When I first bought Lily from the humane society she was already obese and since I've had her it seems like she's been gaining a pound here or there. I've even tried to cut down her servings, but that didn't seem to help. I have been feeding her wet and dry food mixed together. Maybe I should just go with one or the other from now on? I put her on a diet a few months ago and she rarely ate, and I still have some of the diet food left. I recalled having her come up to me whenever I ate and begging for scraps which told me she didn't like her diet food. Should I mix the diet food in put maybe like a teaspoon of wet food in there so that she will eat it? Also will taking her outside for walks help make her loose weight? I've been playing with her inside the house and trying to make her more active every now and then as much as I can. Also what is the average weight for most cats? And can a few pounds overweight of the average weight can threaten her life?
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My cat weighs 12 pounds and I'm worried about her obesity.
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I would say try giving her small servings threw out the day. Not all at once. If your not home during the day. Try giving her a small meal when you get up. Another right before you leave. And then a small when you get home and right before bed.
I would go with not more then 3/4 of a cup to a cup of food a day. The bag or can tells you how much to feed.
Also, it's hard to say how much over weight your cat is with out actually seeing her. We have a cat that is 13 pounds. Yet she is tiny not over weight at all. Her brother is over weight he is 18 pounds. So it depends on the bone structure of the cat and size of the cat.
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Usually you can do several things to tell whether or not your cat is too fat. The first thing is to check the ribs. You should be able to easily feel your cat’s ribs, but they should also not be sticking out.
Look at your cat from above. Some indentation between the rib cage and the hips (that classic hourglass figure) indicates that your cat is at a desirable weight.
The best thing to do is to consult your vet who can work with you to help the cat lose weight.
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Well I tried feeling her ribs and I can kind of feel them but barely. Also she is round when I look at her above. She's got a little head and a big fat body. Here is a picture of her..
She does look like she might be a bit overweight, but certainly she is not grossly obese. This is probably why the vet isn't too concerned.
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Well, I think the ideal weight would best be best on her skeletal size & muscle mass. We have one cat who we thought was really starting to get fat when he hit 15 lbs at 1 year old. However, he practically overnight turned it over into muscle mass & he is now over 16 lbs & there is very little fleshyness to him. He's just HUGE and very muscular! We have another who started getting fat at the same age who all by herself dropped 3 lbs, now weighs 13lbs and is possitivly svelte. Again though she's a really big cat! She looks perfect now. Then we have another that is fat. She is big, round & fat. But she has some birth defects and previous injuries that I realize keep her a little less active & make her look fatter than she actually is, because they round her hips & back. I just don't know for sure what to do for her, because all her fat is in her abdomin. Can't make a cat do crunches as some wise person here once said, so I don't think there's much we can do about it. I'm not sure how helpful all this is to you, but I think what I'm trying to say is, don't panic, her body may just be reajusting.-- Jennifer
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