My situation is kind of interesting(to me anyway), but also quite annoying at the same time, heehee.
I have two cats(as evidenced from my signature) who are polar opposites on the body scale. Tobster is definately overweight(he's eight)--there are other cats bigger, I'm sure, but I'm still not happy with his whopping sixteen-seventeen pounds(and he was so tiny eight years ago!). Trina(three yrs), on the other hand, is a small cat all around(characteristic of her "breed"). Per All Cat Clinic, she's at a healthy weight for her frame, and I want to keep her that way! She is also getting into the mid stages of pregnancy(which is being handled responsibily--no lectures please, I am a pro at giving them myself).
Despite my efforts, Toby is, to the best of my knowledge, gaining weight. =(
They're currently being free-fed Nutro for the overweight cat, and Trina is also getting fed half-to-three-fourths a can of Science Diet premium kitten food as well as half a spoon full of plain yoghurt for calcium. Toby does not have access to the room until she's done, and he gets to finish up any small scraps she leaves behind.
I think I need to stop free-feeding them for Toby's sake, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I have temporary time limitations(that will disappear around the time she is to give birth) which make it difficult to space meals throughout the day evenly for Trina, who obviously needs to provide for her growing kittens.
What do you guys recommend? I'm really shocked that Toby is looking heavier--since I've moved out, he's gotten loads more attention, been put onto diet food, and finally gets along with Trina who has him running around and exercizing in ways I've never seen him do. Is it possible that maybe he's lost weight and it's just his excess skin spreading out more? Trin, on the other hand, is looking really good and is filling out nicely.
First thing I'm doing is investing in a scale. I want to get my tubby trim again! I need one for the babies anyway.
Any advice or suggestions would be awesome!
To emphasize my point..
He's double her size! He needs to get waaaaayy down to be healthy again. =(
I have two cats(as evidenced from my signature) who are polar opposites on the body scale. Tobster is definately overweight(he's eight)--there are other cats bigger, I'm sure, but I'm still not happy with his whopping sixteen-seventeen pounds(and he was so tiny eight years ago!). Trina(three yrs), on the other hand, is a small cat all around(characteristic of her "breed"). Per All Cat Clinic, she's at a healthy weight for her frame, and I want to keep her that way! She is also getting into the mid stages of pregnancy(which is being handled responsibily--no lectures please, I am a pro at giving them myself).
Despite my efforts, Toby is, to the best of my knowledge, gaining weight. =(
They're currently being free-fed Nutro for the overweight cat, and Trina is also getting fed half-to-three-fourths a can of Science Diet premium kitten food as well as half a spoon full of plain yoghurt for calcium. Toby does not have access to the room until she's done, and he gets to finish up any small scraps she leaves behind.
I think I need to stop free-feeding them for Toby's sake, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I have temporary time limitations(that will disappear around the time she is to give birth) which make it difficult to space meals throughout the day evenly for Trina, who obviously needs to provide for her growing kittens.
What do you guys recommend? I'm really shocked that Toby is looking heavier--since I've moved out, he's gotten loads more attention, been put onto diet food, and finally gets along with Trina who has him running around and exercizing in ways I've never seen him do. Is it possible that maybe he's lost weight and it's just his excess skin spreading out more? Trin, on the other hand, is looking really good and is filling out nicely.
First thing I'm doing is investing in a scale. I want to get my tubby trim again! I need one for the babies anyway.
Any advice or suggestions would be awesome!
To emphasize my point..
He's double her size! He needs to get waaaaayy down to be healthy again. =(