I had my cat spayed / neutered. I was told that it would gain weight over time.?

Question

But it has been one year, and she's still the same. Is there something I'm doing wrong? What else should I keep in mind to keep my cat healthy?

Answer 1

Hi there...cats who gain weight after being spayed/neutered is in part mostly to free feeding and giving table scraps as well as not being active enough. Many people have been told that cats gain weight after spay/neuters, however this is a long and well-known fact by veterinary medical practitioners that is only a myth.

More myths on spay/neuter:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html
http://www.peninsulahumanesociety.org/resource/spay.html

Causes of cats who become overweight:
http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catweight.html

Answer 2

Spaying and neutering usually coincides in the cat's life when they have left the frenetic activity level of their kittenhood and I don't feel the procedure really has much to do with the surgery.

Some cats, like some people, tend to be on the fat or slim side as much from genetics as any other factor. My cats are all fixed and none is overweight.

What you feed your cat is the most important factor. A lot of people buy cat food from the grocery store and it is universally 2/3 corn and unwholesome meat protein (and not much of it). So whether the cat tends to be fat or slim it will be affected by improper diet.

Answer 3

Your not doing anything wrong.
Some cats gain weight others dont - as others have said. It depends on their activity level and the food they eat.
I have three desexed cats. I have food always available to them. And they get some wet food at night. The cat that goes outside, so consequently doesnt have the food to snack on during the day, is the more rotund. She is a lot older as well. The other two are inside and are both slim. Mind you it is the breeding of one that he is a slim cat.
The type of food can also play a part in their weight.

But to make a long answer shorter - so long as your cats are nicely covered and not real skinny, there is nothing wrong and continue as you have been.

Answer 4

You are not doing something wrong. It is normal. Some cats gain weight over time especially if the cat is indoor or not very active. Some cats just maintain their body weight because they've got plenty of exercise especially those cats who can go in and out of the house to play. What is important is that your cat is eating well , and has no health problems like infection, digestive or urinary problems.
To have your cat healthy, have her vaccinated yearly and allow her to exercise so she will not become obese. It is not good to be obese in cats because they are prone to urinary bladder problem and liver problem (Lipidoses).

Answer 5

Nothing is wrong! You simply were given a wrong information. It is not true that neutered animals gain weight. Our three cats are neutered and are slim. Enjoy your healthy cat!

Answer 6

Yes, they tend to gain weight oooooooovvvveeeerrrr tiiiiimmmme! Some take a short time, some take a much longer time... but some pet guardians are so good at taking care of their cats and feeding them premium food only that cats do not get overweight. Maybe you are a star pet guardian?

Answer 7

I would not worry about your cats weight unless the vet said to be concerned. I have many cat at this time in my life and none of them seem to be "skinny" or "fat". If you only have one cat just leave the dry food down and let her eat when she is hungry and if you feed her wet food mix it with the AM feeding and mixing it with some "brewers yeast" NOT THE KIND YOU COOK WITH you can get it at health food stores like GNC or sometimes in grocery stores. Some people can't seem to find it back east. It is in a jar like a mayonnaise jar. It has a label that says BREWERS Yeast
That has vitamins that we can eat but the cats and dogs will lick it off the bottom of the dish after about 2 weeks. Mix it in with their food.

Answer 8

Both of my cats are the same age. They both also are spayed. One cat is getting fat, and the other is skinny as ever. I don't think it's they spaying, I think it's winter setting in and my cats are growing out of kitten phase, so not as much exercise. Plus fat cat eats like a pig!

Answer 9

"Neutering and Spaying" is declared to reason cats and canines to learn weight, yet this isn't the actual tale. Spaying or neutering won't reason your animal to learn weight. too lots nutrition and too little workout reasons weight benefit. From journey, i spotted that when an animal is spayed, she has a tendency to decelerate an outstanding deal. She does not play as lots and sleeps greater. with the aid of fact an analogous volume of nutrition is ate up, she is going to learn the load with the aid of fact they seem to get "lazy" and greater amazing and sweetly passionate, after being spayed. in simple terms as with human beings, to unfastened weight we ought to the two nutrition plan or workout. reducing on nutrition intake or increasing your cats interest will help shed pounds benefit. It extremely facilitates to envision the nutrition aspects and nutrition label and pass by employing the wt chart that assist you to be attentive to techniques lots nutrition to grant a cat going by employing the pounds they weigh. So reducing the nutrition, you will shrink the cat. she would be greater healthy in case you shrink her nutrition intake. and he or she will love you for it~

Answer 10

PERSONALLY i THINK THAT IS AN OLD WIVES TALE. I've HAD MANY CATS BOTH MALE AND FEMALE FIXED AND NON FIXED IT IS JUST THE BREED OR HOW MUCH THE CAT EATS THAT EFFECTS THEIR WEIGHT GAIN OR LOSS. a LAZY CAT WHO EATS A LOT GAINS A PLAYFUL CAT TENDS TO BE LEANER. i HAVE BOTH BUT ONE IS A MAINE COON WHO TEND TO BE LARGER THAN MOST CATS. ONE IS 10 YRS THE OTHER IS 8 YRS AND THEY BOTH WEIGH 10LBS. AND BOTH ARE FIXED AND DECLAWED AND VERY HAPPY SPOILED KITTIES.