Georgie clocked in at 20lbs at the vet this week! The vet and I set a goal to slowly reduce her weight into the 15lb range. Her previous owners had her on a tower feeder so she was able to eat as much as she wanted and she certainly did! I have switched her over to 2 feedings a day and I am trying to get her to be more active. She spends most of her day sleeping (but what cat doesn't) but when she's awake she's still not very active. The trouble I've been having is getting her to play with interactive toys and exercise her a bit. She will give a toy one or two swats for every 3 minutes of me enticing her with it. I'm hoping, as she and Tofu get more comfortable with each other they will play, but until then, does anyone have tips of engaging a cat, getting them more active, and exercising a bit?
Also, her previous owners had her on low quality dry food. I will be switching her over to some higher quality stuff (I just hope she eats it!). Do you think the food could be contributing to her low activity level or is that more her personality?
Also, her previous owners had her on low quality dry food. I will be switching her over to some higher quality stuff (I just hope she eats it!). Do you think the food could be contributing to her low activity level or is that more her personality?