our cat is fat. not a little chubby but obese. she's been on a diet for the last five years. due to health problems, she's been on prescription diet food since october. the vet said, "if you want the cat to weigh 18 pounds, feed her like she's an eighteen pound cat." we didn't. we fed her half the prescribed amount...2/3 cup a day. no treats. nothing.we barely let the dog eat because the cat will try to steal her food.
her health problems have slowly returned so i took her to the vet this afternoon. not only did she not loose weight since october, she gained a pound and a half. i know the vet didn't believe me when i said we don't feed her much. and now we are to feed her like she's a seven pound cat.
two tablespoons of dry food twice a day is what he suggests. i suggested a lap-band, gastric bypass surgery, or possibly liposuction. he laughed at my ideas but seriously noted that if she doesn't lose weight, we'd have to consider plastic surgery. hmmm. i wasn't sure if he was joking or serious about it. i'm thinking liposuction over plastic surgery. weird.
another suggestion was that she get some exercise. right. at least the food will last a while at a half a cup a day.
oddly enough, dr. frank told her she was fat and she was not the least bit offended.
$131.70 for x-rays and food: priceless.
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here's a list: 20 ways to exercise a cat. i haven't gotten to one yet.
i feel for your cat...uglywife, i think you should send this story to an online pet magazine or a hardcopy...or don't do it for a little while...keep notes and take pictures. i think it's a very interesting and sad story. I feel bad for Cat! From my observations at the gym yesterday...there are thousands of people who can relate with Cat...maybe Cat should have a website...it could be a confessional site for all of those people who are supposed to lose weight, but can't, or like some of the poor souls I saw at the gym last night, were complaining they were tired after 5 minutes walking slowly on the treadmill...that's an awful awful place to be...
you're cat is humungo. in case you didn't know.
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