We've got 7 cats, all very different in so many ways, but unfortunately they all now share one common thing - they're all overweight. Their ages range from 8-14, and they're all domestic mutt cats, and they're all indoor kitties. Most of them are overall fairly healthy aside from the weight, a couple have got health issues either caused or exacerbated by their weight.
Currently they're on a free feed dry food diet, since most of them never touched the wet stuff and the one who did touch it tended to be prone to diarrhoea. They all drink enough water, and have normal litter habits, so that's not much of a concern.
We really need to cut back on the food they consume, but we're not quite sure how on earth we're going to go about it. Feeding them in separate rooms is really not an option, since we don't have enough rooms in the house (at least not enough rooms with doors) to do that, plus corralling 7 cats every day, or even twice a day, would be impossible (I spent 45 minutes just trying to corral 2 cats this morning!)
We're probably looking at a very measured free feed, where the cats learn when it's dinner time so they don't miss out I suppose? I can already see so many issues arising already, including some cats eating the lion's share, while the lamer, older or more timid ones get none...
Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions?
Currently they're on a free feed dry food diet, since most of them never touched the wet stuff and the one who did touch it tended to be prone to diarrhoea. They all drink enough water, and have normal litter habits, so that's not much of a concern.
We really need to cut back on the food they consume, but we're not quite sure how on earth we're going to go about it. Feeding them in separate rooms is really not an option, since we don't have enough rooms in the house (at least not enough rooms with doors) to do that, plus corralling 7 cats every day, or even twice a day, would be impossible (I spent 45 minutes just trying to corral 2 cats this morning!)
We're probably looking at a very measured free feed, where the cats learn when it's dinner time so they don't miss out I suppose? I can already see so many issues arising already, including some cats eating the lion's share, while the lamer, older or more timid ones get none...
Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions?