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my cat is so fat that he cant clean his butt or around his tail. is he too fat?
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Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.
A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.
I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds… and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.
It’s best to assess your cats weight by it’s body condition and not compared to other cats.
Here’s a chart to help you do that…
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
If your cat can no longer clean it’’s behind, it’s likely the cat is overweight and needs some help. Was the area daily with a warm wet washcloth.
There is NO such thing as dry “diet” food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can’t make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.
The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.
The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most “normal” sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.
Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!
Source Link: Feline obeisity - How to lose the fat cat
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I would say that’s too fat. Your best bet is to have a vet examine him and determine his ideal weight. Then you can begin him on a diet.
In a nutshell, most cats are fat because they’ve been fed too much (free-feeding or indulging them) and because they’re fed dry food which is NOT appropriate food for them due to the grain/carb/sugar content. Cats are obligate carnivores who need to eat a high meat-based protein diet, which is also high in fats and low in carbs.
Many vets, who are sadly ignorant on the topic of proper cat nutrition, will recommend prescription diet foods (usually dry). Cats are expected to lose weight on a starvation diet of 1/4 or 1/3 cup of food per day. Everyone is miserable in these situations.
The solution is to switch the fat cat (and any others in the household as well) to a good quality canned food. Because these foods are species appropriate, the cat will lose weight at a safe, slow pace (no more than 1 pound per month). Switching foods needs to occur slowly, and if you’re trying to get a kibble junkie to eat canned food, that will happen naturally.
How much should cats eat?
This varies. Average cats may eat between 20-30 calories per pound per day. But note that that is IDEAL pounds. Using 25 calories per day for example, an 8 pound cat could eat 200 calories per day. By the same token, a cat who weighs 20 pounds but should weigh 10 could eat 250 calories per day. You multiply the ideal weight by the calories to arrive at that figure. When working toward weight loss, it’s perhaps best to start at the lower end of the scale (20).
How do I find out how many calories are in cat food? See the link “Values in canned food.” If it’s not listed there, you’d need to contact the manufacturer…..I believe that link provides some help there as well.
That’s it. Easy as pie. Not only will fat cats lose weight, but it and any others in the home will reap many benefits of eating a speciies appropriate diet.
See the links below for detailed information on this topic.
UPDATE: Poppy lost 5 pounds and Sophie lost 2 following this plan (from October to October). Each cat gets one can (5.5oz) of Nature’s Variety Instincts per day. No one is starving or miserable. My vet is happy with her progress and so am I. Only 4 pounds to go!
1. Why cats need canned food: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=whycatsneedcannedfood
2. What to feed: http://www.catinfo.org/commercialcannedfoods.htm
3. Obesity links:
http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catweight.html
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=016
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=therightweightlossprogramforcats
4. Switching foods: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=switchingfoods
5. Values in Canned Foods: http://www.geocities.com/jmpeerson/canfood.html
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Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.
A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.
I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds… and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.
It’s best to assess your cats weight by it’s body condition and not compared to other cats.
Here’s a chart to help you do that…
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
If your cat can no longer clean it’’s behind, it’s likely the cat is overweight and needs some help. Was the area daily with a warm wet washcloth.
There is NO such thing as dry “diet” food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can’t make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.
The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.
The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most “normal” sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.
Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
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My cat is 22.5 pounds but still runs around and plays with other animals. Your cat does not have to be in olympic shape to be happy.
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thanks and he eats two times a day and we always leave out dry food and water. he weighs 20 pounds
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if u feed him like5 times a day it could be how much u feed him i would not feed him thay much a day.
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a fat cat is as unhealthy as a fat human
so stop feeding it many times a day
feed it 2 times a day (170 gram per meal)
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If your cat is so fat that he can’t even clean his butt or tail, then you need to help hime lose weight. Ask your vet about ways to change your cat’s weight. You could do some things:
~Change the brand of food you buy him;
~Lessen the amount of food you give him;
~Feed him less wet food (I feed my cat wet food once a week);
~Stop leaving out dry food all the time. Your cat should only have about two meals a day with just dry food. If you do these things, your cat will lose weight.
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But, like Kat said, your cat may be big boned. But you should ask your vet if he is overweight or not for his bone structure.
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Yeah i would say hes too fat. you better get him on a diet quick. Because if a cat gets too fat they will have crystals in their urine and it makes it hard for them to go to the bathroom and they might die because of it.
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