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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2008Fat Cat
I have an approximately 12 year old spayed female cat that I had since a kitten. I got the cat from a shelter, and it was practically starved as the ribs were prominent. She grew up with another cat that also gained alot of weight. But now she is by herself. This cat is clearly overweight now and I have been restricting her food intake. She whines when I do this which is annoying(any ideas how to stop the whining?) Also when I go on trips I leave her an unlimited supply of food and and I have been doing a bit of traveling lately. The cat clearly gains weight when I go on a trip. Is there anything I can do here? dry or wet try the food for weight control try a food dispener >I have an approximately 12 year old spayed female cat that I had since a >kitten. I got the cat from a shelter, and it was practically starved as [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Is there anything I can do here? Dry Hills prescription > dry or wet > try the food for weight control [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Is there anything I can do here? try a food dispensor and set it with a certian amount at certain times during the day before you go it will train the furball the whining part is something you have to deal with they are like a children the more you enable them the more they want did your vet tell you the cat is overweight? and tell you what diet to put the furball on? > Dry > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>> >>> Is there anything I can do here? tom explained : > I have an approximately 12 year old spayed female cat that I had since a > kitten. I got the cat from a shelter, and it was practically starved as the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Is there anything I can do here? I have a cat that looks fat but he does not eat that much really. The vet said it is the way he is shaped. It looks like parts of his insides are hanging down. He looks a bit lethargic at times, he don't bother with hunting and takes a long time to slowly walk in when he is called.  SignatureCount Baldoni > I have an approximately 12 year old spayed female cat that I had since a > kitten. I got the cat from a shelter, and it was practically starved as [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Is there anything I can do here? It might help to get her a companion. I have an obese cat (he was that way when I got him), but he lives with a clowder of mostly active cats, so he's active too. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). >> I have an approximately 12 year old spayed female cat that I had since a >> kitten. I got the cat from a shelter, and it was practically starved as [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >I have an obese cat (he was that way when I got him), but he lives with a >clowder of mostly active cats, so he's active too. Put it on a diet of food for overweight cats and / or talk to you vet. They may suggest a food / diet for it. Good luck. >>I have an obese cat (he was that way when I got him), but he lives with a >>clowder of mostly active cats, so he's active too. > > Put it on a diet of food for overweight cats and / or talk to you vet. > They may suggest a food / diet for it. Think about this: Tigger is one fo fifteen cats in the clowder. Do you have a method of feeding fifteen cats so that one of them gets a restricted diet? I can manage suppliments, but the logistics of feeding that many cats who come and go at will pretty much resolves to a large bowl of kibble available 24-7. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). >>>I have an obese cat (he was that way when I got him), but he lives with a >>>clowder of mostly active cats, so he's active too. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that many cats who come and go at will pretty much resolves to a large > bowl of kibble available 24-7. Yeah.....I have the same problem on a smaller scale.....I have 5 cats, and we suspect that one of them might have the flv virus.....So we made sure all the others have their booster shots. But how are we going to keep them from all sharing the same food and water bowls? I thought of putting each one's food in a separate box with a lockable door, and training them to eat out of only their own box, at around the same time of day. Possible perhaps, but kind of a pain in the a.s.....I don't know what I would do if I had 15 of them........ > Yeah.....I have the same problem on a smaller scale.....I have 5 cats, and > we suspect that one of them might have the flv virus.....So we made sure [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > perhaps, but kind of a pain in the a.s.....I don't know what I would do if > I had 15 of them........ I had an idea for supplemental feeding: a box a little wider than the bowl with one end and the top open, but not enough room for more than one cat - put the bowl at one end and let the cat have at it. Currently, I have to sit there by the bowl and shoo several persistent cats away time after time. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). >> Yeah.....I have the same problem on a smaller scale.....I have 5 cats, >> and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > sit there by the bowl and shoo several persistent cats away time after > time. That might work.....Right now, the cat we suspect is sick lives on the foot of our bed, and we feed him there with his own bowl of food, which the other cats won't touch anyway. He seems to be OK, but the vet says he might be a "carrier" so it's best to not let him become too intimate with the other cats. But trying to control their total food intake for general health purposes would be very difficult, since they eat night and day out of what is to them an infinite bowl of kibbles. It is also very convenient to go away for a weekend and know the cats will be OK in our absence. This is hard for us to do now that we think Smokey might be a viral risk to the other cats, and it would be hard to do if you were trying to keep a bunch of cats on a diet. One of the things I like about cats is their independence. They are generally easy to keep. But trying to control their total food intake kind of nullifies that feature. My aunt has a thats overweight and on a diet. She also has another cat that is small and slender. Both are indoor cats. She got them both from me so I know the overweight one didnt get that gene from his mother, she was a very small and slender cat. I suggested to my aunt a toy that Sambo (the overweight cat) can go after. Maybe somethin like a scratching post with one of the bouncing toys on top. Or The cat I have now likes to just go after string sometimes or almost anything. ok well good luck with your cat. Linda >>> Yeah.....I have the same problem on a smaller scale.....I have 5 cats, >>> and [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >are generally easy to keep. But trying to control their total food intake >kind of nullifies that feature.
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