Caloric needs of cats?

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Kiran - 15 May 2006 07:34 GMT

Sometime ago, I had a posted a question about how much to feed a cat.
The response I rememebr (from Phil and others) was 20 Kcal per lb of
body weight per day, for a neutered adult. So, for a 5 lb cat it would
be 100 Kcal per day.

However, it struck me that the calculator at

http://www.petdiets.com/default.asp?Menu=Nutrition&Submenu=DER&PageName=
/calculate/der.asp

gives 155 Kcal for the same 5 lb cat.

The difference seems a bit too karge.

Is this just a difference of opinion or are they talking about
different things (can't imagine how)?

Thanks.

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Phil P. - 15 May 2006 10:00 GMT

> Sometime ago, I had a posted a question about how much to feed a cat.
> The response I rememebr (from Phil and others) was 20 Kcal per lb of
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> Is this just a difference of opinion or are they talking about
> different things (can't imagine how)?

The "calculator" is based on outdated information. Neutered cats require
about 1/3 less kcals. That's why so many cats are overweight or obese.

Phil

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Kiran - 15 May 2006 19:27 GMT

: "Kiran" <kiran@no.email> wrote
: > Sometime ago, I had a posted a question about how much to feed a cat.
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: Phil

Thanks Phil. So it is 100 Kcal per day for 5 lb neutered adult.

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