Tagged As: weight loss diet food
Question:
My cat is 23 pounds and really should be about 20 pounds. Let's suppose the only two food choices available are Science Diet Light canned or Hills R/D dry. Which of those two weight loss diet food would you choose? (and why?)
Answer:
It's a no-brainer. I would choose the R/D because it's for reducing weight. And going from 23 to 20 is a reduction in weight. The Light is maintenance and is more difficult to reduce weight with it. The R/D has twice the fiber and probably a higher percentage of nutrient density for safety. But it's not to be used for a long time hence it's only by prescription. The higher fiber might be useful in tricking the feline into thinking, aha, I'm full so it's a little easier from the behavioral point of view, using the R/D. It's a hassle because now someone has to visit the vet and the food is supposedly sold only by prescription. So it's more effort and more expense but I am not having much luck with the Light so I will be seeing a vet for R/D. And possibly W/D later if this should be an ongoing problem. R/D is only for short-term I believe. By the way, what I just told you is not just my opinion. It's what at least 1 vet told me. And for that matter, Royal Canin's vet told me the same in regards to prescription diets versus Light diets, in general.
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