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Spayed female with enlarged nipples
I have a 2 y/o female cat that was spayed when she was 10 months old
(she was a stray). Recently, I noticed that her back two nipples are bigger than the rest. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was pregnant, but she can't be. She is slightly pudgy and has had weight problems since she was spayed. Although, I think most of the weight is flab on her underbelly. The vet and I agreed on giving her a little over 1/3 cup of dry food per day to handle the weight issue. Any ideas on why two of her nipples are a bit enlarged? They're not that big but when I first felt them, I thought they were ticks despite the fact that she is not allowed outdoors. |
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Spayed female with enlarged nipples
Mike S. wrote: I have a 2 y/o female cat that was spayed when she was 10 months old (she was a stray). Recently, I noticed that her back two nipples are bigger than the rest. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was pregnant, but she can't be. She is slightly pudgy and has had weight problems since she was spayed. Although, I think most of the weight is flab on her underbelly. The vet and I agreed on giving her a little over 1/3 cup of dry food per day to handle the weight issue. Any ideas on why two of her nipples are a bit enlarged? They're not that big but when I first felt them, I thought they were ticks despite the fact that she is not allowed outdoors. |
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Spayed female with enlarged nipples
Mike S. wrote:
I have a 2 y/o female cat that was spayed when she was 10 months old (she was a stray). Recently, I noticed that her back two nipples are bigger than the rest. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was pregnant, but she can't be. She is slightly pudgy and has had weight problems since she was spayed. Although, I think most of the weight is flab on her underbelly. The vet and I agreed on giving her a little over 1/3 cup of dry food per day to handle the weight issue. I think that enlargement is probably mostly from being overweight, but you should keep an eye on them for any further enlargement. FWIW, I have a couple of neutered tom cats who look like they could be pregnant. Boy, that sure doesn't sound like much food, but of course it depends on how large the cat is and how much it has been eating. Phil, one of the more knowledgeable posters here, recommends not reducing a cat's food by more than 1/4 at a time. Being overweight is harmful, but too-rapid weight loss can also be harmful. -- Kathy - help for new users at http://www.aptalaska.net/~kmorgan/ Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval at http://www.gnksa.org/ OE-quotefix can fix OE: http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ |
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Spayed female with enlarged nipples
"Kathy Morgan" wrote Phil, one of the more knowledgeable posters here, recommends not reducing a cat's food by more than 1/4 at a time. Being overweight is harmful, but too-rapid weight loss can also be harmful. My vet said the same thing, after I had heard Phil say it. I reduced my cat's premium canned food-only diet this way and she lost nine pounds over a year and a half--she was 18 pounds, and is now about nine. She is like a new cat at 12. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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