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I'm considering adopting a very nice 5 year old cat from the local shelter. His personality is great and he's really sweet, but he's significantly overweight. I don't know his actual weight---he's not a record-breaker or anything---but he's visibly heavy, with hanging extra underneath, big hips, etc. He can jump up and down and what not but his weight is not in the normal range by any means.
I'm worried about the weight for health and activity reasons. No question his activity level has been very low, having lived in the shelter for a couple months already, though they do have him on a restricted diet.
I've read several pages out there that talk about weight loss in cats. My partner and I would be committed to purchasing and managing the appropriate food and feedings, enacting frequent playtimes, etc. He would be a solo cat in our house (no other animals).
But my question is how successful have people been at helping cats lose weight? I know from my own experience how hard it is as a human. And I have friends with overweight cats who often seem to be engaged in some weight-loss tactic (restricted food, for example), but I've never seen someone successfully help their cat get back to a normal weight.
Has anyone out there had success with helping a cat get down to a normal weight? If so, what was your process?
I'm worried about the weight for health and activity reasons. No question his activity level has been very low, having lived in the shelter for a couple months already, though they do have him on a restricted diet.
I've read several pages out there that talk about weight loss in cats. My partner and I would be committed to purchasing and managing the appropriate food and feedings, enacting frequent playtimes, etc. He would be a solo cat in our house (no other animals).
But my question is how successful have people been at helping cats lose weight? I know from my own experience how hard it is as a human. And I have friends with overweight cats who often seem to be engaged in some weight-loss tactic (restricted food, for example), but I've never seen someone successfully help their cat get back to a normal weight.
Has anyone out there had success with helping a cat get down to a normal weight? If so, what was your process?