General information on safe weight loss in cats, calculating calories, and advice on how to help your fat cat lose dangerous pounds.
Weight Loss in Cats
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[...] for humans to know some basics about healthy weight loss in their pets. Healthy weight loss in cats is about one pound a month. Dogs can usually lose about 3 – 5 pounds a month, depending on their [...]
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[...] Weight Loss in Cats The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention is full of tips and tricks to help your pet slim down. [...]
It has to become more generally known that as ‘obligate carnivores’ cats over the centuries,have physiologically, become adapted to a diet based on high quality protein and fats. I think if we sress THAT rather than gettng caught up i all the calorie counting,our cats would bebetter off.I. E.cut back on al those carbohydrates!
Does anyone know where you can purchase the food balls that cats have to bat around so that they eat less and eat slower? I have only seen them for dogs in the stores. Thanks!
I recently purchased one online at Drs. Foster and Smiths
I found this link online about the number of caloires in cat foods (something they dont put on the bag- shame on them).
http://www.purebredsplus.org/links/Cat_Dry_Food.pdf
I found it very helpful. To find out the number of calories in the “diet” food I was feeding my cat. Poor kitty.