[Sherbet]

Thanks for the replies!

Mew is strictly an indoor cat. His weight has remained pretty much stable, except gaining weight when I went on vacation and my aunt overfed him, haha. I've worried about him swallowing toy mice, interesting to hear that caused a blockage in your cat, Jennifer. I actually keep track of them and know they're all accounted for. No hairballs, his puke is always food and it's usually whole, not chewed. So maybe that's part of the problem, him eating too fast, though he doesn't always. I remember putting a salt brick in my horse's feed bucket to slow his eating down, and people talk about mixing foods so that there's a kind in there that requires chewing. I'll definitely experiment with things to see if I can slow him down.

About I/D canned - the reason I hesitate on that is because I've always thought it best to feed dry food, as it's good for the teeth. I used to give canned as a treat, but not in a long time. I talked to a friend today who runs an animal shelter, and she recommended Purina sensitive stomach. I think it's great that Z/D is an option and that my cat might puke less, but I would definitely loooooove to not have to go that route cause of the $$. My friend also suggested just a bland diet of turkey and rice. That seems... weird... but something to consider. It's great to hear of options I haven't heard of before. The good thing is that even though Mew has been puking a lot, generally it hasn't been making him dopey or weak or anything... he's still really perky and energetic and sometimes a pain in the butt getting into trouble. When he DOESN'T get into trouble, I worry haha. He does things like open loud squeaky doors or run around loudly at night. *shakes head*