I would be grateful if anyone could contribute to this;

My two 15yo (male, neutered) cats are currently being fed on Felix as good as it looks pouches (fish variety). They get through around 4/5 pouches a day each and seem very hungry all the time. Is this in line with what anyone else experiences?

They are wormed and definitely not overweight. Dry food is not really an option as one of them has teeth missing and will just gulp down dry food and then is sick.

It seems a lot to me but maybe it isn't...Would appreciate any input. Thanks

it does seem a lot however i feed my cats on tins as i have 7 and just cannot afford the pouches. Each pouch is 100g and a tin contains 300g. Maybe a visit to the vets is in order they may have an over active thyroid especially if they are not over weight and are wormed regularly. do they drink excessively??

No, they don't drink excessively, however they just will not eat from tins (have tried all varieties and end up with so much leftovers). Thank you for your reply.

Mine never eats from tins either - must taste nicer from pouches.

I would take them to the vet. One of my cats who has sadly passed now (kidney problems) was eating loads like your describing. After blood tests she was diagnosed as having Hypothyroidism (sp?). She was always meowing for food to the point where it drove us mad. She wasnt overweight either. So i would get them tested. Then, if they do have that and they are given medication, ask for a prescription. I paid £28 for 100 tablets from vets, only to find them online for about £10!! I can give you the website i used. i had to send them the prescription, but they were fast.

Thank you for your advice, very much appreciated - so sorry to hear about your cat passing.

That sounds like a lot to me - my cat goes through about 2-3 pouches when he's not on his normal food (raw meat).

Then again, he is fed high quality wet food - which Felix isn't. Because Felix has less nutritional value, they need to eat more to get enough nutrition than what they would have to eat if they had a better quality food. That's probably why yours are eating so much, but I'd suggest you take them to the vet to ensure there's nothing wrong with them, just in case.

Then, once the vet has confirmed they're fine, I suggest you change the food to a higher quality - I recommend Hi Life pouches, they cost £4.99 for a pack of 12 and are sold at Tesco/Waitrose, etc.

Remember when you switch them over to do it gradually by mixing a little in with the Felix and slowly increase the amount of the new food, over about a week. Also don't stock up on any new food until the cats have tried it and approved

Just out of interest I have added the ingredient lists for Felix as good as it looks Tuna version, and Hi Life Tuna & Salmon version:

Felix:
Meat and animal derivatives, vegetable protein extract, fish and fish derivatives (of which tuna 4%), minerals, various sugars.

Hi Life:
Dolphin-friendly Tuna (min. 55%), Alaskan Salmon (min. 5%), Sunflower Oil, Vitamin & Mineral Supplements, Tapioca.

Interestingly, the Felix tuna version contains mostly meat/derivatives, and only 4% tuna - while the Hi Life version contains a huge 60% tuna/salmon and no meat.

Felix also uses fish and meat derivatives, which are all the disgusting bits on the animals that have little nutritional value - think hooves. None of that in Hi Life.

Felix also has added sugars - not good for the cat's teeth!

All in all, Hi Life is a much better food, and only slightly more expensive. And, if I'm right, you won't spend much more anyway because they'll be eating less - so I guess you're even when it comes to money but up when it comes to your cats' health, which can only be a good thing

Best of luck!

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Mine loves felix the best, hes very picky.

He also eats 5 100g pouches a day + a bit of dry food.