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Does /an/ have any ideas for how to make my fat-ass cat lose some fricking weight before she becomes morbidly obese? Also, how fat is too fat? Will she get a heart attack or something like that if she keeps getting fatter? :|

pic related but not her.
>> Anonymous
Get a laser pointer and use it like nature intended.

Also, put her food somewhere challenging to reach.
>> Anonymous
>>193601
She's usually either terrified of or bored by laser pointers. I can try the food idea, but the hardest place she could get to would be my desk, which frankly isn't a very long jump.
>> Anonymous
>>193604terrified by laser pointers

Then chase her around with one.

Or just chase her around. Make her play along.
>> Anonymous
My cat is somewhat pudgy, my vet told me to eliminate the dry foods. It works so long as the human has some appropriate self restraint and doesn't give in to the cat's pitiful whining. Also, how much food are you putting out for your cat everyday?

Also also, my vet told us that whatever the cat hasn't eaten in 30 mins should be thrown out, they should only be allowed that window to eat.
>> Anonymous
>>193608
I'm usually gone for at least several hours each day, so I've just been leaving out a dish of dry cat food all the time. How often should I feed her instead?
>> Anonymous
First off, if you do that 'free feeding' nonsense, stop it now. Give her a bowl of food, leave it for as much time as she usually eats, and pick it up. This will let her know she can't just count on a bowl left out all the time for food. She has to eat normal portions.

More exercise is also a good idea.
>> Anonymous
>>193610

This is your problem. You can't just leave a bowl around. You have to control when they eat, and how much.
>> Anonymous
>>193611
>>193613
Alright, I'll stop free-feeding her (despite the pathetic looks she's bound to give me). What and how much should I give her instead?

She's about 9 years old, by the way, if that matters.
>> Anonymous
I have the same problem feeding my fat cat, we have multiple cats so she always finds a bowl and if I take the food sometime during the night the cat will actually bust into the bag or find some way to eat something.
>> Anonymous
>>193616

My previous cats were fine with free-feeding like that, never got fat - my current one though couldn't get enough of it. Unfortunately yeah, you're going to need to stop that.

What I feed my cat is one small single-serve tin of cat food in the morning, and roughly 90 grams (about 3oz) of fresh fish / chicken in the evening.

She gets dried food very very rarely as a treat, and only ever a very small handful at most.
>> Anonymous
>>193625
you're an idiot, dry food is better for cats than wet food.
>> Anonymous
fucking abuse
>> Anonymous
>>194175

not according to my vet. Provided you buy the quality stuff, it is more than possible to give your cat a balanced diet with wet food alone.
>> Anonymous
>>194197
You know how easy it is to give your cat a balanced diet of dry food? All you need is a measuring cup.
>> Anonymous
>>194198

Are you a vet? My vet said no dried food for my cat. I paid for my vets advice, I followed my vets advice, and lo and behold - my pets advice is working just fine. Unless you want to break out your qualifications and show me you have something to back up your assertions on fucking 4chan, you can gtfo, because i'm not taking the opinion of some random anon over someone with a proper degree in the subject.
>> Anonymous
Feed your cat a quarter cup of dry food twice a day. You may wish to go with a "Light" type of food to reduce your cat's weight. We use Science Diet Light for our cats and they maintain a good weight even though they all have a little bit of fat on them, but it's constant how much they weigh. Best plan is to ask your vet, but yeah, no more free-feeding.
>> Anonymous
>>194199
and lo and behold - my pets advice is working just fine.


You take advice from your pet?
>> Anonymous
>>194175

Out of curiosity, why do you say this? As far as I knew, dry food is mostly filler grains and junk that cats really don't need. Why wouldn't wet food, fed appropriately, be a good idea?
>> Anonymous
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>>195120You take advice from your pet?

Yes, yes I do.
>> Anonymous
i make my cat fend for itself. lives off baby rabbits, birds, mice, rats, and the chihuahua's dog food.
>> Anonymous
>>195151
Well played, well played indeed.

I loled
>> Anonymous
My cat eats wet food because she doesn't have many teeth left.