Can kitty overeat on raw diet?

Obesity is usually caused by carbs and unused nutrients. On a raw diet, generally it is said that cats get satiated much faster due to all the usable proteins. Suppose there is a "free feeding" raw food, will a cat who is prone to overeat dry, overeat the raw food?

Mine will eat anytime you give them food. I have to lock up certain food items or they are in it. The last incident was with jasmine rice.

peaches08 said:

Mine will eat anytime you give them food. I have to lock up certain food items or they are in it. The last incident was with jasmine rice.

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I feel you. I had a french fries stolen before.

I could understand if it was a cooked aromatic food. This was dry and in sealed bags. It looked like the aftermath of a wedding in my kitchen.

Yes, cats can gain weight on raw food. Some cats just crave food more than others. It can be because they were underfed as a kitten (as in Ritz case: she was dumped on the streets when around five months old).
And in my case I have a hard time saying NO when she constantly meows for food. Or, perhaps she is just meowing for attention. It's a daily battle.

Yes, calories are calories, and too many will cause any animal or person to gain weight.

That said, on a raw diet, you should see an improvement in your cat's muscle tone, and body fat to lean muscle ratios. It's quite possible for a cat on raw to gain weight, but not need to lose it: over a year ago, Lazlo weighed ... 12.5 pounds? And the vet wanted him to lose a pound. This year, he weighs the same, but he's more muscular (muscle weighs more than fat). So the vet feels he doesn't need to lose weight now. :lol3: As the lean muscle mass increases in relation to body fat, kitty will burn more calories. My vet is really up on human nutrition, and is a body builder (not for muscle mass, but structure). She's probably 5 feet tall and weighs 90 - 100 pounds. Her hubby is 6 feet tall. She said that she burns more calories just sitting than he does running, because she's all muscle (so just an illustration), and he's got a lot of flab.