I took my British shorthair teddy for his first booster this week and the vet weighed him as part of a general health check. He's 6.2kgs which she seemed quite concerned by and said she wants me to get him down to 4.5-5kgs max.
She pointed out his belly - he does have a pronounced pouch but it's quite saggy, not rounded or overly fatty. As a first time owner of a cat of this breed I'd done a bit of research into nutrition/average weights/breed standard etc which indicated he should have a primordial pouch and I could expect his weight to be up to 7kg plus.
I think 4.5kgs seems quite a low weight for an adult male British shorthair and seems to be at odds with breeder recommendations. He is quite lazy though so I've bought him more interactive toys to get him moving.
What do you guys think? i want him to be as healthy as possible but I don't want to starve him :lol3:
She pointed out his belly - he does have a pronounced pouch but it's quite saggy, not rounded or overly fatty. As a first time owner of a cat of this breed I'd done a bit of research into nutrition/average weights/breed standard etc which indicated he should have a primordial pouch and I could expect his weight to be up to 7kg plus.
I think 4.5kgs seems quite a low weight for an adult male British shorthair and seems to be at odds with breeder recommendations. He is quite lazy though so I've bought him more interactive toys to get him moving.
What do you guys think? i want him to be as healthy as possible but I don't want to starve him :lol3: