chaniarts wrote:
On 3/5/2013 4:07 AM, Buddy's Mom wrote:
On Friday, March 1, 2013 5:43:22 PM UTC-5, wrote:
My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight
or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new
game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new
kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He
could use some company as well

Cats should not have carbs - get rid of the hard food. Carbs will
add to the chance of your cat getting diabetes as much as being
overweight will. Just feed your cat the appropriate amount of
canned food and water and he will lose weight.

there are carbs in canned food also.

Also, if you have multiple cats, it isn;t easy to isolate them and make sure
they all get the appropriate amount of food. I have five, and they are all,
"outside cats". I can't control what they all eat. Now, if I were running a
zoo, then I would have such control, but I am not. I take in strtays, and
give them the best care I can afford, includeing regular vet visits, but
there is a limit to how far I can go in their care. I plead my case by
saying that had I not taken them in, they would probably be dead by now. I
love cats, and hate to see them suffer. Were I Bill Gates, I would have a
huge cat farm, where I took care of thousands of neutered and well cared for
cats. But I am not that wealthy. I sometimew wonder what those multi
billionaires do with their money. They sure don't do what I would do with it
if I had it..... How can they sit on their 100 million dollar yachts sipping
their martini's when there are so many small furry creatures freezing and
starving to death every Winter?