In an article about
feeding elderly cats, she writes, «For many years, veterinarians recommended reduced protein diets for older cats.»
She continues by explaining why veterinarians suggested
feeding elderly cats a reduced protein diet because, «After a lifetime of eating commercial pet food containing poor quality protein that is difficult to digest, a cat's kidney and liver function is compromised.
Feeding an elderly cat does not mean simply providing easily chewable and digestible solids.
Not exact matches
About 5 years ago my
elderly neighbor, Alice, had been
feeding cats that would come around.
With the wide variety of
cat food available today that is designed to meet the nutritional needs of this
elderly feline population, it can be rather confusing to decide on which brands to
feed.
And raw foods should never be
fed to
cats who are ill, young or
elderly, or in households with young children, seniors or people with serious chronic health problems, including cancer.
Often an
elderly person is moving into an assisted living facility and no family member or neighbor will continue to
feed the feral
cats on their back porch.
Whether it's a group of neighbors who band together to get a neighborhood feral spayed and keep a collective eye on her well - being, or whether it's the
elderly woman who barely has enough money to
feed herself, but always manages to scrape together enough for her «outside
cats,» feral
cats who have these advocates in their corner are the fortunate ones.
Particularly check her teeth and gums, dental problems are common in
elderly cats and can cause serious pain and prevent your
cat from
feeding sufficiently.
If it's an
elderly person who
feeds a colony of
cats and now is unable to continue, a neighbor will post this and ask for help.»
An
elderly gentelman started
feeding them on a daily bases so over the years the
cats had more
cats and etc.....