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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2005Have your cats lost weight?
You can imagine the scene: My friend Elena comes over, sees the boys and says, "Wow - have your cats lost weight???" Me, a little pleased and self conscious "Why yes - I'm sooooo glad you noticed!!" Struck me as funny - but boy have they slimmed down and look sleek now. They could both use tummy tucks but I love them just the way they are :D Susan M Otis and Chester Slim cats > You can imagine the scene: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Otis and Chester > Slim cats Hee hee, too cute! Congrats at being sucessful at keeping them on their diet. Vino could use a tummy tuck too, but he's been stable at 12 lbs all his life. Dennis says it's normal to have the flap because lions have it too. I think it's cute the way it wobbles to and fro when he runs. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > > You can imagine the scene: > > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Bandit had a tummy tuck, but not on purpose! It looks sort of weird to see a cat without that belly flap, though. Hugs, CatNipped Rusty never has any belly flap. :( I dread hearing "Have you cat lost weight?" The vet said he need to put on some weight. He has never been a heavy cat. Of course having his prescription food rationed carefully doesn't help. But those food cost so much, especially when I am not working. :( Rusty did gain back some weight recently. I am not starving him. He is back to 8.5 lb. But he was 10 lb some years ago. Winnie >> > You can imagine the scene: >> > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > CatNipped >>> You can imagine the scene: >>> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > CatNipped Wow, that whole ordeal took off so much skin that she lost her belly flap?!?!? Sheesh, the mind boggles. I'm so glad that she's ok now. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > You can imagine the scene: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Otis and Chester > Slim cats Congrats to Otis and Chester. My Buddha is also slimming down nicely, and also could use a tummy tuck! I am so proud of her. Sundance has lost some weight, too -- enough that he can now keep his back end clean! Do they even do that kind of "tummy tuck"? I wouldn't put him through surgery just for that, but I've thought of asking the vet about it if he ever needs other surgery. Sandy > You can imagine the scene: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Otis and Chester > Slim cats > Sundance has lost some weight, too -- enough that he can now keep his back > end clean! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sandy I was joking when I said Bandit had a tummy tuck. What happened is that she went into the vet to have her teeth cleaned and the heating bag they used burned her very badly on her stomach, back and side. She has long hair and hid the buru for over a week! By the time I found it, it had gotten necrotic and the had to remove large areas of skin from her stomach, back and side. This has made her look very "trim" since she doesn't have any loose flesh left! But it doesn't look "fit" really, it just looks kind of odd (but I still love her even with her patchy, growing back white hair and funny-looking silhouette! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > You can imagine the scene: > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Otis and Chester > > Slim cats > You can imagine the scene: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Otis and Chester > Slim cats Congratulations to your little fellers. Not too long ago, my brother's d*g went on a calorie controlled diet at his vet's recommendation. He was so successful that he won the practice's doggy weight watcher of the month award. The prize was a big bag of dog food. >> You can imagine the scene: >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > The prize was a big bag of dog food. ROFL! To be doled out slowly, I suppose! Jill >>> You can imagine the scene: >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jill Maybe this Italian boy would like it, http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1407794.html?menu=news.quirkies Dieting boy ate dog's dinner The parents of a dieting Italian boy have worked out why he was still putting on weight - he was stealing the dog's dinner. They solved the mystery when the dog bit the boy on the bottom and they realised he had been eating the pet's food. The 10-year-old from Frosinone was told to go on a diet after he tipped the scales at seven stone and 12 pounds. The boy's father told local media they had noticed the dog was looking thin, but had not made the connection. The boy's parents have reportedly asked their doctor to devise a lighter diet for their son. The last time I took Fin to the vet for a checkup, he checked out as 'very healthy for his age' (almost 11). He'd always eaten the pet store food, with some grocery-store cat crunchies as treats once in awhile. But at 17 lbs,the doc wanted him to lose at least 3 lbs. So, I bought him the 'diet' pet store kitty crunchies. (Nutra Max) A week later I found him dead on the living room floor. I'm NEVER putting a cat on a diet again. Ever. I don't care if it's not related, it just leaves a bad feeling in my mind. Fin never was a 'freefed' cat anyway. He got his one handful a day, with no human food added (he wouldn't touch it). Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >> You can imagine the scene: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> Struck me as funny - but boy have they slimmed down and look sleek now. >> They could both use tummy tucks but I love them just the way they are :D Pan's top weight was about 9 pounds when he was in his prime. Now he's an older gentleman, he's holding his own at about 7 pounds. I'd like him fatter, but he's always been a rather dainty, picky eater. Giving extra treats to only ONE of three cats doesn't work, too well, even when I give him a few chicken scraps, now and then. He nibbles a few mouthfuls and then wanders away from his bowl, which is not good strategy around my shameless girls. Francesca I estimate is about 8-9 pounds and she looks very good at that weight. Nina is fine now, but I'm going to have to work out a way to keep her from getting much heavier er, that is "fluffier" as her appetite appears boundless, and I think she and her mother are about the same weight. I may have to start feeding them in different rooms to make sure Pan gets his full share and that Nina doesn't get MORE than her share. Melissa
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