How much does your cat weigh?
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missdiane said:
Not sure I'd be wanting to fuss their bellies!
they act exactly like my cat always did....roll around, wrestle with you a bit till bored, and then (without any obvious transition) try and remove every inch of spare skin with all four feet before dashing off like a lunatic!The cut back on fatties food is going well, we are feeding her 3 times a day, 2 wet and 1 dry and all measured, as a result she is not asking for more luckily, she is now getting 40gr dry food instead of what I suspect was well in excess of 100gr dry, we have upped the wet to counteract it but only to what whiskas say to feed a 4kg indoor cat, the difference is, instead of food being available all the time, we have set feeding times and they are both are coming in for the food at the right dinner times
Hoping we manage to lose a few kgs by the 6 week check
I'm also playing with her more now I'm home all day
Hoping we manage to lose a few kgs by the 6 week check
I'm also playing with her more now I'm home all day
missdiane said:
Thanks
We have to go back in 6 weeks, so they definitely want to monitor her, which is good, I can find out how much dry we feed her, and how much wet, but not mixed, but she did say we should aim to feed her as per a 7kg cat, and if she is getting really hungry to up it a bit
thing is, there is 2 of them and I guess she eats some of little ones portion of dried too, plan is (vet advice) to feed them the usual wet food in the morning (50gr) and then let dried food run out and feed a little bit of dried later on when they ask for it, making sure we don't put down too much
She also mentioned about a different food for maine coons; royal canin, we feed her Applaws, not sure what the difference is, but I may look at getting a bag and trying to integrate food over if it will benefit
Amazing how the weight creeps on though, I never thought for a minute she would be over weight but when we got home I looked at some older pictures and you can definitely see a difference all over, not just in the tummy
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excuse crap qulaity, also needed to crop to take me out
If Gandalf was a catWe have to go back in 6 weeks, so they definitely want to monitor her, which is good, I can find out how much dry we feed her, and how much wet, but not mixed, but she did say we should aim to feed her as per a 7kg cat, and if she is getting really hungry to up it a bit
thing is, there is 2 of them and I guess she eats some of little ones portion of dried too, plan is (vet advice) to feed them the usual wet food in the morning (50gr) and then let dried food run out and feed a little bit of dried later on when they ask for it, making sure we don't put down too much
She also mentioned about a different food for maine coons; royal canin, we feed her Applaws, not sure what the difference is, but I may look at getting a bag and trying to integrate food over if it will benefit
Amazing how the weight creeps on though, I never thought for a minute she would be over weight but when we got home I looked at some older pictures and you can definitely see a difference all over, not just in the tummy
I'm trying to attach a picture, but it doesn't like my bitmap
excuse crap qulaity, also needed to crop to take me out
Edited by missdiane on Monday 10th September 17:43
missdiane said:
The cut back on fatties food is going well, we are feeding her 3 times a day, 2 wet and 1 dry and all measured, as a result she is not asking for more luckily, she is now getting 40gr dry food instead of what I suspect was well in excess of 100gr dry, we have upped the wet to counteract it but only to what whiskas say to feed a 4kg indoor cat, the difference is, instead of food being available all the time, we have set feeding times and they are both are coming in for the food at the right dinner times
Hoping we manage to lose a few kgs by the 6 week check
I'm also playing with her more now I'm home all day
Sounds good so far. 100g dry is a lot even for a Maine esp if having wet aswell.Hoping we manage to lose a few kgs by the 6 week check
I'm also playing with her more now I'm home all day
If you were coming to me I'd have wanted to check the weight after 3 weeks to ensure they're on the right amount as too fast a weight loss is not good.
Re amount of loss, you should be looking at grams rather than kilos, don't aim too high, you'll be disappointed when you probably don't need to be.
I'd be chuffed if the loss was 500g over 6 weeks and impressed and I wouldn't want it to be more of a loss than that. General guide is to reach target 6-12 months after starting, depending on % bodyweight needed to be lost, for some it can ne 2 Yeats!
Keeping fingers crossed for you all.
Cheers
She was eating the 100gr dry and 50gr of wet before and it was all going, vet said the dry was the problem; however her teeth were better than average, she wants fatty back down to last years weight of 7.7kg as that was right for her apparently, its only 1.4kg to lose so as long as there is some loss by next appt, I'll be happy, just looking at alternatives to whiskas as the composition of 4% meat looks crap
She was eating the 100gr dry and 50gr of wet before and it was all going, vet said the dry was the problem; however her teeth were better than average, she wants fatty back down to last years weight of 7.7kg as that was right for her apparently, its only 1.4kg to lose so as long as there is some loss by next appt, I'll be happy, just looking at alternatives to whiskas as the composition of 4% meat looks crap
Jwb wet has higher meat content, you can buy it in pet superstores (my Maine likes it) the sachets are smaller and it is more expensive. Applaws wet also expensive (compared to whiskas that is, they are worth the money re the ingredients). Go to a pet supermarket and have a look at the foods they do there are a few with much better meat content 
Ours are 2.5 years old and weigh approx 3.5kg.
They're small compared to other cats in the neighbourhood. Their previous home had 6 cats living in pretty bad conditions, so not sure if they're naturally small (they are brothers), if they're still growing or if they had their growth hindered by a lack of food/poor nutrition when they were kittens.
They're small compared to other cats in the neighbourhood. Their previous home had 6 cats living in pretty bad conditions, so not sure if they're naturally small (they are brothers), if they're still growing or if they had their growth hindered by a lack of food/poor nutrition when they were kittens.
My first cat was a DSH. Starsky was his name (had a budgie called Hutch...sad, I know, but I was 10 at the time - now 41)
He grew and grew and grew. To 9.5Kg. He was not fat, just a big cat, with massive razor blade claws and teeth like a sabre-tooth! Seriously, I've never seen anything like it since.
Nor will I ever forget Starsky walking through a gap in the garden into the neighbours Great Dane. Poor pooch didn't know what the feck hit him. LOL.
Since then things have calmed down a tad and we've had cats in the 4.5kg to 6kg range. Current cat is Mac (short for Macca, as in Mclaren...lol) He's plumetted from 6kg to 4.5kg in a year. Thyroid issues it would seem, and he's on 10mg Carbimazole. Here's hoping he manages to gain some weight.
He grew and grew and grew. To 9.5Kg. He was not fat, just a big cat, with massive razor blade claws and teeth like a sabre-tooth! Seriously, I've never seen anything like it since.
Nor will I ever forget Starsky walking through a gap in the garden into the neighbours Great Dane. Poor pooch didn't know what the feck hit him. LOL.
Since then things have calmed down a tad and we've had cats in the 4.5kg to 6kg range. Current cat is Mac (short for Macca, as in Mclaren...lol) He's plumetted from 6kg to 4.5kg in a year. Thyroid issues it would seem, and he's on 10mg Carbimazole. Here's hoping he manages to gain some weight.
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