Many pet cats eat better food and absorb more and more nutrients because they are not active enough, and finally become obese. Although the pet owner also feels that he needs to lose weight, on the one hand, he feels that it is cute to be a little fat, and on the other hand, he is not willing to love cats when he is hungry, so that their weight cannot be lost.

1. The impact of cat obesity on the body

1. Lead to organ failure

Cat obesity is the same as human obesity. When there is too much subcutaneous fat, the resistance will decrease, and it is easy to get some skin diseases or diseases of the heart, liver, kidney and other organs, and it may even lead to organ failure in severe cases.

2. Criteria for judging obesity

(1) The cat's body line should be smooth when looking down. If the abdomen bulges to both sides, it is time to lose weight.

(2) Lightly press the sides of the cat's body with your fingers. If you can feel the ribs by pressing down hard, it means that the cat is too fat!

(3) The cat is squatting , the front legs should be able to come together. If the front legs are not together, it is too fat.

Second, pet cat the correct way to lose weight

1. Moderately reduce food

The daily food for an adult cat is 50 grams . Do not exceed this limit. If you're used to putting cat food there for them to eat, and you don't usually exercise, it's best to change to two or three meals a day. The amount of meat should also be controlled.

Food reduction should be gradual.

2. The food is scattered all over the place

The cat's daily ration of food is divided into several cat food bowls, and placed in various places in the house, so that the cat can walk more. Fill your stomach. Or put the bowl where the cat eats on the table or on the small cabinet, forcing the cat to have to jump to eat.

3. Add fiber and less fat

If possible, you can choose to feed diet cat food. Diet cat food contains more fiber and less fat, which means that the cat eats fewer calories.

4. Canned food is higher in calories

Canned food is higher in calories than dry feed, so if you are about to switch from canned food to dry feed, you need to reduce the amount of canned food. Whether it is to change the brand or type of feed, it should be done gradually and let the cat get used to it for about a week.

5. Increase the amount of cat exercise

Let the cat do physical exercise. The cat is chased and run continuously every day, and the cat is required to perform the exercise of climbing the windowsill. In order to encourage cats to keep exercising, you can put some food on a high stool and let the cat climb up to eat.

6. Regular weight measurement

Insist on measuring the cat's weight every week, and formulate a suitable weight loss plan for the next step. You should also pay attention to ensuring the health of your cat's diet and sleep. You can't ignore your cat's health and growth just to lose weight.

3. Attention should be paid to the weight loss of cats at home

1. Pay attention to the physical condition

Always observe the cat's expression, body movements, etc., if it is uncomfortable Pain or abnormal behavior, etc., stop training or even send to the doctor for treatment. Especially obese cats are always accompanied by physical diseases.

2. Don’t be impatient with weight loss

The weight loss plan should have plans and steps, and don’t be impatient. Start to implement it step by step to avoid harm to the cat.

3. Assessment of geriatric diseases

Cats with special diseases or very old should not torture cats any more. If you really want to lose weight, you must use more gentle methods. In order to make the cat lose weight, it is necessary to cooperate with the doctor's instructions.

4. Pay attention to a balanced diet

Now pet owners know the dangers of cats being overweight, do they feel that they should cut off food for their cats immediately? It is wrong, weight loss is a slow business, and it should not be rushed. The method of direct fasting is absolutely necessary, which will not only harm the cat's body, but also affect their psychology.