Hello!
I'm fosterhome for an obese male cat who is about 7 years old (indoor cat). He was taken from his owners due to neglect.
He weighed approximately 11 kg (24,25 pounds?) and the vet wants him down to 7 kg. I was instructed to give him 90 grams (3.17 oz) of diet food
daily over three meals to begin with, then possibly reduce. I've had him for about a month. I weighed him three weeks ago and he had lost 1 kilo. The first four days or so he hardly ate anything before settling in.
I reduced the amount to 80 and weighed him a week later, he weighed the same. Reduced to 70, a week later and he weighed the same. For a week now he has gotten 60 grams a day and has still not lost anymore weight.
He's a cozy, loveable and sure cat and prefers to sleep and be petted. I've tried to motivate him to exercise with playing but he is a bit lazy.
Question: Should I follow the instructions on the diet-food (9 grams pr kilo, which amount to 90 grams as of now, to lose weight) or should I give him less as I do now?
I'm concerned that he might be getting too little food, but at the same time he is not very active at all. He has not changed his behaviour and seems just as content as before, although he signals that he wants food when it nears feeding time. Then again he became fat for a reason..
Any thoughts?
I'm fosterhome for an obese male cat who is about 7 years old (indoor cat). He was taken from his owners due to neglect.
He weighed approximately 11 kg (24,25 pounds?) and the vet wants him down to 7 kg. I was instructed to give him 90 grams (3.17 oz) of diet food
daily over three meals to begin with, then possibly reduce. I've had him for about a month. I weighed him three weeks ago and he had lost 1 kilo. The first four days or so he hardly ate anything before settling in.
I reduced the amount to 80 and weighed him a week later, he weighed the same. Reduced to 70, a week later and he weighed the same. For a week now he has gotten 60 grams a day and has still not lost anymore weight.
He's a cozy, loveable and sure cat and prefers to sleep and be petted. I've tried to motivate him to exercise with playing but he is a bit lazy.
Question: Should I follow the instructions on the diet-food (9 grams pr kilo, which amount to 90 grams as of now, to lose weight) or should I give him less as I do now?
I'm concerned that he might be getting too little food, but at the same time he is not very active at all. He has not changed his behaviour and seems just as content as before, although he signals that he wants food when it nears feeding time. Then again he became fat for a reason..
Any thoughts?