My ragdoll cats weight help

ragdoll-cat

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Jul 26, 2015
Messages
1
Purraise
1
My ragdoll male cat called blue is 1yr and 3 months and I recently took him to the vet for a check up and yearly injection . The vet told me after he weighed in around 5 kg he should lose weight , I spoke to a friend who then said that they grow a lot in this second year and so he is doing fine , I am new to being a cat owner and so want to make sure I'm doing it right , should I follow the vets advice or leave him as he is , he is fed on dry kitten food ( not cheap kind!! which is suitable from birth to 18mth and I will be moving him off this the next Time I buy a bag of food and mix the two. He also has a fat pad around his stocmach ,
Any advice would be appreciated many thanks
 

stephenq

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Jun 19, 2003
Messages
5,672
Purraise
944
Location
East Coast, USA
My ragdoll male cat called blue is 1yr and 3 months and I recently took him to the vet for a check up and yearly injection . The vet told me after he weighed in around 5 kg he should lose weight , I spoke to a friend who then said that they grow a lot in this second year and so he is doing fine , I am new to being a cat owner and so want to make sure I'm doing it right , should I follow the vets advice or leave him as he is , he is fed on dry kitten food ( not cheap kind!! which is suitable from birth to 18mth and I will be moving him off this the next Time I buy a bag of food and mix the two. He also has a fat pad around his stocmach ,
Any advice would be appreciated many thanks
Whether a cat is overweight or not is not just a function of the cat's weight since cats have different sized bodies but of the cat's BCS or body condition score.  Your vet would have looked at your cats BCS to make the determination, and i would follow your vet's advice for slow and careful weight loss.  Overweight cats is one of the biggest contributor to future diseases and for all the fancy talk about how to keep your cat healthy, proper weight is one of the few things that you  can control and that can make a big difference.  DIabetes, arthritis to name just a few.

Free feeding dry food is a big contributor to this problem.  Consider limiting access to dry food and increasing wet food.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+1398&aid=693

http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/overweight-cats-diets-and-associated-health-risks
 
Top