Many pet owners dote on their cats. As long as the cat wants to eat, they will feed them all kinds of good things. In the end, they find that the cat’s body is thick with meat and becomes chubby. The normal weight of a cat should be about five kilograms. If it exceeds this number, you should consider losing weight for your cat.

1. How to determine whether a cat has become obese

1. Visual inspection of appearance

Looking down, your cat’s body lines should be smooth. If the abdomen bulges to both sides, it’s time to lose weight.

2. You can’t touch the fat meat

Use your fingers to gently press the sides of the cat's body. If you can feel the ribs, it means the cat's size is standard. If you have to press hard to feel the ribs, the cat is too fat!

3. The front legs cannot be brought together

When a cat is squatting, its front legs should be able to be brought together. If the front legs are not close together, you are too fat!

2. Tips to help fat cats lose weight

1. Reduce portion size and stop eating meat

Adult cats need to eat about fifty grams of food every day. Cats who are losing weight should not only reduce their food intake by 1/4 but also switch to fresh vegetables and high-protein food. It is best for cats to lose weight not to eat meat.

It is very necessary to prepare enough fresh water for cats every day during their weight loss period.

Diet cat food contains more fiber and less fat, allowing cats to consume less calories.

2. Exercise is the most effective way to lose weight

Exercise is the best way to lose weight. Obesity is caused by the accumulation of excess calories and fat in the body, which makes cats obese. Exercise not only helps cats lose weight, but it is also a way to strengthen their bodies.

〈1〉Dynamic games to lose weight

Do more exercise and play some dynamic games with your cat. Not only can cats lose weight, but they can also cultivate feelings!

〈2〉Change the job position

Divide the cat's daily food into several cat food bowls and place them in various places in the house, forcing the cat to walk more to have a full stomach.

〈3〉Small things as rewards

If the cat loses weight, you can buy a new toy for it. The cat will be motivated because of this, and it just has an extra toy that can exercise and lose weight.

3. Fat cats are prone to diseases

Obesity can cause quite a few ailments to cats, such as respiratory diseases, other skeletal diseases (such as lumbar disc herniation), urinary tract diseases, skin diseases, mammary gland hyperplasia, etc.

1. Internal organ failure

Fat will wrap around internal organs. A large amount of fatTightly wrapping the internal organs will inevitably cause organ failure.

2. Pancreatic islet secretion disorder

Diabetes is a disease of wealth, because obesity causes insulin secretion imbalance. The owner can only temporarily save the cat's life by controlling diet and injecting insulin.

3. Compression of joint nerves

Heavy weight will naturally put a burden on the joints. Although fat cats do not like to move, they will still compress the joints and nerves, causing burden on the bones and joints, which can lead to paralysis in severe cases.

4. Heart insufficiency

Fat is not only stored under the skin, but also in organs and blood. Excessive fat content in the blood will inevitably put a burden on the heart, leading to cardiac insufficiency and congestive heart failure in cats.

Obesity is a great harm to people, let alone such a small cat. Having said so many disadvantages of cat obesity, I believe many pet owners will think about losing weight for their cats. After all, real love is love in moderation.