Im checking out that book as I type!

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thank you very much for this Karen, Ive pasted this into Word to keep me focussed! xxxx

really interesting! am ordering a copy form Amazon, thanks! xx

sorry to pick your brains yet again! am I right in understanding when Im changing from Whiskas to the Hilife etc, I should add a little of the new feed alongside the Whiskas and let them taste it and gradually increase the amount of new food and slowly decrease the old stuff until its all the new? and equally when introducing a wet meal in evening (which they dont have now) do it in very small portions to start with and slowly put less dry food out in the day? or is there another way you feel is better? thanks again! xxx

Karen - seems like you are doing a two for the price of one here (sorry Tabbytails for semi-hijacking along the way).

Am going to order the book you suggested for myself as well - thanks for the link. Patch has a tendancy to throw up (worming tablets came up this morning) which is why i'm tending to use the sensitive food. Its possibly due to the changing diets (have to remember i am still a complete novice here) but ihave mentioned it to the Vet who has told me to keep an eye on things.

Anyway thanks for giving two of us a helping hand.

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no worries Jo! hope Patch is ok xxx

Sometimes this works but some of the cheaper foods are so stacked full of taste enhancers (remember the 8 out of 10 cats prefer it ads) that they may just ignore the new food. better to mix the two together and reduce the whiskas over time.

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Jo,

No probs we were all novices once. Keep us upto date on Patches throwing up issues

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www.kiskasiberians.co.uk - The home of Hypoallergenic Siberian Cats


www.rawfed.com - Information on Raw Feeding