Kalmia wrote:
Cat is 18 lb. Should be 15. How many calories a day does he need to
attain and maintain 15 lb.? I think he needs to be on senior food
too.

He's 11 years old, neutered, not too active. Won't go outside unless
door is open for quick retreat - can't do that in the summer with the
a/c on. No health problems, tho.

Thanks.



Check this out on longevity and weight from The Scientific American - it
makes sobering reading.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/bl...w-p-2009-07-09


except
A 20-year-long rhesus monkey study, released today in Science, found
that monkeys that consumed 30 percent less calories than average peers
were one third as likely to get a age-related disease and were likely to
live longer.