I have two cats. They're both about two years old. One is long and thin. The other is stumpy and fat. He wasn't fat at first, but in the last few year, gradually, he's bloated to Hitchcockian proportions.
I took the fat one to the vet recently. He suggested diet food, plus to get one of those little laser-beam projectors that make beams of light shoot around the room. Apparently cats love to chase it and it's a form of exercise.
The front side of him ain't bad, it's the back side: When he sits on his haunches he looks like a fat, furry purring pear. He's fairly active (though usually only if there's a moth around), and he can still run around and jump to high surfaces, but I still would like him to lose some weight. Oddly enough he doesn't even eat all that much.
Anyone else here had problems with cat obesity and ideas on how to help them lose weight? (besides the vet's suggestions listed above?) Thanks. |
