how do you get your cat to go on a diet????????????

Question

my cat weighs 15 pounds has claws sleeps all the time and I can barly pick her up. shes an out side cat sleeps outside at night stays inside most the time during the while sleeping. and i'm not changing her food thats not the problem. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

That's what happened to my cat, but my friend said just like get a Lazar toy and like when you are board and she is just make her chase after it.My favorite toy for her is the sense mouse!It moves when ever it hears a nose, or if she touches it it moves around and she prouble chase it.

Answer 2

Well.. if your not changing the food (which should be done) then put out less food. its the only thing you can do. By letting her go outside, your giving her mice and other rodents, as well as other cat food from other people (yes it happens), and there's no way to contain her weight. I hope she's spayed if your letting her outside. I hope shes up to date on her shots, because if she eats a bad mouse...thats it. Or infection from another animals scratch...thats it. The only way to contain her weight is to change her diet, and keep her inside 24/7, and make sure she doesnt get any other means of food. Not to mention a feeding schedule would work too, like morning lunch time dinner, instead of leaving the typical bowl out all day long.

Answer 3

change the food.
you say that's not the problem- well it is.

I had a cat that was 14 or so lbs, we switched her to a low calorie formula and she's loosing weight. right now she's at 12.5

food makes a huge difference
however I just adopted a kitten so now the older cat is going for the kitten food- which is healthy aswell so I'm letting it go and sharing.

but switch the food. Natural Balance is a light pink bag is what we use. For the kitten we use Professional.

Answer 4

First of all, make her an indoor cat — she'll live longer. Also, if she's inside, she can't kill & eat food outside. Then you're in charge of what she eats.

They sell diet adult cat food; and the way to get your cat to go on a diet is to give her diet food.

You certainly don't want her to go hungry, so cutting down the amount of her regular food is not a good idea. One of my cats was up to 17 lbs., because of an illness, but the vet said she needed to go on a diet.

The vet told me to give her diet moist food in the morning; and in the evening, to give her diet dry food. That worked. She lost 5 lbs. I kept her on the diet food permanently after that, and she never put the weight back on.

You said you're not changing her food. The only way to get her to lose weight IS to change her food.

Good luck.

Answer 5

It does depend on the breed. If you have a big cat like a Ragdoll or Maine Coon, you're in the right range.

Just fill up the food bowl half less and don't pay attention to her begs/meows untill the next day. Then give her the food.

Answer 6

Do you feed her a certain amount or when she's hungry? If you are using a self feeder where she can eat as much as she wants, stop doing it. Also maybe she is taking advantage of being out at night and has another place where people are also feeding her. does she have a collar on that shows that she is your cat? If not she may have both you and another owner who thinks she is theirs. Buy some toys and encourage her to play(i.e. wand with feathers or mouse on end of string that you encourage her to chase. If she won't, try putting some catnip on it, as this worked for my cat who was also overweight.

Answer 7

Sounds like someone in your neighborhood is feeding your cat. And, they're probably giving her cheap, fattening food. I suggest cutting down on your cat's food. If your cat doesn't start whining and begging for more food within a couple of days, you can assume she's getting plenty to eat elsewhere.

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Answer 8

if she's an outside cat, someone in your neighborhood may be leaving food out for strays that she's getting into.

Make her a full-time inside cat and limit her food.

Answer 9

How do you know the food isn't the problem? I'm willing to bet it is.

Answer 10

Get a dog?
It will give your cat some excercise.