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| Feline Reducing Diet |
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1 lb. pork liver, cooked and ground |
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1 cup cooked rice |
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1 tsp vegetable oil |
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1 teaspoon calcium carbonate1 |
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Balanced vitamin-mineral supplement in a quantity sufficient to provide the daily requirement for each vitamin and trace mineral. |
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Combine all ingredients.Yield: 1 lb. |
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| Moisture |
70.0% |
| Protein |
15.3% |
| Fat |
3.4% |
| Ash |
1.9% |
| Calcium |
0.2% |
| Phosphorus |
0.2% |
| Metabolizable Energy |
587 Kcal./lb |
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| Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight. |
| Body Weight |
Approximate Daily Feeding |
| 5 lb. |
lb. (140 Kcal.) |
| 7-8 lb. |
lb. (190 Kcal.) |
| 10 lb. |
lb. (290 Kcal.) |
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| After the cat attains optimum weight, a good quality maintenance diet at a level that just maintains that optimum weight can be initiated. Snacking and scavenging should be absolutely forbidden during the reducing period. |
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| 1Calcium Carbonate Sources: Ground Egg Shells; Drug and Health Food Stores |
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