Howw do I make my cat skinnier?

Question

She is definately too fat (she weighs 15 pounds) and I am already following the vets tips: feed her less, brush her more, and play with her more... but it isn't working one bit. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You bet. Instead of feeding her less, feed her BETTER.

If you feed species appropriate food, your cat will lose weight.

Because cats are obligate carnivores, they need to eat meat. You won't find meat in a bag of cat food. But you can find it in CANS of cat food - not all but some.

It's really as simple as that. Select a good canned food. Introduce it slowly to avoid digestive upsets. Gradually increase the amounts of the new food until your cat is eating only that. Then sit back and wait for results.

Cats need to lose weight slowly - about 1 pound per month - so don't expect visible results immediately. Plop her on the scale once every month or so, if you have one, so you can judge her progress.

See my What to feed link for suggestions on the better foods. (If you just switched her over to a grocery store brand like Friskies you won't have the same results). Most cats can eat up to a full can (6oz) per day and will still lose weight.

Answer 2

i would try dry food that contains less than 10 percent fat and more than 15 percent fiber, purchase food that has both Association of American Feeding Control Officials (AAFCO) and Animal Feeding Trials (or Animal Feeding Tests) on its label, Provide weight-reducing food to your cat at every meal. Feed the allotted amount four times daily, or at least twice daily, and play with your pet several times a day; this will help a lazy cat, in particular, get needed exercise. but be careful, forcing an extreme diet on an obese cat can cause severe hepatic lipidoses (fatty liver deposits). The greater the obesity, the greater the risk. Use extreme caution and consult a veterinarian before placing an obese cat on a diet.

Answer 3

Hm, I would expect a vet to give much better advice than this - what on Earth is brushing her more supposed to achieve for Heaven's sake??!?

Without seeing your cat it's hard to know how overweight she is - 15lb is usually fairly overweight for an average sized cat, but if she's a small cat then 15lb could be hugely overweight for her!! Average weight for a cat is 7.7-8.8lb.

I would suggest a diet food for your cat. Quality of food is as important as quantity - cats are quite capable of getting fat on even small amounts of a low quality food like Whiskas, Fancy Feast, Felix, Meow Mix etc. I run weight clinics and I use Hills r/d and Royal Canin Obesity diet - they both come in dry and canned form, and they work very well. You need to feed the cat the required daily amount for the weight you want her to be, and obviously feed this diet exclusively, no extras! These weight control diets are high in fibre, so the cat can eat a fair amount of them and still lose weight - the Royal Canin Obesity diet for instance, cats can lose weight nicely on two pouches of this plus a half ounce of the dry form daily.

Get a diet food from your vets, or get them to order one in for you, they really should be able to do this, although given the quality of advice they've given you so far, I wonder!

Feel free to email me about this, always happy to help animals lose weight.

Chalice

Answer 4

we have this problem too. there's weight control food, also, are you leaving dry food out all day? stop that if you are, just stick with a small amount of wet food a couple times a day, or a strict amount of dry food set out in the morning to last the whole day. Also, I'm not sure about your living situation, but our cat lost a lot of weight when we got a new kitten and they started playing together. That way, the cat gets physical movement when you are not around, plus you have a new friend!

Answer 5

in case you're conversing some obese fat cat as against a wholesome cat then No, fat cats have lots extra well-being issues as they become older then a wholesome common weighted cat. yet, in case you're conversing approximately breed types, like the adaptation between a Siamese and a Maincoon, definite, the leaner cats are lots extra energetic yet they're additionally lots extra affectionate and lots extra relaxing to have around, except you merely desire a cat which will lay around and don't something then you definately extra suitable follow a sort of super cats like the Maincoons or the Persians, they lack the character and the loyalty of the leaner cats so that they're a solid all around settee potato. in case you like a lazy super cat breed then a Persian, Maincoon or Himalayan are solid yet they do require a lot of look after their coats, yet those are your maximum lazy breeds, yet as kittens additionally they gets into mischief lots so in case you do no longer want a cat like that then get a older cat like one that is approximately 2-3 years,m then they are going to be lazy and slow, touch breeders and ask for his or her retired cats it is often your ultimate wager to get a older will behaved cat. IF the breeder is a solid one and that's the place you ought to do your homework, and be sure you do it because of the fact if no longer you are able to finally end up with a unwell or very unwell cat and many vet expenditures.

Answer 6

Personally i love Fat cats as long as it doesn't interfere with her health id love the uniqueness of the cat..however if it is a health risk go to your local Wall mart and pedigree has a weight loss variety they also have a weight control product which i recommend!

Answer 7

feed her diet food and do everything your vet said along with that

Answer 8

my cat weighs 20 pounds...don't complain.

Answer 9

diet food espessially thouse crunchy balls help

Answer 10

try this website

http://www.cat-world.com.au/ObesityInCats.htm