I have one cat that's over weight and the other two are fine. I feed what is
recommended for their size and weight. I do not over feed or free feed. I
used to free feed but the one that has weight issues would be the size of my
house by now if I kept that up. He doesn't know when to stop. He eats until
there is nothing left. He used to camp out by the bowl until every morsel
was gone. He would moan over the food bowl. I got him at a year old after
his brother past away from a strange illness. We believe that his life as a
kitten is still affecting him. He was born in the wild and was a few weeks
old when found and taken from his mother. He was found with 2 other kittens,
they were covered with fleas, had ear mites and starving.

We took his brother and he lived to be 7 months old contracted a strange
illness and we fought for a month to keep him alive. He would not do
anything including walk. We humanly putt him to sleep when he stopped
purring during all this. The light had left his eyes and he was suffering.
We mourned him so much that our friend who had kept one of his brothers let
us adopt him. He is a wonder and a sweety. Though he has some health issues.

Gina

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All Men Are Animals; Some Just Make Better Pets.