I started feeding my 10 lb cat the Vital Cat rabbit patties and at the point where he is being fed exclusively with this food. He is starving! Looking at the caloric content of one patty I would have to feed him at leat 4 patties per day not 1.5 to meet the average of 280 cal per day for a 10 lb cat.
Response from Vital Cat: When you feed Vital Essentials, you will be feeding less calories than you would if feeding a regular kibble diet. The reason for this is because Vital Essentials is made up of 100% meat, no vegetables, fruits or other fillers. All of the calories from our food are being used by our pets and not just "passing through".
My response to Vital Cat: Hi your argument does not make sense. Based on literature my cat needs an average 280 cal per day to be healthy. You are suggesting 92 calories (rabbit patties) based on your guidelines with the argument that most cat foods contain other ingredients that are not efficiently used by cats’ digestive systems. If I look at Royal Canin Digest Sensitive dry food I would need to feed 1/2 cup per day…this food contains 469 cal per cup which translates to 235 total calories per serving…now lets consider this food contains 50% protein and fat, the equivalent calories come to 118 calories so still a lot more than your guidelines. I already started feeding more patties to my cat and he is much happier.
