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Overweight Pets
When I read stuff like this, it sometimes makes me laugh cause you either will relate to it or not and mine is kinda inbetween with out cat.
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I'll admit that our cat is fat but most of his weight came from after he got fixed. Granted I never saw him before that since we got him from bubba's family. Its funny though cause Sam does have his moments when he gets really playful and since we have a two story house, all the running up and down the stairs, you'd think he'd lose a little weight.
We had him weighed once when we took him to the vets and the vet showed us how to do it at home. I want to say that its better while holding a small animal, get on a bathroom scale, see how much more weight is added to your own while holding your pet then just subtract what it shows you along with your normal weight. The vet said that Sam was I believe it was 14lbs or maybe 10, I'll have to remind myself to do that once I get home since its been awhile.
From the article::
If a cat looks overweight, it is, the report says. There should be no heavy fat deposits on the back, face or limbs or a rounding of the abdomen.
Well he does have a belly that sticks out from his sides and its so silly to see him waddling down the stairs but thats the only area he's really fat in. And the thing is we don't feed him like HUGE amounts. He gets one cup full of food that should most likely last him till the next morning (pending on how much of a pig he gets, he'll have it all eaten before the night is over but he still has to wait till the morning to be fed). And it is funny when I think back on how some dogs are compared to some cats. Dogs will chomp down all the food they are given while cats take their time and nit pick whenever they feel like they are hungry. (see I said some, not all)
Funny that this article came out when it did cause I just saw a pet food commercial today from Imas and they now come out with a weight control brand *rolls eyes*.
Phat Pets ^_~
I'll admit that our cat is fat but most of his weight came from after he got fixed. Granted I never saw him before that since we got him from bubba's family. Its funny though cause Sam does have his moments when he gets really playful and since we have a two story house, all the running up and down the stairs, you'd think he'd lose a little weight.
We had him weighed once when we took him to the vets and the vet showed us how to do it at home. I want to say that its better while holding a small animal, get on a bathroom scale, see how much more weight is added to your own while holding your pet then just subtract what it shows you along with your normal weight. The vet said that Sam was I believe it was 14lbs or maybe 10, I'll have to remind myself to do that once I get home since its been awhile.
From the article::
If a cat looks overweight, it is, the report says. There should be no heavy fat deposits on the back, face or limbs or a rounding of the abdomen.
Well he does have a belly that sticks out from his sides and its so silly to see him waddling down the stairs but thats the only area he's really fat in. And the thing is we don't feed him like HUGE amounts. He gets one cup full of food that should most likely last him till the next morning (pending on how much of a pig he gets, he'll have it all eaten before the night is over but he still has to wait till the morning to be fed). And it is funny when I think back on how some dogs are compared to some cats. Dogs will chomp down all the food they are given while cats take their time and nit pick whenever they feel like they are hungry. (see I said some, not all)
Funny that this article came out when it did cause I just saw a pet food commercial today from Imas and they now come out with a weight control brand *rolls eyes*.
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My cat is something like 17 or 18 lbs. Yep. BUT... these isn't a fat bone in his body. He just a biiiig boy! *grins* And we have a HUGE Tom outside that, when he's in good weight and muscled up, he's something like 22 lbs, and again, no fat. He's extremely active, as is our housecat.
I worked 13 years for a vet, and yeah, obesity in animals really is a growing (no pun intended) problem. Some people, though, like some senior citizens, LOL, can't be told anything as far as "ChiChi (the 15-lb Chihuahua) really needs to lose weight or he could have a heart attak! Or YOU could have a heart attack carrying him! *grins*
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We live by the woods so my cats never go hungry...you know when you are sadistic when you are laughing at your cats playing with a bunny.
The cat I worry about the most is the "opposite cross eye" Eyes in two different directions. Creepy.