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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2004Weighing your cat: an interesting idea
I subscribe to CatWatch (a newsletter published by Cornell). They had an article about caring for cats' health problems, and mentioned a couple's solution to getting an accurate, regular weight on their cat: going to the post office! They would take their cat in the carrier (after hours) and weigh her (still in the carrier) on the scale they have out for weighing packages, then subtract the weight of the carrier. They did this once per month. Thought this was a unique idea, and for someone like me, who doesn't have a digital baby scale, a good alternative versus going to the vet's every month for a weigh in. Rene >I subscribe to CatWatch (a newsletter published by Cornell). They had >an article about caring for cats' health problems, and mentioned a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Rene Sounds like they have some friendly folks at their post office. Ours wouldn't do it. I think it will fall under the "I don't get paid to weigh your cat" category for them. We're darn lucky if they put the mail in the right box. Sherry > >I subscribe to CatWatch (a newsletter published by Cornell). They had > >an article about caring for cats' health problems, and mentioned a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Sherry My post office has a separate scale near the PO boxes, a self-serve kinda thing that doesn't require standing in line (and is accessible after hours when the counter is closed). I doubt the postal workers would do that here either otherwise. Rene > My post office has a separate scale near the PO boxes, a self-serve > kinda thing that doesn't require standing in line (and is accessible > after hours when the counter is closed). I doubt the postal workers > would do that here either otherwise. > > Rene Mine too. >I subscribe to CatWatch (a newsletter published by Cornell). They had >an article about caring for cats' health problems, and mentioned a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Rene That works if you happen to have a full service after hours PO close by. If you live in a rural area, they may not have a full service after hours one. >They would take their cat in the carrier (after hours) and weigh her >(still in the carrier) on the scale they have out for weighing [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have a digital baby scale, a good alternative versus going to the >vet's every month for a weigh in. Maybe it's just me, but I'd think it would be a lot less trouble for all involved, including the cat, to just buy a pediatric scale so they could weigh the cat at home. I mean, even if I had a post office right next door it would still be a lot easier to have a scale at home.They are not prohibitively expensive. We bought one last year and have found that being able to track our cats' weights from week to week (we weigh once a week) really helps regulate food intake so that the ones prone to being overweight don't get fat and the skinny one keeps her weight up. Why not just weigh yourself and then hold the cat and weigh yourself? Its not precise but its close enough. >Why not just weigh yourself and then hold the cat and weigh yourself? Its >not >precise but its close enough. Well, a quarter of a pound difference can be significant with a cat, so it would depend on why you need to track your cat's weight whether the typical bathroom scale would be accurate enough. I assume if the couple in the article were having their cat weighed every month at the post office, they needed to get more precise weights than just the nearest pound. > I subscribe to CatWatch (a newsletter published by Cornell). They had > an article about caring for cats' health problems, and mentioned a > couple's solution to getting an accurate, regular weight on their cat: > going to the post office! I get that newsletter, too. It's really good, and worth the money. > They would take their cat in the carrier (after hours) and weigh her > (still in the carrier) on the scale they have out for weighing > packages, then subtract the weight of the carrier. They did this once > per month. I have a chronically ill cat, whose weight we have to monitor. So far, we've just been using our regular scales (I weigh myself, then weigh myself with the cat, then subtract), but the human scales aren't that accurate, when you consider that ounces are important. The Cat Watch article gave me the idea of taking my cat to work after hours, because we have a couple of postal scales there. Peggy  Signature"Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh" (Al Swearengen, Deadwood) |
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