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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2005Cats belly hanging...
I think my cat needs a tummy tuck...lol! I think it's a male cat, and it's been neutered. He was left by someone who never came back for him. He's a big cat at 16 lbs. He doesn't seem overweight, athough he's always eating. His stomach though seems flabby, and seems to hang. He's an American Shorthair. Is this normal, or does he need to go to a kitty gym ;-). >I think my cat needs a tummy tuck...lol! I think it's a male cat, and > it's been neutered. He was left by someone who never came back for him. > He's a big cat at 16 lbs. He doesn't seem overweight, athough he's > always eating. His stomach though seems flabby, and seems to hang. He's > an American Shorthair. Is this normal, or does he need to go to a kitty > gym ;-). It sounds like your cat may be overweight, but the flap you described is often present even if weight is perfectly normal. It often is especially noticeable in neutered cats, and is sometimes referred to as a "spay sway." It's sort of an abdominal pouch and gives the cat extra protection (from cat fights, etc.). MaryL My cats -- Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e >I think my cat needs a tummy tuck...lol! I think it's a male cat, and >it's been neutered. He was left by someone who never came back for him. >He's a big cat at 16 lbs. He doesn't seem overweight, athough he's >always eating. His stomach though seems flabby, and seems to hang. He's >an American Shorthair. Is this normal, or does he need to go to a kitty >gym ;-). It's called a primordial pouch. It is required in the show standards for some breeds, for instance the Bengal, Pixie-Bob, American Keuda. You can find more information by looking up "primordial pouch" and cat on Google. Several of my most athletic male cats exhibit this pouch. It seems to give them better leaping ability. I have seen one of them do an impossible ( I thought) backward flip from the top of a BQ grill to the roof, and a leap from a fence post over the cat-proof ( I thought) netting which surrounds the trees and the patio, to a tree four feet away. Then he sits on top of the fence and laughs at me until I figure out his escape route this time < sigh>. BarB > I think my cat needs a tummy tuck...lol! I think it's a male cat, and > it's been neutered. He was left by someone who never came back for him. > He's a big cat at 16 lbs. He doesn't seem overweight, athough he's > always eating. His stomach though seems flabby, and seems to hang. He's > an American Shorthair. Is this normal, or does he need to go to a kitty > gym ;-). If the flab is hanging down from the sides of his belly rather than from the ventral area of his belly, those are called "primordial pouches". They provide protection to the stomach during cat fights. Phil When does this appear? Age 2 or thereabouts? Is it mostly male cats that get this? I am perplexed. My female cat got free-fed at age 2 and went from below 8 pounds to over 10 pounds in a few months. As I try to slim her to 10, then 9, even 8, I am beginning to wonder. She has a flap. But it am not sure it's ventral. I might do on the sides, is that dorsal? She does have some indentation before her hips now. And since I have started some canned food, I think or hope some flab is converting into muscle. She feels a little more solid. I can feel her spine easily. Her ribs take more prodding to feel. But when looking at her sideways, standing, I see a flap and I think it's receding. I am giving her a 3 ounce can daily which she sometimes eats all and sometimes not. I feed her SD Light and a little Oral Care for the teeth and wet food. When I get into it, I try to compute the calories into the 150-160 range. I suspect if she is flabby, I might have drop down another 20 calories, or even 30. She seems hungry a lot, so that's good and bad. What's your educated but free opinion? Sounds like your kitty is like mine. Fat!! My kitty is also fixed, and he has rolls.lol My cat could use some major lipo, but I don't have the heart to take away his canned food. Terri > Sounds like your kitty is like mine. Fat!! My kitty is also fixed, and > he has rolls.lol My cat could use some major lipo, but I don't have > the heart to take away his canned food. Terri Canned food is not the problem when a cat is fat. Use good quality food and reduce the portions. MaryL Sounds like your kitty is like mine. Fat!! My kitty is also fixed, and he has rolls.lol My cat could use some major lipo, but I don't have the heart to take away his canned food. Terri
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