https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 22:50:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1266097 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:59:59 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1266097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you feed your cat cat food or raw meat? Our burmese is a bit overweight and its mostly because we started feeding him cat food almost every night cause we kept forgetting to defrost the raw steak we'd get him.<br /> We've implemented a system now with defrosting every morning, so our Bruce gets chopped up rump steak or ground beef every night, and happy to report he lost 2.5lbs since his last vet visit! He gets 1/4 cup of dry diet food in the morning and about 2-3 oz of red meat at night, and he's about 5lbs now which is ideal for his breed. Unfortunately due to his prior weight gain he looks like a lady cat that's been pregnant! He has such a sad hangy belly :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1266078 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:38:53 +0000 MrsBrewer 1266078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dog is soooo full of energy I swear he has 0% body fat! LOL He's very lean though and definitely not over weight. But we actually feed him more than the recommended amount because he's so active. Our vet keeps telling us to keep doing what we're doing with his weight!</p> <p>I have 2 cats, one is a perfect weight, she's about 9 lbs, and my other cat is about 15 lbs, probably 2-3 lbs over weight. I try to limit his food, but this boy is a vacuum and eats everything... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1266059 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:27:21 +0000 MapleMoose 1266059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dog is still a pup so she's trim because she's so energetic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1266058 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:24:59 +0000 Cherrybee 1266058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dogs are very trim. It's only the (adult) humans in the house that are overweight!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1266040 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:14:09 +0000 mrs. 64 1266040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our cat is 15 lbs but not considered overweight because he has a large frame. Our poor dog is on prednisone long-term for an autoimmune disease and went from 45 to 60 lbs in 3 months. She is now on diet food, but the medicine also causes muscle weakness and she refuses to walk. I just try to keep her active in the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265698 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:40:54 +0000 Beebug 1265698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dog is good pet weight, but overweight for performance stuff we do. I need to get about 10lbs off of him this winter while not training.......uphill battle with a 13m old who loves to chuck her food at him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265697 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:39:24 +0000 chibee 1265697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am like paranoid about my dogs becoming overweight - my bigger chihuahua, bambam, is on reduced fat food because i noticed his weight definitely fluctuates, and he's been really good on it. He weighs in at around 9lbs. My little one, is a tiny little thing and she eats normal food and honestly i think she can stand to gain a little weight but she is feisty and healthy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265654 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:24:42 +0000 oscarthegoon 1265654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has she had a checkup recently? I think my vet does blood work annually on senior cats (over age 7 maybe?) to look for problems. I think dry food might be better for their teeth, but I know how finicky they can be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265617 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:08:47 +0000 Dandelion 1265617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: wet food is good for thier skin and coat but it shouldn't be their only thing. Try a brand of dry food like taste of the wild or wellness. They eat less of it because its more filling but it doesnt have the the extra stuff.</p> <p>Also...when she is hungry she will eat it. Cats don't need to always eat. They're not like rabbits. They can go a while without eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265604 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:04:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1265604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: we divide the can and feed her 3-4 times a day so she does eat throughout the day.</p> <p>@Dandelion: isn't wet food supposed to be better for them though than dry food? i guess cats don't really like drinking water so dehydration can be an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265562 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:52:17 +0000 kjpugs 1265562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a 40 lb cat growing up so I am no help with cats haha!</p> <p>Our pug/boston terrier mix, Dixie, was overweight by 3 lbs. We put her on a special food- but a tip that also helped was bulking up her food. All our pugs get pumpkin in their food at dinner now, but we switch it up and do green beans or peas/carrots sometimes too. Helps bulk up the portion size without added calories.</p> <p>I wonder if there are foods like veggies you can add for a cat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265550 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:49:16 +0000 pui 1265550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. He's actually not much of an eater. He eats enough, but he doesn't overeat. He is 8lbs, which is one pound above the "standard" of his breed, but he's overall a little bigger than the "standard".</p> <p>His ribs are not jutting out or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265548 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:48:50 +0000 nana87 1265548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of our dogs was getting a little "chunky" according to the vet so we reduced the amount of food by a little and he is fine now. It was only like a 1 lb difference but he only weighs 16lbs, haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265531 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:44:06 +0000 Beyond2 1265531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 2 normal weight pets and one over weight one. I think its one of those things were where once they're fat they stay that way. My over weight cat was my first pet. He been on a diet for 5 years and is no smaller. My dog and second cat both started on diet portions and have stayed a healthy weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265521 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:40:29 +0000 mrs. bird 1265521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, my kitty is underweight :( he goes on hunger strikes and then gets sick from it, then when he's sick he vomits what he does eat (like last night, in the bed, blah), so feeding him is a struggle. the vet said wet food is easier to digest, so that's probably why he was refusing the dry food, now we found a dry food he'll eat a little bit of (it's a terrible food, but she said as long as it's cat food &amp; he'll eat it without vomiting, feed it to him!) and i give him wet food in the morning and before bed (and approx every 3 hours during the night when he wakes me to feed him... yeah). i never knew having a cat could be this much work! </p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: does she get the whole thing as once? could you split it up so she eats less but more often (keeping her blood sugar more even might even help her lose weight)? we add supplements to our cat's food to help him with digestion, maybe they have some that could help her feel full longer. or give her a grass plant she can eat, that might fill her up without adding many calories </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265509 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:37:49 +0000 mrsjyw 1265509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our beagle terrier is 17 lbs. (down from 20!) and needs to lose 2-3 more<br /> our yorkie is 14 lbs (and needs to lose at least 3 lbs!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265501 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:35:56 +0000 Dandelion 1265501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Be careful...too much wet food can cause dehydration, because they don't get thirsty as often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265488 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:32:57 +0000 Dandelion 1265488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We're real strict with out animals about what they eat. Our dogs stayed with my inlaws last year, while we were living in the apartment, and they got really fat, because MIL wasn't watching what they ate and fed them crap dog food.</p> <p>They're back to their ideal weight now, since we got them back in June. I give them a serving of food twice a day, in order to boost their metabolism. At night I cook their dinner instead of giving them kibble.</p> <p>Both cats are healthy. My tabby has a hip issue going on, and I'm thankful she's not overweight, because it could be a lot worse if she were. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1265475 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:30:24 +0000 Vegmama 1265475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Our cat is, and one of our dogs is. For cats, our vet said NOT to cut back his food. But, she did say we should play more. We bought a laser pointer, some little fake mice, a wand with string, and some catnip bag thing ... He plays A LOT more than he used it, and it's really helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264291 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:45:10 +0000 Mae 1264291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. But I honestly think that some pets are just genetically inclined to be overweight. We have 2 cats and 1 dog and they all run around a lot by nature and we feed recommended amounts and they all weigh the right amount. But my parents' dog was SO fat and I swear my parents fed her diet food, only in the recommended amounts, never gave her treats, and took her for walks twice/day. They just could never get her to lose weight and I think it was just not possible for her to not be fat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264281 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:40:30 +0000 MediaNaranja 1264281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have two dogs. One is really thin...she's 16 years old, and was sick a while back, wasn't interested in eating, and lost a LOT of weight. About two months ago she got her appetite back, and is constantly hungry these days. She feels chubby (to me), but is still pretty skinny. She has always been thin, though.</p> <p>The other dog isn't necessarily fat, but is really solidly built. He's a little thief, though, and will steal the other dog's food whenever he can. To compensate, I give him about half what he should eat, since he's always sneaking the other food. It must be working, because the last time I took him to the vet he lost and ounce, lol.</p> <p>For your cat I'd second the suggestion that you move her food around so that she has to work a bit before eating. But then again, she's old, so..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264261 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:29:00 +0000 MsLipGloss 1264261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Oh wow - then by all means, wet food ftw! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264258 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:28:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1264258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: i'm going to try switching foods again. i seriously tried over 50 brands of food before though! and she gets no treats at all... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264256 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:27:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1264256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: she won't eat dry food, and i've tried so many different brands of foods and she won't eat any of them. we had a serious problem with anorexia and her liver started shutting down (happens more easily in overweight cats), so i don't like to deprive her of food because cats easily die if they don't eat for even a short period of time.</p> <p>maybe moving the food around will work though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264247 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:23:56 +0000 MamaMoose 1264247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rather than decreasing the amount of food can you change her to a food designed for weight control? Our pup is a little hefty and we really needed to get it under control because he tore his ACL. But for us it was an easy fix, my husband just needed to stop giving him treats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264244 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:23:32 +0000 MsLipGloss 1264244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 is a little overweight and the other isn't. In addition to giving both cats *diet* food, we also moved the litter to box to a different floor than the food. Which means more exercise! It has helped our heavier kitty get close to her fighting weight!</p> <p>I would recommend that you move your cat's food around so that she needs to search for it a little . . . it will give her more activity! Also, have you tried a different kind of food, like dry food? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264242 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:23:23 +0000 artsyfartsy 1264242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but honestly I think he looks healthier. He weighed 18 lbs when we got him and was well fed but still looked skinny. He gained 5 after going on some medicine and he looks better. Vet called him a chunky monkey though. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-catpet-overweight#post-1264230 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:18:58 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1264230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our cat is almost 13 years old and she's overweight. I try to reduce her food -- one 3 oz can a day -- but she is constantly meowing and begging for food, particularly right in front of the kids' rooms when they're sleeping. </p> <p>she is pretty old so she's a pretty lazy cat. how else can i get her to lose weight? i don't think i can cut her food down any more... she already begs all day for more!</p> <p>is your pet overweight? are they on a diet? </p>