Under the Weather Ready Cal Powder for Dogs | High-Calorie, Weight Gainer, Appetite Stimulant, Energy Booster Pet Supplement | 12 Ounces

Clumpy and Discolored
First of all, I was surprised when I opened the can to find it is very clumpy. Secondly, the moisture absorbing packet in it, in the very center of the photo, is dark brown and greasy looking. Something doesn’t look right here, so I called Amazon and got a refund. Customer service said they will request that this be investigated. I’m not comfortable giving a product like this to my cat.The scoop is a pretty good size and one scoop a day is only provides 20 calories. What attracts cats to this is the chicken fat that is put in there. Same thing is done for Temptations cat treats and for Royal Canin Appetite Control Ages 15 Plus dry cat food.My cat lost some weight after eliminating dry food from her diet. She was eating a mix of both canned and dry. This is my vet’s thought as after doing a full panel of blood work as her test values were all within the normal range. She has hyperthyroidism so at first I was wondering if maybe she needed her medication adjusted but that is not the case.So rather than using this not so good looking on the inside product, I am doing the following: 1) putting about eight pieces of Temptations cat treats in a bowl with just enough water to cover them. Then I put them in the toaster oven for about a minute. The the hot water softens them and the heat brings out the aroma more.I then cut up the softened treats into small pieces and mix them into her canned cat food. This gets extra calories in her. I’m also going to take the dry cat food I was giving them, Wellness Core Original Deboned Turkey and Chicken, crush them up and mix them into her canned cat food. This dry cat food has close to 500 calories per cup.The way I crush up dry cat food is to put pieces of it into a plastic baggie. I put the plastic baggie on a cutting board and then I take a hammer and crush the pieces up. Pretty simple.With the above approaches, I think I’ll see her gaining weight back.

Our Siamese cat wouldn’t eat it
Our cat was suffering from low weight not eating enough. We tried to use this weight gainer to help her put a few lbs back on but she would eat around it and it would just end up on the bottom of the bowl. We were persistent for weeks trying to get her to consume more of it but we didn’t have any luck. Admittedly she is a somewhat picky eater, she even only eats dry food and will not to touch wet food but still wouldn’t eat it. Eventually we tried 2 other brands of food and ended up with a prescription dry food she really likes and that enabled her to get back to a healthy weight.

Great
I have a very picky almost 19 year old cat. She hasn’t been doing super great had a runny nose and hasn’t been keeping weight on, overall just weak and her legs were starting to give out at times. I was starting to wonder if it was time to put her down but she just seemed like she still had life left. I had previously been using a malt flavored extra calorie gel that I had to hide in wet cat food. And even then it was not her favorite. That started to run out and I looked for a chicken flavored one (as she won’t touch seafood or malt). I came across this and the reviews were all over. Gross looking if I won’t eat it I won’t feed it to my cat. I opened it and that same thought came across my mind it’s clumpy and wet but smells like food. I figured if I was thinking about putting her down I might as well give this a try to see if it gives her strength. I just crumbled a little on top of her food and she smelled it and gobbled it right up. She has now for a week been eating one scoop a day with wet cat food. Eating and licking the bowl clean. Her bones aren’t showing anymore. She’s gained at least a 1/2 pound. And her legs have definitely started to not give out as often. She’s back to cleaning herself. All over I will recommend and don’t write hardly any reviews but this this is gold.