He's not a cat as much as a Thanksgiving turkey
So we brought Max in to the vet today to have a skin problem checked out. We'll get the lab results next week, but while he was there the doctor weighed him.
Now, Max has never been a svelte kitty ever since we got him. He was fifteen pounds at his first checkup back in February. But he's seventeen and a half pounds now.
So Max has been put on a crash diet -- only a 1/2 cup of food a day, and a special low-carb mix that we can only get through the vet at that.
It's yet another example of how pets and their owners sometimes uncannily resemble each other.
Comments
The diet will work. For the cat, I mean. Be prepared though; one pound a month is a great deal for a cat to lose and about the maximum that it could lose safely. The cat will be happier and trimmer in about 4 months, I'll bet (this is based on my experience looking after a 20 lb now 16 lb cat - still obese, but already so much happier.) One thing that's helped: when the cat wants more food or the old better-tasting food or whatever, give the cat's fur a brushing with a brush from the pet store for a few minutes in the same location always eg on the doormat or beside the food dish. The cat will start to go to that spot to ask for a brushing, and after will be complaint - free. Like us, they can mistake their cravings. Good luck! Penny
Posted by: Penny | October 2, 2004 11:33 PM