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The fat one gets only wet (vet’s orders, she’s semi feral and she hunts rodents and may have a second family who feeds her) and the elderly underweight one gets all the wet food she’ll eat, then is offered dry food as a treat. She prefers dry, so she’ll have some even though she’s not hungry.
They both get a slurry of nutritional yeast and hydrolized collagen powder in water for dessert.
Does the nutritional yeast and collagen have a medical purpose?
Yeast for healthy skin, to (possibly but probably not) help with fleas and it's tasty and makes the collagen mush enticing. Collagen for her old lady joints. I started giving it to her when I noticed her losing flexibility in her knees. Can't give one a treat and not the other, so they both get it. I don't know if it's helping, but they like it.
https://www.petassure.com/maxscorner/is-nutritional-yeast-good-for-cats-benefits-and-side-effects/
https://drmagdavet.com/natural-flea-control-with-yeast/
https://www.undertheweatherpet.com/blogs/under-the-weather/collagen-for-cats-unlocking-the-potential-for-feline-health
Thank you so much for sharing the articles!