Overweight cats
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Mrs Saleen's 2 'tards are overweight, they don't get over fed here at home but we think the problem lays with them being fed/stealing food elsewhere, a 'please do not feed me' tag on a collar is not an option due to both cats unwilling to wear a collar. Apart from knocking on the door of every house in a 2 mile radius and showing a photo of the cats and asking for them to be not fed/shooed away is there much else we can do?
What are they given at home and how many grams per day, how much do they weigh, what should they weigh. How old are they, how active are they?
Once it can be ascertained that they are definitely not gettring too much at home your choices are keep them indoors or notify neighbours somehow esp locally to start with.
Once it can be ascertained that they are definitely not gettring too much at home your choices are keep them indoors or notify neighbours somehow esp locally to start with.
bexVN said:
What are they given at home and how many grams per day, how much do they weigh, what should they weigh. How old are they, how active are they?
Once it can be ascertained that they are definitely not gettring too much at home your choices are keep them indoors or notify neighbours somehow esp locally to start with.
They are both almost 5 years, big framed castrated males the larger is 6kg (he can stand on his back legs and swipe stuff off the worktops if it is at the edge) the smaller is 5.4kg and cant quite reach the worktop, no idea what they are meant to weigh and we just get told they are overweight. Both are active and the smaller one will devour anything he catches, they get fed twice a day and are fed wet (Animonda Carny) along with a raw chicken wing a couple times a month or some sardines (both of these replace a meal)initially they were fed by the tin guidline of 220g a day but with the vet telling us they are overweight this has been reduced over the past 12-18months to approx 100-120g a day but we are still being told they are overweight.Once it can be ascertained that they are definitely not gettring too much at home your choices are keep them indoors or notify neighbours somehow esp locally to start with.
Well that doesn't sound excessive. Your vet should really have advised an ideal weight.
Just out of interest what type of cat are they (ie pics please
) Some breeds are naturally heavier built eg British shorthairs, so if they have this breed in them it may explain the heavy look and they may not actually be that overweight.
Just out of interest what type of cat are they (ie pics please
) Some breeds are naturally heavier built eg British shorthairs, so if they have this breed in them it may explain the heavy look and they may not actually be that overweight. bexVN said:
Well that doesn't sound excessive. Your vet should really have advised an ideal weight.
Just out of interest what type of cat are they (ie pics please) Some breeds are naturally heavier built eg British shorthairs, so if they have this breed in them it may explain the heavy look and they may not actually be that overweight.
Will post some pics over the weekend, they are brothers and are long haired moggies with no known specific breed, however, after quite a bit of digging around and comparing photos of them I think they have some Norwegian Forest cat in the bloodline which would account for their size.Just out of interest what type of cat are they (ie pics please
) Some breeds are naturally heavier built eg British shorthairs, so if they have this breed in them it may explain the heavy look and they may not actually be that overweight. 
Lovely cats . They are obviously naturally big cats, I would love to get my hands on them! I would say they aren't that bad but it is difficult without seeing them side on or from above.
The long haired one does look a bit broad around the waist but my Lucy is long hair, not overweight and can look like that.
How much do they play at home?
. They are obviously naturally big cats, I would love to get my hands on them! I would say they aren't that bad but it is difficult without seeing them side on or from above.The long haired one does look a bit broad around the waist but my Lucy is long hair, not overweight and can look like that.
How much do they play at home?
bexVN said:
Lovely cats . They are obviously naturally big cats, I would love to get my hands on them! I would say they aren't that bad but it is difficult without seeing them side on or from above.
The long haired one does look a bit broad around the waist but my Lucy is long hair, not overweight and can look like that.
How much do they play at home?
If you give the rear of them a squeeze while they sit like that, although they look a bit porky there isn't much 'give' as it is mostly fur, they don't play much inside as they both head straight out the door as soon as they have been fed and are gone for hours. They do like to climb trees and the smaller of the two comes home with baby pidgeons stolen from the nest for a snack!. They are obviously naturally big cats, I would love to get my hands on them! I would say they aren't that bad but it is difficult without seeing them side on or from above.The long haired one does look a bit broad around the waist but my Lucy is long hair, not overweight and can look like that.
How much do they play at home?
My advice would be just be aware, if they were able to drop approx 200g each that could be useful and beneficial but the main objective is to ensure they do not gain more weight.
There is a chance I'd advise differently if I could see them and actually examine them but at this time I can't see much you can change unless the make of food you use has a light version you could try.
There is a chance I'd advise differently if I could see them and actually examine them but at this time I can't see much you can change unless the make of food you use has a light version you could try.
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