On 1/21/2017 2:53 PM, Joy wrote:
On 1/21/2017 9:30 AM, Tigger wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
Buffy is a tad plump. We have a lot of play time (fishing wand toy, I
toss golf balls and glitter balls and she chases them). She also runs
around playing all by herself with the golf balls.

She generally gets a half a can of Sheba pate a day. I dole out 1/4 cup
dry kibble (Purina One Indoor), once in the morning and again at bedtime
so she'll have something to snack on during the night. It doesn't seem
like a lot of food. Yet she weighs 13 lbs!

Is she simply predisposed to be a rather rotund little girl? She's
about
7 years old, maybe 8. I don't really know.

I have gradually cut back, 1/3rd of a can of wet food and slightly
less of
the dry. I have discovered that she's sort of rationing herself when it
comes to the dry food. Used to be the dry food was completely gone by
morning. Now there are always a few crunchies left when I get up.

Buffy is perfectly healthy (wish I could have said that about Persia;
she
cost me a fortune in prescription food and vet bills over the years!).

Any suggestions? Or do I just have a cute, charming, chubby cat?

Seven or eight - that's kitty middle age. Older animals can put on
weight as part of the aging process.

Does she go outside? Perhaps a second family. Or, catching birds or mice.
Or raiding garbage sources.


If she's strictly an indoor cat, you might try a laser pointer to give
her some exercise. Some cats aren't interested, but some will chase
that red dot up and down a hallway or around in circles.

I tried that... she was absolutely not interested in chasing the red
dot. shrug

Jill