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Yep. He's starting to look like he's going to become a walking footstool.
A couple months ago, I found a mass on his tummy that I thought was a swollen abdomen. Rushed him to the vet only to find out it was just fatty tissue - Ferris was developing a "spay sway."
Well, it has gotten worse, and he has such short little legs, especially in front, that his long belly hairs are now dragging on the floor. I gave his whole underneath a good feel last night while he was eating supper (since that is the only time I can touch his belly without risk of getting clawed or bitten.) That little mass that I could once cup in one hand is now two handfuls big.
He doesn't seem to be gaining much weight (or fat) on his ribcage, but he is definintely a big boy. I only feed him 1/3 cup dry and 3 oz of wet (with water added) per day, yet he must have a VERY slow metabolism, because he is an extremely active boy, and still this fat gain is steadily occuring.
I'm not quite sure what to do at this point - he does not appear to be overeating, has long since stopped gobbling his food like there is no tomorrow, now that he knows he will never be hungry or have to forage for food again. I guess maybe he is predisposed to be a fatty?
He is just about 1 year old - the vet had guestimated May 31st as his birthday.
I've just switched the kits over to a grain-free dry mix that is high in protein. Ginger gained weight on kitten food when Ferris was still a baby, but lost it again when I switched it over to adult food. So I don't think that it is the food so much as it is Ferris' individual make-up.
Hmmmm...well, he will make a really CUTE footstool...
A couple months ago, I found a mass on his tummy that I thought was a swollen abdomen. Rushed him to the vet only to find out it was just fatty tissue - Ferris was developing a "spay sway."
Well, it has gotten worse, and he has such short little legs, especially in front, that his long belly hairs are now dragging on the floor. I gave his whole underneath a good feel last night while he was eating supper (since that is the only time I can touch his belly without risk of getting clawed or bitten.) That little mass that I could once cup in one hand is now two handfuls big.
He doesn't seem to be gaining much weight (or fat) on his ribcage, but he is definintely a big boy. I only feed him 1/3 cup dry and 3 oz of wet (with water added) per day, yet he must have a VERY slow metabolism, because he is an extremely active boy, and still this fat gain is steadily occuring.
I'm not quite sure what to do at this point - he does not appear to be overeating, has long since stopped gobbling his food like there is no tomorrow, now that he knows he will never be hungry or have to forage for food again. I guess maybe he is predisposed to be a fatty?
He is just about 1 year old - the vet had guestimated May 31st as his birthday.
I've just switched the kits over to a grain-free dry mix that is high in protein. Ginger gained weight on kitten food when Ferris was still a baby, but lost it again when I switched it over to adult food. So I don't think that it is the food so much as it is Ferris' individual make-up.
Hmmmm...well, he will make a really CUTE footstool...