I am happy to report (again!) that our tuxedo Boo, obese when she came to
us,
reduced from 18 lbs to 8 lbs on a diet of canned food only every 12 hours.
She
also could not reach her hindquarters, so we had to keep her clean. She is
so
happy now, and we don't yell when she gets up on the counters and tables.
We are just so happy that she CAN! She was five when she came to us and is
almost 11 now. (18 might not be too heavy for some cats, but Boo is a petite
girl. The vet said 8 lbs was her ideal weight.) Aslo, her fur got healthier
on the
canned food.

Suddenly, without warning, Elizabeth Blake exclaimed (21-Feb-06 5:59 PM):

I know some folks who killed their previous cat - an unneutered male -
by feeding him mostly people food - the horrible stuff they were eating
- the whole house was overweight.  And kept him on a leash in the house
(because he'd spray otherwise. Yes, I know, but they wouldn't listen to me).

After he died, they got a new kitten, a sweet, tiny calico.  They
learned a little, got her spayed and didn't feed her people food.
Didn't learn enough though.  They fed her a diet of all the canned
catfood she'd eat, and a big bowl of cow's milk.  Poor cat had diarrhea
for all of the 9 years she lived and was morbidly obese.  My continued
comments each time I was forced to visit fell on deaf ears (I told them
they were killing her, even).  To add insult to injury, she was kept on
a leash in the house like the first cat.  One day, she was just dead.  I
hate being right, sometimes.

Hopefully, they'll not get another pet this time!  It's people like this
that make me think that a household should be required to get a license
before they're allowed to own a pet.  GRRRRR!

jmc