Is your cat overweight, underweight or a lean machine?

Question

Please include specifics about feed times per day and brands of cat food used.

Answer 1

Lets see, I have 1 of each. My oldest is about one and a half and she is a little overweight. She has that cute little ponch that swings when she runs. My middle one, who is about a year is way lean and muscular. He is so strong. And my youngest a 10 month old is a little underweight. Shes still so tiny. I feed them all the same thing. I take 1 of those cans that used to have wet cat food in them, and I give each of them 1 of those filled with dry cat food for indoor cats. I only do it once a day in the morning, and they seem to eat almost all of it by the next morning. Its perfect timing. They only get 1 can of wet food every week or so, and I spilt it in 3rds. I dont know why their bodies varry so much, but its not always the feeding, because the one that is overweight eats the least, and is the first to walk away from her wet food leaving alot behind, and the lean ones eat the most. But weather they are fixed or not has alot to do with it I think, as far as my cats are concerned.

Answer 2

Sophie - last weighed in at (I think) 12 pounds. She's not overweight; I'd describe her as lean although she has the pouch you often see with spayed cats.

Poppy - used to weigh 25 pounds but has lost weight. Still needs to lose a few more pounds though.

I feed them twice a day (morning and night), but 3 times on the weekends (then they get breakfast, lunch and dinner). Same amounts though. Because Poppy is a hog, I usually give them both 1/3 of a can (6oz) then come back and split the last 1/3 between them about 10 minutes later. This ensures that Sophie gets her fair share. If I gave them half and half, Sophie would walk away and Poppy would eat her portion.

On weekends, I also occasionally give them a little sprinkle of dry Evo.

I used to feed Natural Balance venison & green pea, but have now switched them to Nature's Variety Instincts (venison) and By Nature Organics. I'm still working the latter brand into the mix - Poppy isn't crazy about it so I have to mix it with their other food. I've currently got the organic chicken and have the organic turkey on order.

They each get about 1 can per day (6oz).

Answer 3

The black one is 24 lbs of attitude. The white one is down to 11.8 lbs but only because he's sick. At his heaviest he was about 16 lbs.
Both of them are 10 yo.
They have dry food out 24/7 and never canned food. White kitty would starve to death before he ate canned food, won't eat soft treats either (which is odd b/c he's the one missing most of his teeth).
I've fed them Science Diet, Nutro, Iams and when I'm poor, they get Cat Chow.
They eat approx. 1.5 cups per day. We have a neighborhood cat (not feral, owners just let him roam all over) that comes in every opportunity and heads straight for the food bowl. And that is after I feed him separately outside! He's lean, probably 7-9 lbs but still young & growing.

Answer 4

Ok... I have three lovely boys. My oldest, Mr. Fat *** (HIS ACTUAL NAME LOL), is the biggest. He is a big orange tabby weighing in at 22 pounds! He eats all day, we give the other cats food, he'll eat all of his then theirs! He does exercise, we let him out and run around. He is a very happy cat. My second oldest, Gizmo, he is a very shy cat. He is only 10 pounds, but he is very lean. He runs, jumps, everything. Very hyper and always wanting to play. He is shy around people at first and nervous to go outside, but is very active. He doesn't eat that much, we feed him the same as the other two, but he just doesn't eat a lot. My last, Winky, the baby. He is a orange tabby also. He eats as much as the bigger cat, but isn't as big. He weighs about 13 pounds. He is very affectionate, but also can be a little devil. We usually feed them 2 to 3 times a day, dry food. And once a week for a treat, we'll give them wet food. Usually 9 lives they enjoy eating.

Answer 5

I had a huge male tabby cat, when I say huge I mean his acutal bone structure. He was always lean till I got him neutered then he got fat, but the vet said that was common due to the loss of his "boy hormones". But he did lose the weight when I started putting him outside more often so he could get exercise. I've never really had a weight problem with my cats, they are indoor/outdoor. And I leave their food out, they eat whenever they feel like it, typically they eat Friskies brand dry food and occasionally some raw meat.

Answer 6

My 5 y/o female is plump so we've put her on less then her norm - she now gets 1/4 cup wet food a day (she doesn't like wet food all that much but will eat from the kitten's food, a good habit she learnt from him, LOL) She gets half to 2/3 a cup of pellets a day, Science Diet.
They get Science Diet wet food, Whiskas, just not Friskies or Fancy Feast, they get lethargic on that.
The kitten gets 1/3 cup twice a day wet food and Science Diet dry for the rest of the day, 1/2 cup. He's in poerfect shape - I had my hands full fattening him up from the SPCA, seems he was not properly weaned so I mix in some dry pellets with his wet food. I also mix in a bit of chicken broth with the food.
Every few days they'll get instead of wet food a chicken mix with a bit of chicken livers in it too.

Answer 7

got 2 cats, a persian and black and white rescue cat

the persian is fit, the black and white however...not so much...her name is sweetie..but we call her fattie most of the time. She waddles when she comes down the stairs, shes to big to sit on the back of the couch, but tries anyway, and is none to graceful about it. But shes a sweetheart. We feed both of our cats science diet for seniors, 1 cup between the 2 of them daily. We fill the bowl up in the evening when we feed our dog, but theres always left over food in there from the previous day, so theres always something for them to munch on. They are indoor cats, and older, so they dont get a lot of activity.

Answer 8

Slightly overweight - I adopted him that way. He vomits diet food, so I'm feeding him California Natural regular, about 1/3 cup twice a day. Cats that are overweight need to lose slowly or it can impact their health.

Answer 9

My two cats are both lean machines. This is most likely because of their breed which is abyssinian. I feed them Purina One cat food. I leave their food out and allow them to eat whenever they want to because they don't have any weight issues.

Answer 10

My kitten is a lean machine. (probably b/c she is still young and uses a ton of energy when we play).
I actually have her food (and water of course!) available to her 24/7. I feed her Science Diet kitten formula. About once per week or once per week and a half, I will mix some soft food in with her hard food. (SD, kitten formula).