So, there's all the threads about cat dieting, and fat cats, but what do you do about the cats who won't put on weight?
Both of my cats have, at one time or another, been normal weight, or even a bit chubby. Rowan was skin and bones when he found me, and he gained just a little, and lost it after he was neutered (he was bilaterally cryptorchid, so it was invasive like a spay), and he's stayed all skinny for the past few months. Bella was cute with her chubby kitten belly, but when we switched from Eukanoba kitten to Felidae Kitten/Cat formula, she slimmed down, and I can feel her bones when I pet her now.
It's not unhealthy skinny, and my vet tells me that it's ok for them to be skinny, but I'd rather not feel vertibrae, ribs, and hips when I'm petting them. I leave out dry food all day long, and I give treats. Should I add more wet food into their diets? Maybe the wet food as an every day thing instead of special occasions? When I take them for walks in the courtyard on their leashes, I feel bad that all the strays are twice their weight or more. Granted, some of the strays are beyond obese, but still... Mine look like strays with shiny coats, and the strays look like housecats with ratty coats.
Both of my cats have, at one time or another, been normal weight, or even a bit chubby. Rowan was skin and bones when he found me, and he gained just a little, and lost it after he was neutered (he was bilaterally cryptorchid, so it was invasive like a spay), and he's stayed all skinny for the past few months. Bella was cute with her chubby kitten belly, but when we switched from Eukanoba kitten to Felidae Kitten/Cat formula, she slimmed down, and I can feel her bones when I pet her now.
It's not unhealthy skinny, and my vet tells me that it's ok for them to be skinny, but I'd rather not feel vertibrae, ribs, and hips when I'm petting them. I leave out dry food all day long, and I give treats. Should I add more wet food into their diets? Maybe the wet food as an every day thing instead of special occasions? When I take them for walks in the courtyard on their leashes, I feel bad that all the strays are twice their weight or more. Granted, some of the strays are beyond obese, but still... Mine look like strays with shiny coats, and the strays look like housecats with ratty coats.