My vet said my cats are all obese!!

[swimmer]

I think I was more upset when she told me that than when my doctor first told me I was obese. I just put them on wet food. They are not happy. now they wake me at 4:30 am to eat!!! Any cat owners out there with an "obese" cat or cats??

 

[AndyPanda]

I think I was more upset when she told me that than when my doctor first told me I was obese. I just put them on wet food. They are not happy. now they wake me at 4:30 am to eat!!! Any cat owners out there with an "obese" cat or cats??

Girlfriend had to put her cat on Prozac to deal with an overzealous Dachshund because it was getting UTIs from the stress. No more UTIs but it lost a LOT of weight.

 

[MsGizmo]

I think I was more upset when she told me that than when my doctor first told me I was obese. I just put them on wet food. They are not happy. now they wake me at 4:30 am to eat!!! Any cat owners out there with an "obese" cat or cats??

I have 4 cats. They all get the same amount of access to the same food. Only one is fat. He's the one that was found starving at a post office parking lot. The woman that found him was vegan and she fed him a vegan diet for a few weeks until we took him in and he was given a normal cat diet. Getting him to leave the other cats food alone is a challenge.

 

[AndyPanda]

I have 4 cats. They all get the same amount of access to the same food. Only one is fat. He's the one that was found starving at a post office parking lot. The woman that found him was vegan and she fed him a vegan diet for a few weeks until we took him in and he was given a normal cat diet. Getting him to leave the other cats food alone is a challenge.

What kind of sick person tries to turn a meat eating predator into a vegan? 😝 Poor fellow deserves the extra vittles!

 

[MsGizmo]

What kind of sick person tries to turn a meat eating predator into a vegan? 😝 Poor fellow deserves the extra vittles!

Well .. she was just dumb. I don't think she intended to hurt him. All she saw was a starving animal eating the stuff she gave him. Now he gets nothing but cat food.

 

[swimmer]

Two of mine are rescues and one I inherited from my grand daughter. I get why the homeless rescues might over eat but not the inherited one. He has lived a life of luxury since he was adopted. I hope the wet food works for weight loss. I don't think glp1s are used for cats yet. It is interesting Prozac is.

 

[brentm]

I think I was more upset when she told me that than when my doctor first told me I was obese. I just put them on wet food. They are not happy. now they wake me at 4:30 am to eat!!! Any cat owners out there with an "obese" cat or cats??

My cat Fiona is obese. My daughters cat is a young neutered male but he wakes me up at 4am for a treat.

My vet knows Fiona is obese but doesn't ever make recommendations for her to lose weight. I'm not a vet, but Fiona is completely food insecure. If I put her on a diet she's just going to obsess about food all the time and bug me to feed her. We leave kibble out and they eat at their leisure. Fiona overeats and barfs about 2x a week.

GLP1s for humans are poisonous for cats. I think they have an equiv if you want to put your cats on a vet prescribed drug. But don't give your cats your human peps 🙂

I love my little chonky Fiona. Her "full" button is broken but I don't care. When her quality of life is insufferable I'll do the right thing. I don't think being thinner is going to make her live appreciably longer.

 

[joseblo]

Girlfriend had to put her cat on Prozac to deal with an overzealous Dachshund because it was getting UTIs from the stress. No more UTIs but it lost a LOT of weight.

Will second that. Put fat old neurotic cat who started having pee issues on the kitty Prozac, and he lost 6lbs! His safe place was the food bowl and he was always worried. Now he's happier and can jump on the counter to knock things off again!

 

[keangkong]

What kind of sick person tries to turn a meat eating predator into a vegan? 😝 Poor fellow deserves the extra vittles!

Likewise, don’t try to turn your rabbit into a carnivore.

 

[keangkong]

My vet said my blue whale was obese. I replied: "She is just big-boned."

 

[pavlovs]

Of my five cats, only one is obese. He is a littermate to two others. He was always a little lazy and I can't keep him away from the other at wet food feeding time. I do use indoor only cat food that is lower in calories for him, but he gobbles twice as much. I'm going to ask my vet for prozac, thanks for the tip.

He's too fat to climb up the beams in the living room and doesn't jump to higher places. It makes me sad for him and I know it's going to shorten his life if I let it continue.

 

[Iamnew2this]

My cousin has an obese cat. He wakes her up at 4:30-5 am to eat. She just found out that he was diabetic. She's giving him only wet food now, and just a few pieces of kibble throughout the day as a treat. He's such a cute little fella ❤️

 

[keangkong]

This article says weight loss drugs for cats are coming. Although it sounded credible, I am unfamiliar with the source. https://www.petobesityprevention.org/articlesandnews/3wd6dsda1bpq1t4k7dgwsz2md3nm7p

It does sound like it will be many years before weight loss drugs are widely used in pets.

 

[FlowerFairy]

My cousin has an obese cat. He wakes her up at 4:30-5 am to eat. She just found out that he was diabetic. She's giving him only wet food now, and just a few pieces of kibble throughout the day as a treat. He's such a cute little fella ❤️

I fed my diabetic cat young again kibble- it’s made to be an appropriate diet for an obligate Carnivore. She went into remission on young again kibble and fancy feast, stayed off insulin for almost 2years.

 

[JRob93]

Oh wow. My cat went through a similar phase when we switched to wet food, not thrilled at first, but it’s been better for their health. Maybe a little puzzle feeder or slow feeder bowl could help keep them entertained and slow down the eating? Any other fur parents tried those?

I think I was more upset when she told me that than when my doctor first told me I was obese. I just put them on wet food. They are not happy. now they wake me at 4:30 am to eat!!! Any cat owners out there with an "obese" cat or cats??

 

[Iamnew2this]

I fed my diabetic cat young again kibble- it’s made to be an appropriate diet for an obligate Carnivore. She went into remission on young again kibble and fancy feast, stayed off insulin for almost 2years.

That's great! I'm so happy that your cat is doing/did so well❤️ I will have to let my cousin know about this. Thank you so much for mentioning this!

 

[FlowerFairy]

That's great! I'm so happy that your cat is doing/did so well❤️ I will have to let my cousin know about this. Thank you so much for mentioning this!

I learned as much as possible because my Faith was diagnosed and because she originally received incorrect treatment, ended up in the vet e-hospital with DKA. I researched and talked to her vets at the hospital and they said that cats fed a species appropriate diet (ie, low carb) and started on lantus insulin have the best chance of going into remission. Faith was hospitalized at the end of January and off insulin by the end of August. And she was 21 when that happened. I think she would have remained in remission but I was fostering a little chaos goblin of a chiweeni, and she stressed ALL of my pets badly and the rescue refused to take her back. I ended up rehoming her myself and her new family adores her, but she caused Faith to go back on insulin and start showing signs of CKD 3, Matilda got stress cystitis, Charlie hurt his neck when bitty monster essentially bullied him off the bed(he kept giving her more space until he fell off my elevated bed) and Gracie just turned into a seriously cranky and reactive dog- but only toward that one foster. That 13 lb dog turned my house upside down. Oh, and her greeting to me was to bite me so hard she punched through my acrylic nail and embedded the fragment (she had been abused- by the time she was adopted I had convinced her that human hands are not supposed to hurt her and biting, fear peeing or pooping was not needed and hands are for pets and scritches). It broke my heart- Faith didn’t recover and died January 15 this year.
At any rate, diabetic kitties can go into remission and be diet controlled as long as you have a peaceful home. Oh, and I used freestyle libre 3’s to monitor her blood sugar, especially when she was near remission and the end times- the phone would alarm if her sugar was low and I would feed her a handful of carby treats. If that didn’t bring her up after 2 servings of carbs, she got a half teaspoon of karo syrup and a full meal. Anyway- if you have questions or if she does, ask. And I’m sending big positive vibes that her kitty does well for a long time.

This was Faith just before the chaos dog came..

 

[Iamnew2this]

I learned as much as possible because my Faith was diagnosed and because she originally received incorrect treatment, ended up in the vet e-hospital with DKA. I researched and talked to her vets at the hospital and they said that cats fed a species appropriate diet (ie, low carb) and started on lantus insulin have the best chance of going into remission. Faith was hospitalized at the end of January and off insulin by the end of August. And she was 21 when that happened. I think she would have remained in remission but I was fostering a little chaos goblin of a chiweeni, and she stressed ALL of my pets badly and the rescue refused to take her back. I ended up rehoming her myself and her new family adores her, but she caused Faith to go back on insulin and start showing signs of CKD 3, Matilda got stress cystitis, Charlie hurt his neck when bitty monster essentially bullied him off the bed(he kept giving her more space until he fell off my elevated bed) and Gracie just turned into a seriously cranky and reactive dog- but only toward that one foster. That 13 lb dog turned my house upside down. Oh, and her greeting to me was to bite me so hard she punched through my acrylic nail and embedded the fragment (she had been abused- by the time she was adopted I had convinced her that human hands are not supposed to hurt her and biting, fear peeing or pooping was not needed and hands are for pets and scritches). It broke my heart- Faith didn’t recover and died January 15 this year.
At any rate, diabetic kitties can go into remission and be diet controlled as long as you have a peaceful home. Oh, and I used freestyle libre 3’s to monitor her blood sugar, especially when she was near remission and the end times- the phone would alarm if her sugar was low and I would feed her a handful of carby treats. If that didn’t bring her up after 2 servings of carbs, she got a half teaspoon of karo syrup and a full meal. Anyway- if you have questions or if she does, ask. And I’m sending big positive vibes that her kitty does well for a long time.

This was Faith just before the chaos dog came..

I'm sorry for your loss. Faith was such a beautiful girl! You are a wonderful fur mom with such a kind heart to all of your fur babies. You can only do so much for all of them. I know Gracie must be an itty bitty monster, but it's understandable with her past, poor little pup. You gave Faith a beautiful life, you did the best you could with what you have, just as you're doing for your other fur babies. You have a lovely heart and doing your best. Thank you for all your sound, advice for my cousin's cat!❤️