Hi all. This is in reference to my oldest furbaby, Ginger. She is 10 years old and quite overweight. It is remarkable since my 7 year old and 1 year old are slim and trim and always have been.
Consider that Ginger has always been a bit sickly. She had pneumonia when I adopted her. It almost killed her. She has never been the same since, preferring a more sedentary life. Illnesses have always knocked her down hard. She never showed an interest in toys, or being very active ever.
She has fantastic quality of life, spending a lot of her days on the back of a chair with a window view, or curled up on the rug in the bathroom. She is quick to "run her motor" for me and the first one to shout at me that it's time to get out of bed and feed her. On the subject of feeding. . . The cats get 3/4 cup of dry food between the 3 of them twice daily. The two others get a small can of wet food split between them every morning. Ginger outright refuses to touch wet food. She eats and drinks normally and does not appear to sit with her face shoved in the bowl all day.
I'd like to help her lose a couple of pounds and there's where the challenge lies. With zero interest in toys or playing in general, it's hard to encourage it in her. She's an extremely picky eater. Dry food: Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula. Treats: Whiskas Crunchy Tuna Flavored. These are the ONLY two foods she will eat. If I set anything else in front of her I just get the "look".
Any tips/advice? And possibly recommendations for a good joint supplement to ease her probable discomfort?
Consider that Ginger has always been a bit sickly. She had pneumonia when I adopted her. It almost killed her. She has never been the same since, preferring a more sedentary life. Illnesses have always knocked her down hard. She never showed an interest in toys, or being very active ever.
She has fantastic quality of life, spending a lot of her days on the back of a chair with a window view, or curled up on the rug in the bathroom. She is quick to "run her motor" for me and the first one to shout at me that it's time to get out of bed and feed her. On the subject of feeding. . . The cats get 3/4 cup of dry food between the 3 of them twice daily. The two others get a small can of wet food split between them every morning. Ginger outright refuses to touch wet food. She eats and drinks normally and does not appear to sit with her face shoved in the bowl all day.
I'd like to help her lose a couple of pounds and there's where the challenge lies. With zero interest in toys or playing in general, it's hard to encourage it in her. She's an extremely picky eater. Dry food: Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula. Treats: Whiskas Crunchy Tuna Flavored. These are the ONLY two foods she will eat. If I set anything else in front of her I just get the "look".
Any tips/advice? And possibly recommendations for a good joint supplement to ease her probable discomfort?