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Second cat to help my big one exercise?
My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly.. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well
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Second cat to help my big one exercise?
On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:43:22 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well This is something that is a concern of mine. I have had Pookie for just over two years, so she is about 2-1/2 years old and is terribly overweight. Pookie was never much of a playful kitten, either. She had a few days of homelessness in her, and I believe that tends to dampen their playfulness. I just got Bubba this past January. What a personality - and she makes me laugh! She chases Pookie, and Pookie chases her, but I haven't seen any change in Pookie's weight. I had hoped that another cat would help. But I feed them too much. I have a bowl of dried catfood down for them and give them 1/4 can Fancy Feast twice a day. Every time I go into the kitchen, there they are - expecting to be fed. I feel guilty eating without giving them something. -- |
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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:43:22 -0800 (PST), " wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well This is something that is a concern of mine. I have had Pookie for just over two years, so she is about 2-1/2 years old and is terribly overweight. Pookie was never much of a playful kitten, either. She had a few days of homelessness in her, and I believe that tends to dampen their playfulness. I just got Bubba this past January. What a personality - and she makes me laugh! She chases Pookie, and Pookie chases her, but I haven't seen any change in Pookie's weight. I had hoped that another cat would help. But I feed them too much. I have a bowl of dried catfood down for them and give them 1/4 can Fancy Feast twice a day. Every time I go into the kitchen, there they are - expecting to be fed. I feel guilty eating without giving them something. Looks like your cats are putting you on a diet! |
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Second cat to help my big one exercise?
On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:02:34 -0800, Mack A. Damia
wrote: On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:43:22 -0800 (PST), " wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well This is something that is a concern of mine. I have had Pookie for just over two years, so she is about 2-1/2 years old and is terribly overweight. Pookie was never much of a playful kitten, either. She had a few days of homelessness in her, and I believe that tends to dampen their playfulness. I just got Bubba this past January. What a personality - and she makes me laugh! She chases Pookie, and Pookie chases her, but I haven't seen any change in Pookie's weight. I had hoped that another cat would help. But I feed them too much. I have a bowl of dried catfood down for them and give them 1/4 can Fancy Feast twice a day. Every time I go into the kitchen, there they are - expecting to be fed. I feel guilty eating without giving them something. Some cats are just fat. My Marlo is. She is a small cat but pretty fat and I can't do much about it without feeding them separately and trying to keep her from the food. I play with her but she always thinks that any meal might be her last. |
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Second cat to help my big one exercise?
On Friday, March 1, 2013 5:43:22 PM UTC-5, wrote:
My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly.. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well Cats should not have carbs - get rid of the hard food. Carbs will add to the chance of your cat getting diabetes as much as being overweight will. Just feed your cat the appropriate amount of canned food and water and he will lose weight. |
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On 3/5/2013 4:07 AM, Buddy's Mom wrote:
On Friday, March 1, 2013 5:43:22 PM UTC-5, wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well Cats should not have carbs - get rid of the hard food. Carbs will add to the chance of your cat getting diabetes as much as being overweight will. Just feed your cat the appropriate amount of canned food and water and he will lose weight. there are carbs in canned food also. |
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chaniarts wrote:
On 3/5/2013 4:07 AM, Buddy's Mom wrote: On Friday, March 1, 2013 5:43:22 PM UTC-5, wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well Cats should not have carbs - get rid of the hard food. Carbs will add to the chance of your cat getting diabetes as much as being overweight will. Just feed your cat the appropriate amount of canned food and water and he will lose weight. there are carbs in canned food also. Also, if you have multiple cats, it isn;t easy to isolate them and make sure they all get the appropriate amount of food. I have five, and they are all, "outside cats". I can't control what they all eat. Now, if I were running a zoo, then I would have such control, but I am not. I take in strtays, and give them the best care I can afford, includeing regular vet visits, but there is a limit to how far I can go in their care. I plead my case by saying that had I not taken them in, they would probably be dead by now. I love cats, and hate to see them suffer. Were I Bill Gates, I would have a huge cat farm, where I took care of thousands of neutered and well cared for cats. But I am not that wealthy. I sometimew wonder what those multi billionaires do with their money. They sure don't do what I would do with it if I had it..... How can they sit on their 100 million dollar yachts sipping their martini's when there are so many small furry creatures freezing and starving to death every Winter? |
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There are no carbs in Fancy Feast turkey - you have to read the labels
On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 3:01:25 PM UTC-5, chaniarts wrote: On 3/5/2013 4:07 AM, Buddy's Mom wrote: On Friday, March 1, 2013 5:43:22 PM UTC-5, wrote: My cat is 9 and overweight. The doctor said he needs to lose weight or could get diabetes. He's an indoor cat and gets bored of any new game quickly. He's already been on the diet food. Would a new kitten help encourage him to move around and get some exercise? He could use some company as well Cats should not have carbs - get rid of the hard food. Carbs will add to the chance of your cat getting diabetes as much as being overweight will. Just feed your cat the appropriate amount of canned food and water and he will lose weight. there are carbs in canned food also. |
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