Frequency of feeding for weight loss

Hello,

I have two cats, both of them are are overweight. I feed them dry food designed for weightloss. I give them the amount that is recommended by the bag and confirmed with my vet. The problem is they are not losing weight.

I currently feed them twice a day; once in the morning before work(7:45AM) and again late in the evening(7PM) after I eat. When I put down the food the cats will eat all of the food rightaway and won't "snack" on it through out the day.

I know that humans can increase their metabolism if you eat smaller meals more frequently. I was wondering if I could do the same things to help my cats?

Unfortunately, I am not home from 8AM to 6PM, so I can't give them food during the day. If feeding them smaller meals more frequently will help them is there a device that I could use to help out?

Thanks if advance for any help.

This is something you should be discussing with your VET... No online advice can replace direct veterinary intervention. And NO one on here is a vet nor would a vet ( a good one) give advice online.


will the eat wet food?

If you could switch your cats to wet foods, you would probably see a weight loss.

Kibble calories aren't easily or thoroughly processed by a cat, so they end up stored as fat instead of used for energy. Canned foods, generally speaking, have a higher protein content; and protein is what cats - as obligate carnivores - evolved to process into energy.

My male cat was about 7lbs overweight and the dry foods designated for overweight cats didn't do anything, in fact I think he still gained weight on it. I switched him totally to wet food and he has lost 6 lbs. I have 4 cats and all have different eating habits.
I made an enclosed feeding station in the kitchen and leave kibble out for the normal weight cats, my overweight cat wears an alarm collar so if he gets within a foot of the kibble a loud beeper goes off so he has learned to stay away from it. The actual beeper is by the kibble, the collar is just the activator sensor.

I give him a full 30z can in the morning and he's fine until 5pm when he gets another 3oz can. Sometimes later in the night he may get a bit more if he wants. Water is available all the time from a kitty fountain. Also an occasional dental treat

Originally Posted by Javern

My male cat was about 7lbs overweight and the dry foods designated for overweight cats didn't do anything, in fact I think he still gained weight on it. I switched him totally to wet food and he has lost 6 lbs. I have 4 cats and all have different eating habits.
I made an enclosed feeding station in the kitchen and leave kibble out for the normal weight cats, my overweight cat wears an alarm collar so if he gets within a foot of the kibble a loud beeper goes off so he has learned to stay away from it. The actual beeper is by the kibble, the collar is just the activator sensor.

I give him a full 30z can in the morning and he's fine until 5pm when he gets another 3oz can. Sometimes later in the night he may get a bit more if he wants. Water is available all the time from a kitty fountain. Also an occasional dental treat

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Okay please tell us where you got this system or how you made it ?