Kitten getting fat?

Question

my 9 month old kitten is starting to get a little fat. I feed him 1/2c of dry food and 2 teaspoons of moist food a day...he eats eukabana salmon & rice...Should he be on a diet? We play with him constantly so he's getting pleanty of exersize. I feel bad leaving him with an empty bowl, what should i do so he's back at a normal size...what is the normal weight for a 9 month old kitten anyways?

its fat, he's getting a pudge in his lower stomach. Im not an idiot, i know the difference between a fat or bloated cat

Answer 1

Take it to the vet. Is it bloated or just fat?? If it looks bloated it might be worms. Id get it checked.

Answer 2

A total of 1/2 a cup of dry food is about right for a kitten. If your kitten doesn't seem to be as active as most kittens are, try cutting back about 1/8 of cup from the total for the day and see how that works. You may want to cut out the moist food on a daily basis and just give it as a treat maybe once a week or so.

If you are feeding the kitten scheduled feedings, put the bowl away in a cabinet after each meal so its not sitting out for the kitten to see.

I feed my cats scheduled feedings and they all know when its time to eat because I go to the cabinet to get their bowls out to feed them.

If nothing else, ask the vet to recommend feeding amount and see what he/she has to say about either free feeding or scheduled feedings.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Your kitten is eating too much for a 9 month old. It's a myth that cats need to eat all day and their food dish should always have food. He's too young to go on a diet but you might try feeding him once a day and maybe a small snack.
I have a cat and she eats in the morning and a small snack in the evening and she stays at her proper weight. Kittens and cats sleep all day so they're not really exercising until you play with them. Most cats should weigh between 10-12 lbs and kittens should weigh less. Take your kitten to the vet to get him weighed and talk to the vet about his food, maybe just changing to a different brand of food would help.

Answer 4

Kittens might desire to weigh some pound consistent with month of age. First have the kitten appeared at for worms by your vet. then you truly might desire to be feeding a a million/4 cup of dry foodstuff consistent with day and a meal or 2 of canned foodstuff (supply some million-2 teaspoons of canned foodstuff. Feed 2-three times an afternoon. Kittens will strengthen right now and he can outgrow the "toddler fat". yet you won't be able to leave foodstuff down each and all of the time or your kitten will finally end up as a fat cat.

Answer 5

As long as your cats are maintaining an appropriate weight, it doesn't matter whether you meal feed or free feed your kittens using the automatic feeder. Cat's appreciate routine. If your schedule does not permit you to be consistent with your cats' feeding schedule, using an automatic feeder may be a better choice for you. As cats tend to be nibblers, this will enable your cats to always have food available when they are ready to eat.

Your kittens will be considered adult cats at the age of one year. As kittens mature, and approach one year of age, their caloric needs will probably decrease. This is because after your kitten reaches 6 months of age, the growth rate begins to level off. Because kittens require about twice the energy per pound of body weight as mature cats, you may notice a decrease in the amount of food consumed as your cats mature.

The most important factor in considering whether you meal feed or free feed will be your cats' body condition. As long as your cats maintain an ideal body condition, it will be fine to free feed. If your cats start to become overweight, it may be helpful to limit the amount they are able to eat by providing smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day. Obesity is the leading nutritional disorder among cats and it is know that an obese cat's life may be shorter and filled with health problems.

If your kitten hasn't been checked for worms, then you should do so by bringing a stool sample into the vet. A bloated belly and gaining weight can look the same. It's better to check just to be on the safe side.

Answer 6

Has your kitten been dewormed? Intestinal parasites can cause a swollen abdomen.

If he's getting fat, cut down on his food. It's the same principal as with people, calories in have to equal calories out or they gain weight. Measure out his food so he's only getting the amount you measure, if he eats it all, GOOD, but that's all he gets. He doesn't need food all day. Twice a day at meal times is fine.

Answer 7

It could just be baby fat like with people when my cat was born it had some baby fat on it but now its 2 years old and shes not fat.