The American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) sets nutritional guidelines for pet food, and all the vets I spoke to recommend ...

If you have more than one cat, you may need to feed the overweight one in a separate room or put the healthy-weight cat’s food up high where the fat cat can’t go.

Cats are carnivores at heart and their basic nutritional needs include food that is 40 to 45 percent protein, high in fat and low in carbohydrates, according to Dr. Graham Brayshaw, the Animal ...

And while the following foods are safe for your cat in limited amounts as occasional treats, Dr. Greenstein notes that treats shouldn't take up more than 10% of her daily caloric intake.