Obesity and excessive weight will bring huge pressure on the joints, or cause a series of problems such as blood pressure, blood lipids, heart, etc. Therefore, as the owner, you should lose weight for the fat cat, so how to judge your own cat Is the master too fat? How to give it weight loss?
How to judge whether the cat is obese?
1. From above (looking down on your cat), the cat’s body line should be even and smooth, but if the sides of the abdomen protrude outwards , you can clearly see the “big belly”, which must be too fat.
2. Gently press the sides of the cat’s body with your fingers. If you can feel the ribs, it means the cat’s body size is standard. If you have to press down hard to feel the ribs, it means that there is too much meat ~ the cat needs to lose weight!
3. When the cat is squatting, the front legs should be able to close together. (For cats who are fat and thin, the front legs can be close together when squatting)
How to help cats lose weight?
1. Reduce the cat’s daily food intake by 1/4.
Fat cats have enlarged stomachs, so be sure to plan a diet. A normal adult cat’s daily ration is one or two (50 grams) of cat food. Don’t exceed the limit of one or two. If you’re used to putting cat food out 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.
2. Divide the cat’s daily rations into several cat food bowls and place them in various places in the house, forcing the cat to walk more to get a full stomach.
Includes placing food on high and low tables and keeping food separate throughout the home. In short, if you want to have a full meal, you have to climb up and down. Maybe other things can’t make the cat move, but when it is hungry, no matter how lazy the cat is, it will fight for food!
3. If conditions permit, you can feed diet cat food.
Slimming cat food contains more fiber and less fat, which means that the cat eats fewer calories. This is like when we lose weight, we should pay attention to the calories of food at any time. Eating some low-calorie things will help you lose weight.
Tips for changing food:
When changing cat food for cats, first remove 1/4 of the old cat food, and mix this 1/4 into the new cat food. After 2 days, increase the ratio of new cat food to half and half of the new food and the old food, and then after another 2 days, increase the ratio of new food to 3/4 and mix 1/4 of the old food, and finally replace all with The new cat food.
This gradual excess can give the cat’s stomach enough time to adapt to the new cat food, so as not to suddenly change all of it at once, the cat’s stomach cannot adapt, causing gastrointestinal problems. Bring more other troubles
4. Super-quality canned food is higher in calories than ordinary canned food.
Canned cat food is divided into ordinary canned food and super canned food. One difference between the two is that super canned food has higher calories, which is of course unfavorable for cats to lose weight. Therefore, if you feed your cat with super canned food , should be fed less, not the same amount as regular canned food.
Or simply put, the best canned food is high-calorie canned food, so eat less.
Controlling the weight, letting the cat eat less, and exercising properly is very good for the cat’s health and longevity; therefore, in order for the cat to be healthy and happy, it is also to make the cat as much as possible. It is very important for cats to accompany us for more time, and it is very important for cats to control their weight.
