{"id":2598,"date":"2018-04-03T03:58:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2018-04-03T03:58:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T11:58:45","slug":"newsday-tuesday-is-your-cat-fat-or-just-fluffy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2598","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Is Your Cat Fat or Just Fluffy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"You (and your cat) may have heard it before. \u201cGosh she\u2019s a fatty.\u201d Or \u201cI love fat cats\u2014she\u2019s so cute.\u201d Or \u201cGads, what do you feed her?\u201d Your veterinarian may be telling you to cut down on her food and treats and especially any salty, fatty table food. But how do you deny your sweet kitty the thing in life she most loves\u2014food? And what about the multi-cat household\u2014how do you put one or two cats on a diet when some of the others are actually underweight? These are good question that need answers.<\/p>\n

As cat-moms we enjoy knowing our babies are eating well. Especially if she has been sick\u2014had a rough patch at some point and was off her food. You probably tried every ploy to get her to eat and now you are pleased as punch when she licks her plate clean.<\/p>\n

But when she tips the scales on the fat side and your veterinarian tells you she needs a lighter fare at meal time, it can be difficult, but vital to her health. Here\u2019s an article that can help you save the obese cat from disease, pain, and an early death sentence: https:\/\/www.petmd.com\/cat\/nutrition\/evr_ct_obesity_in_cats_and_what_to_do_about_an_overweight_cat<\/a><\/p>\n

But changing her diet isn\u2019t the only solution. You\u2019ll want to make sure kitty is getting a lot<\/p>\n

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of exercise. Invest in a larger cat tree. Bring in enticing new toys. Purchase and use a food ball\u2014where the cat has to work with the ball in order to extract a kibble from it. And get active with your cat. You\u2019ve probably already learned that a cat will be more inclined to play when you\u2019re involved.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another site I found helpful on how to manage a weight-loss diet for a cat. It will help you to understand the dangers of putting your cat on a diet. https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/61531-fat-cat-diet-study.html<\/a><\/p>\n

As for successfully putting one of your cats on a special diet, basically it\u2019s a matter of separating the cats at feeding time. In our household, Lily gets a prescription food for renal failure, but she\u2019d love to have the over-the-counter food that Sophie gets. Lily love, love, loves food and Sophie eats pretty much out of routine. If Sophie’s having a good nap, she may decline a meal. So we feed them at the exact same time\u2014putting Lily\u2019s plate down first\u2014and in areas where the cats can\u2019t see each other eat. Lily eats wherever I am so I can stop her when she finishes before she makes the trek to where Sophie\u2019s eating. I beat her there in case Sophie didn’t eat or didn’t finish.<\/p>\n

You wouldn\u2019t think that feeding a cat would take such cunning. But many households today have more than one cat and each cat seems to come with a different need and level of interest in food. If we don\u2019t become watchdogs at mealtime, some cats might lose out while others become obese.<\/p>\n

Do any of you have tips for feeding more than one cat or for managing a cat\u2019s weight?<\/p>\n

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You (and your cat) may have heard it before. \u201cGosh she\u2019s a fatty.\u201d Or \u201cI love fat cats\u2014she\u2019s so cute.\u201d Or \u201cGads, what do you feed her?\u201d Your veterinarian may be telling you to cut down on her food and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598\/revisions\/2599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}