Am I doing this right?

LoraF83
LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am tracking my cats meals on MFP. He has a *slight* weight problem.

The issue I'm having is that I put his entire meal into the site, but then he vomits part of it back up on the rug. He has a hairball problem (and yes, we are trying to treat that too). Do I subtract those calories? Should I feed him more to make up for it?

Thanks for your help and support!!!

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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    You need to weigh the vomit and work out how many calories it would be - then you can subtract it from his daily total.

    Are you at all worried he might have bulima?
  • ImtheOnethatsCool
    ImtheOnethatsCool Posts: 212 Member
    Yeah, as nasty as it sounds, you'll have to weigh that stuff. *ew*

    Make him eat a little more. If you get tuna packed in oil, instead of water, you can sneak in more calories!!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    But isn't it good that after the vomit he has a bigger calorie deficit? Doesn't that mean he will lose weight faster?
  • Kittyfreind
    Kittyfreind Posts: 8
    bump 2 folow bcuz my cat throughs up hare balls and i dont no how to count There calorys i need 2 find a calculater so i no how many calorys To add 2 my kittys diet thx if u no a webbsight 4 this pls write it in this forum or my other forum
  • tinabell153
    tinabell153 Posts: 292 Member
    I switched my cat to Iams Digestive Health food and she stopped vomiting and has even lost weight. She highly recommends.
  • Onaughmae
    Onaughmae Posts: 873 Member
    Dont forget to account for any hairballs in the vomit. If you subtract those also you will put your cat into starvation mode immediately and he will just gain more weight!
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Just leave it where you find it. He'll go back and take care of it.

    *gross*

    *vomit*

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