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ment of cats with FIC. In order to maintain body condition, the owners were instructed to initially feed 0.75 can of the therapeu-
VetBooks.ir tic food twice daily (147 kcal per can), which provided slightly less than the daily energy requirement (1.4 x RER) for the cat’s ideal
body weight.The owner was counseled that this amount of food was a starting point and that adjustments should be made as need-
ed to maintain body weight.

Endnotes
a. Prescription Diet r/d Feline, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS, USA.
b. Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Feline, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS, USA.

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