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crazy-cat-lover

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Here's my 18 pound male Peppurr! He started gaining so much weight since his neutering. Post your "fat cat" pics here!









 

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Tasha I would be seeking out a vet and getting a diet for your guy before you have to deal with the heartbreaking diseases that go along with obese cats.
 

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This is Daisey...she's my baby sumo
...she weights 14 lbs although looks bigger.....her little sister Blossom has decided to put her on a diet cause she is always stealing Daisey's food!!!
 

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Raffael is just stunning - love the look of total concentration on his face.
 
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I agree Hissy, Peppurr needs to go on a diet! I am bringing him to the vet for a check up, maybe they'll put him on a diet! I have heard that the Waltham diet is really good!

All of your kitties are adorable!
 

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GoGo weighs 20 pounds and my vet told me that he is healthy but he doesn't want see him gain anymore weight. We have been feeding him Iams Weight Control Formula , walking him on a leash. We also encourage all of the cats to play in the cat enclosure where they climb trees, ramps, etc... Anyway, he has maintained this weight for 2 years -- which made the vet happy...at least he maintained.



 

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The Sammycat is on a diet and has lost a little bit. He is not a happy camper at all, there is nothing worse than a hungry cat


The vet and I put him on Iams Weight control diet and cut out almost all of his cookies. I still give him a couple of treats once in a while just to keep him happy
 

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Hubby hasn't downloaded the new pics for me yet, but here in my avatar is my fat prince! He weighs 20 pounds, and has maintained it for almost a year now since we got him. I would be much happier if he could be 15 though, just seems to me he wouldn't have a lot of trouble as he gets older. I have tried a couple of diets and nothing works. Anyone have any suggestions?
 

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Originally posted by caprice
I have tried a couple of diets and nothing works. Anyone have any suggestions?
Get a rambuctious kitten or 2 and a tall cat condo that he will play on! Seriously, Pinky lost 2 pounds in the last year with kittens in the house and new cat condos. It's hard to tell his size with the massive coat that he has, but he has slimmed down to 16 pounds and we continue to work him. Here he is playing on the latest cat condo:
 

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You know guys? Maybe after your cats have been on a vet-recommended diet, you could post after pictures? It would be a powerful thread for many cat owners out there to see the vast difference. One thing with overweight cats, is to introduce fiber into their diets- canned pumpkin, mashed green beans, even a tablespoon of catnip in a bowl by itself will help them move their systems right along and bring you a happier and healthier kitty in the long-term.

Please don't get me wrong, I think all these cats are beautiful! Some of them have to be really uncomfortable handling all of that weight. They were designed to climb and run and jump, not lay around and eat all day and sleep. Tasha I wonder if since you got rid of all your cat's playfriends that he doesn't have much else to keep him active in the day time- six months ago thereabouts, you posted a picture of him and he was nice and slim?

Good luck to all of you. Obesity in cats brings on the same sort of problems as obesity in humans. It's easy to put it on and oh so hard to take it off.
 
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