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Cats eating more before winter ?
Hello,
I've got 2 cats. I live in Quebec, so we do get cold winters. Both cat are indoor cats: they used to go outdoors, but some of our neighbor complained (and to an extent I think one of them poisoned one of our cat a few years ago, he got REALLY sick). Anyway, bottom line, for the past 2 years, they haven't really got outside (except when they escape, which happens once every few months, sneaky guys :-)) But for the past 2-3 weeks, they started eating much more than usual. I mean, before, we gave them a reasonable amount of food, they'd leave a bit in the bowl, come back later for a snack, etc. Now, for the past 2-3 weeks, they empty the bowl one-shot and they ask for more. We don't really give them more, they're already a lil overweight. But it's getting annoying at night, my brother is the one feeding them and they come to bother him at night; we tried feeding them just before he goes to bed, but they still do it. Are they putting on their "winter weight" so to speak ? Is this normal ? Mathieu |
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Cats eating more before winter ?
Mathieu Paquette wrote: Hello, I've got 2 cats. I live in Quebec, so we do get cold winters. Both cat are indoor cats: they used to go outdoors, but some of our neighbor complained (and to an extent I think one of them poisoned one of our cat a few years ago, he got REALLY sick). Anyway, bottom line, for the past 2 years, they haven't really got outside (except when they escape, which happens once every few months, sneaky guys :-)) But for the past 2-3 weeks, they started eating much more than usual. I mean, before, we gave them a reasonable amount of food, they'd leave a bit in the bowl, come back later for a snack, etc. Now, for the past 2-3 weeks, they empty the bowl one-shot and they ask for more. We don't really give them more, they're already a lil overweight. But it's getting annoying at night, my brother is the one feeding them and they come to bother him at night; we tried feeding them just before he goes to bed, but they still do it. Are they putting on their "winter weight" so to speak ? Is this normal ? Mathieu Every fall, I notice the same thing with my cats (I'm in Wisconsin, so we get winters too.) They gobble up the food faster than usual. They also play a lot more (understandable, with the cooler weather). I weigh them every week and they aren't losing weight, so I don't give them more food. If this is bothering your brother, could he shut the bedroom door so they can't bother him? Rene |
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Cats eating more before winter ?
Rene S. wrote: Mathieu Paquette wrote: Hello, I've got 2 cats. I live in Quebec, so we do get cold winters. Both cat are indoor cats: they used to go outdoors, but some of our neighbor complained (and to an extent I think one of them poisoned one of our cat a few years ago, he got REALLY sick). Anyway, bottom line, for the past 2 years, they haven't really got outside (except when they escape, which happens once every few months, sneaky guys :-)) But for the past 2-3 weeks, they started eating much more than usual. I mean, before, we gave them a reasonable amount of food, they'd leave a bit in the bowl, come back later for a snack, etc. Now, for the past 2-3 weeks, they empty the bowl one-shot and they ask for more. We don't really give them more, they're already a lil overweight. But it's getting annoying at night, my brother is the one feeding them and they come to bother him at night; we tried feeding them just before he goes to bed, but they still do it. Are they putting on their "winter weight" so to speak ? Is this normal ? Mathieu Every fall, I notice the same thing with my cats (I'm in Wisconsin, so we get winters too.) They gobble up the food faster than usual. They also play a lot more (understandable, with the cooler weather). I weigh them every week and they aren't losing weight, so I don't give them more food. If this is bothering your brother, could he shut the bedroom door so they can't bother him? Rene I noticed this very same thing with both of my cats. I recently took them to the vet for their annual check-up, and the vet (the first in 5 years of having the cats), said they were overweight. I recently moved, so it was the first time with this vet. All of their previous vets said they were fine and not overweight at all. But I've also only taken them late spring/early summer, whereas this time, I took them in about a week ago (in the Fall season). I asked if maybe they were just doing what might be instinct - putting on extra weight for the winter. She said it was not winter inside my house, so no, it wasn't an excuse. By the way, they are only over their ideal weight by a pound or two. So yeah, I honestly believe that since it is getting colder, they eat more. I also noticed they eat more on cloudy days. Boredom, perhaps? Now I'm stuck having to feed them measured amounts while they cry bloody murder because their 1/4 cup of food (1/2 cup total) is gone by the time I go to bed. I guess it's an adjustment the 3 of us will have to make since I take their health seriously... |
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