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piddyprints

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14. We don't feed grains.

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #13)

Thu Sep 14, 2023, 12:18 PM

Sep 2023

"Cats are obligate carnivores." Exactly.

When we free-fed ours dry food, one in particular had problems with her weight while the others stayed thin. Once we switched, their weight normalized. The younger ones we have now just don't know any different, and the 20-year-old, who was 6 when we got her, adjusted very nicely.

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Has anybody had an indoor only cat and was able to successfully help the cat lose weight? [View all] raccoon Sep 2023 OP

Just one cat? piddyprints Sep 2023 #1

exactly what I was going to ask Skittles Sep 2023 #2

Yes, just one cat. raccoon Sep 2023 #3

That makes it easier. piddyprints Sep 2023 #6

I agree - no free feeding TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #13

We don't feed grains. piddyprints Sep 2023 #14

Yes! Easterncedar Sep 2023 #4

No luck whatsoever. I'm comfortable being 20# heavy. And Muggles seems happy at eight about 5# ... marble falls Sep 2023 #5

First make sure he is healthy (no thyroid issues or anything else via some bloodwork). hlthe2b Sep 2023 #7

I feed Millie twice a day. I also feed her Science Diet Polly Hennessey Sep 2023 #8

No kidding! piddyprints Sep 2023 #15

Millie is 18. Maybe, it's an age thing. Polly Hennessey Sep 2023 #16

Well, I'm an old lady piddyprints Sep 2023 #17

When Charlotte had a weight problem, I would buy Science Diet "Perfect Weight" Archae Sep 2023 #9

My vet said it is healthier for the cat to eat only wet food (canned, home prepared, whatever.) zuul Sep 2023 #10

That's what my vet said too, and we've done that for over 2 decades catrose Sep 2023 #18

Unfortunately, my fat cat lost weight because he developed diabetes. However, I now know the the tblue37 Sep 2023 #11

Until it learns to open cabinet doors and the fridge you've got the Phoenix61 Sep 2023 #12