2006-11-29 18:31:47 · 13 answers · asked by Andre the cat 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
This is called a dulap & its natural for cats to have this. If you look at the big cats, tigers, lion n such they all have this to an extent. Im not sure the reasoning behind them having thi sbut not all domestic cats have it. My Oona has it and she is not at all fat & is very active, she has always had it & there is no way to make it go away its just a part of their body. If you notice its very soft felxible & not at all feeling like fatty cells...this is just a natural feline characteristic & there is nothign to worry about......
2006-11-29 20:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by *♥* ♥* FaeGoddess*♥*♥* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like we both have chubby cats! I have decreased my male cat's food in hope that he would lose weight, but it didn't work. He is an inside cat, and gets very little exercise. He is not playful, he is a lap cat and is very lazy. I suppose that saggy belly pouch is there to stay, unless I let him start roaming the neighborhood. Poor baby, it can't be healthy to be so chubby, but it is certainly dangerous to let him roam freely with all the traffic in our neighborhood. What's a girl to do?
2006-11-29 18:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cynthia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am betting that your cat is some form of a tabby. We have 4 tabby cats in various colors. They are both male and female and weigh 10-20 lbs. They all have the belly pouch. It is normal in tabbies and doesn't mean they are overweight. Mine were all spayed before they were 4 months old except for one. The flab is about the same on all of them.
2006-11-30 08:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ruairi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had a cat with saggy belly once. Vet told me exercise will help but that the cats' genetics has the ultimate say on any foreseen results. Needless to say, my kitty had a saggy belly till the day he died.
2006-11-29 21:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat has one too. She's had it since the day she was born (she's my other cat's daughter.) It was hilarious when she was learning to walk because her little belly dragged on the ground. All the kittens in the litter were like that.
2006-11-29 19:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TS is correct. I adopted my baby last year and her pouch was hanging low too. I was informed of her surgery. But not long after I had her I played with her got her moving and jumping and her pouch has shrunk tremendously.
2006-11-29 18:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by farharringsingslia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Fae Goddess said, it's something that's natural, and comes from when the cat was a wild creature. It's sort of a "storage area" for them to store fat while they HAVE food, to use later when they don't have as much food, because when you live in the wild, you're likely to have a very varied "income" of food.
Not all cats have this, of course. ^^
2006-11-30 02:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by chibs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight fluctuation, loss of elastin in the skin as the cat ages and gravity. Peace.
2006-11-29 18:44:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the cat is neutered or spayed-it's because the muscles were cut during surgery and with little or no excercise they won't tighten back up.
2006-11-29 18:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by TS 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One of my cats has this also.
She's about 3 years old.
I feel bad for her, and it swings back and forth when she runs or walks fast... I can't help but laugh.
I don't think it causes any health problems to them, though.
2006-11-30 00:40:22 · answer #10 · answered by *MissNic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋