Hope theres a vet/vet nurse/cat expert out there that can offer me some advice. Here's the story:
I have 3 indoor cats 2 males, one female. One of the males is grossly overweight. The reason being is that after polishing off his own dinner he polishes off the other two's in the night. He has been on low cal food forever. However in the last few weeks we decided to get tough (our vet has advised us this as well) in the morning we weigh out exactly what he should have for the day (he's on Iams Light they all are) we put all their bowls down 4-5 times a day and take them away once they are finished to stop fat cat eating it all.
The problem now is the other two cats appear to have lost weight whilst fat cat does not (maybe he has I'll take him to the vets and have him weighed in a few weeks) the other two cats are not greedy cats and want a little and often so they are really upset about the new arrangements.
Fat cat is so greedy he bolts down his food and then sicks it up (at least every other day) I am forever cleaning cat puke off the carpet and it is getting me down.
The problem is we know we have to get some weight off fat cat but the other two seem to be really suffering. They are also driving me mad constantly around my feet in the kitchen begging for food.
Please help if I had the money I would seriously consider boarding fat cat at a cattery for a few months but that's only a short term solution.
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Fat cat on a diet - help needed!
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sweetkitty · 24/03/2005 11:15
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