Has anyone had any experience of successfully managing a pet's weight, particularly a cat?
I'm sure it's far from easy with dogs, but with cats it is very difficult, as you don't generally exercise them, so can't add extra or longer walks!
Our boy cat is very overweight. We have been told before and were told again today. He was a skinny cat until we had him neutered as an adult, then his weight increased massively He loves his food and pushes his skinny sisters away from their bowls if he can get away with it, and eats anything they leave. We dont feed him whenever he asks, and we move the other cats bowls if they leave some, to prevent him eating it all. Lord knows how big he would be if we didn't!
We tried dieting him before, but it is so hard with multiple cats in the house. All we can think to do is give him 1 pouch per meal, the girls half a pouch each, then shut him out of the kitchen and give the girls more!
I feel so mean, he's a big boy and loves his food
I'm ashamed to say I lost it a little at the vets! The receptionist told us what the vet said about the weight, then went on about how well she dieted her cats, how she weighed out the food and if her husband gave him slightly too much then there would be very little for tea. Well, I can't go without my tea and I don't think a pet should! She sounded so smug. I really saw red when she said 'its like having a Mars Bar or having an apple'
I told her I thought she was making the usual assumptions - overweight owner, overweight pet. I told her she was only seeing a tiny snapshop of our lives, and that I also had 2 very slim cats!!
She was very polite after that
I'm sure it's far from easy with dogs, but with cats it is very difficult, as you don't generally exercise them, so can't add extra or longer walks!
Our boy cat is very overweight. We have been told before and were told again today. He was a skinny cat until we had him neutered as an adult, then his weight increased massively He loves his food and pushes his skinny sisters away from their bowls if he can get away with it, and eats anything they leave. We dont feed him whenever he asks, and we move the other cats bowls if they leave some, to prevent him eating it all. Lord knows how big he would be if we didn't!
We tried dieting him before, but it is so hard with multiple cats in the house. All we can think to do is give him 1 pouch per meal, the girls half a pouch each, then shut him out of the kitchen and give the girls more!
I feel so mean, he's a big boy and loves his food
I'm ashamed to say I lost it a little at the vets! The receptionist told us what the vet said about the weight, then went on about how well she dieted her cats, how she weighed out the food and if her husband gave him slightly too much then there would be very little for tea. Well, I can't go without my tea and I don't think a pet should! She sounded so smug. I really saw red when she said 'its like having a Mars Bar or having an apple'
I told her I thought she was making the usual assumptions - overweight owner, overweight pet. I told her she was only seeing a tiny snapshop of our lives, and that I also had 2 very slim cats!!
She was very polite after that
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