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Weight loss program for obese cat
Last Sunday, I took in an extremely obese owner give-up. Spider weighed
21lbs, the vet is estimating his ideal weight to be between 10-12lbs. His buddy, Snowball, is only about 4lbs overweight. As they are new to my household, I initially simply put their food out, as I was expecting them to be a little nervous. They didn't eat at all for 2 days, then one morning both bowls were empty. The next day, I tried to switch them to three meals a day (I was told by the previous owner that Snowball in particular is a picky eater and does not like her food to be stale), each time removing the foodbowls after 15 minutes. But they barely touched the food each time, so I again left the food out over night, and it was gone in the morning. At this point, after one week, both cats will not eat when I am there. They take one look, and then Snowball begs at the door to be allowed out to explore the house, and Spider jumps on the sofa to be petted. I tried tempting them with canned food, but they are not interested. Together, they are eating about 1 cup of Iams Weight Control a day, and though feeding guidelines are only that, guidelines, it seems like they should be eating more in order to avoid rapid weight loss. Right now, they have each lost 1lb, but given that they didn't eat at all for 2 days, that seems ok?!? Though I want both of them to go onto a weight reduction program, I want this weight loss to be controlled and very gradual. Does anyone have experience with early warning signs for Hepatic Lipidosis? As of which point should this be a concern? Thanks! |
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firstly if i were you they would be on royal canin light 38.with a
tablespoon of whatever they fancy for tea.if they don`t eat it there not not hungry.try to think of how cats survive in the wild. firstly they can go for days without food,water is a must.night time is when cats eat most. by night i mean when its dark.they sleep mainly in the day.correct diet is vital for cats but please do not think they are human because there not.feed them right and they will reward you with so much pleasure. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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