That their cat is morbidly obese and that how they're feeding him will eventually cause serious issues including death?
Only in a nice way.
I'm such a wuss at telling people "bad news". I'm walking a dog 3x/week for a woman to help get weight off of her but she also has a seriously obese Ragdoll as well that nothing is being done for. :/ She wants me to groom the cat for her but he's so fat that he can't groom himself and doesn't care for anything more than being brushed...Which I'm also having trouble coming out and saying 'You have a Ragdoll, once a week isn't enough and you can't just brush the top coat, you need to line brush this cat to really get to the skin'. I really don't know what to do for this cat because he's SO uncomfortable trying to roll him around to get everywhere. I offered an idea for a sanitary cut as well as brushing him through 3x/week when I walk her dog and just keeping the main hair but I'm still waiting on a response. This boy REALLY needs a sanitary done and stayed on top of because I can't even find his penis through the urine matting and he has poop all over his butt! She isn't a bad pet parent or anything, they get vet care and they're very very loved. (She has professional portraits all over the place of her pets, I don't think she has much other family :/) She's just.....One of those people who seem to show love through food. I even tried to explain the whole carbs = sugar and sugar feeds yeast thing to a neighbor/friend who's dad has a sensitive and yeast prone German Shepherd. While the woman with the Golden/Ragdoll was standing there. We got on the raw topic and she was quite proud to provide her Golden with things like sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, ect which are ALL laced with natural sugars and carbs that will only turn to sugar. I even emphasized on how *I* feed NO fruits, veggies, grains, ect to my dog. She eats ONLY raw muscle meats, organs and bones because it's the most natural and carb free diet to keep yeast at bay and her weight down. Nothing seemed to click for the dog so I know it didn't with the cat. I've even brought up how I feed my cats canned food that's low carb with all meat in it because males are prone to urinary problems on dry and the low carb, all meat varieties are an appropriate diet for a cat/carnivore and how it helps prevent obesity, diabetes, ect ect. Didn't seem to catch her interest.
I hate to vent about it but it really really bothers me and I feel like hints obviously aren't enough but I'm way too chicken to come out and directly say that she's killing her cat. Dunno how to put it into words that won't risk me losing out on the weekly (and only) pay I get from walking her dog.
Only in a nice way.
I'm such a wuss at telling people "bad news". I'm walking a dog 3x/week for a woman to help get weight off of her but she also has a seriously obese Ragdoll as well that nothing is being done for. :/ She wants me to groom the cat for her but he's so fat that he can't groom himself and doesn't care for anything more than being brushed...Which I'm also having trouble coming out and saying 'You have a Ragdoll, once a week isn't enough and you can't just brush the top coat, you need to line brush this cat to really get to the skin'. I really don't know what to do for this cat because he's SO uncomfortable trying to roll him around to get everywhere. I offered an idea for a sanitary cut as well as brushing him through 3x/week when I walk her dog and just keeping the main hair but I'm still waiting on a response. This boy REALLY needs a sanitary done and stayed on top of because I can't even find his penis through the urine matting and he has poop all over his butt! She isn't a bad pet parent or anything, they get vet care and they're very very loved. (She has professional portraits all over the place of her pets, I don't think she has much other family :/) She's just.....One of those people who seem to show love through food. I even tried to explain the whole carbs = sugar and sugar feeds yeast thing to a neighbor/friend who's dad has a sensitive and yeast prone German Shepherd. While the woman with the Golden/Ragdoll was standing there. We got on the raw topic and she was quite proud to provide her Golden with things like sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, ect which are ALL laced with natural sugars and carbs that will only turn to sugar. I even emphasized on how *I* feed NO fruits, veggies, grains, ect to my dog. She eats ONLY raw muscle meats, organs and bones because it's the most natural and carb free diet to keep yeast at bay and her weight down. Nothing seemed to click for the dog so I know it didn't with the cat. I've even brought up how I feed my cats canned food that's low carb with all meat in it because males are prone to urinary problems on dry and the low carb, all meat varieties are an appropriate diet for a cat/carnivore and how it helps prevent obesity, diabetes, ect ect. Didn't seem to catch her interest.
I hate to vent about it but it really really bothers me and I feel like hints obviously aren't enough but I'm way too chicken to come out and directly say that she's killing her cat. Dunno how to put it into words that won't risk me losing out on the weekly (and only) pay I get from walking her dog.