In the past, with our cats, we usually bathed them once every two weeks which I think was sort of OK but but apparently, there is a suggestion that you can bathe your cat every 4-6 weeks and that it also depends on whether they are indoor/outdoor cats. At the same time, I think 4-6 weeks are a bit too long considering that Shiro gets dirty pretty easily. As a background though, He’s an indoor cat but sometimes he goes out with me for a short walk. Even when I did not take him out for a walk, his fur looks a bit more greasy. The only time that it doesn’t look that way is certainly after his bath.

So, I’ve been wondering if that also has to do with his food rather than how many times he bathes. I read that unbalanced nutrition can also be the cause, which is something that I’ve been researching now. In the past, my mom just buys whatever food is available as long as it looks and smells good.

I think that price does not necessarily mean that it has balanced nutrition. So, that's why I told her to also read the ingredients instead buying from cat food like you see above as it doesn't contain any information. She doesn’t really read the packaging nor understand the ingredients. I think when it comes to the freelance cat that we have, that’s sort of OK but for Shiro, it seems like he needs proper care so that his fur stays healthy.

I also give him a small amount of extra wet food. As you see below, this packaging would last me 3 days and I plan on giving it a bit more variety next time.

I also realized that some brands have more water content than the other which is another consideration that I am currently making moving forwards. I was reading through this blog and it has some amazing information that I needed Cat Food to Consider When You’re Shoppingand perhaps you can learn from it too. Dry food certainly is our #1 go-to choice as it’s pretty affordable and nutrient dense but I think that I want to give my cat a bit more nutrition and also, make it a treat especially when I am on the familiarizing stage with him.

Shiro has been good lately and is now more responsive than before. He would come to any of us if we called by his name, would start sleeping on the couch and enter the room and sleep on the floor. He’s also fine with being touched unlike before and the first time I saw him. He is also less agitated and less howling especially during the night. My mom also said that he looks better and is much friendlier towards us. But my mom is still a bit traumatic to hold him though she tries her best to slowly pet him once in a while.