How to judge whether a cat is too fat?

The harm of cat obesity?

How to help cats lose weight?

How to judge whether a cat is too fat?

Too thin: you can see the ribs from a distance and the abdomen is sunken.

Thin: There is almost no fat on the ribs, tail and hipbone.

Standard: the ribs and spine are not obvious, and there is a small amount of fat pad in the abdomen.

Overweight: strong, with prominent waist flesh, not easy to touch the ribs.

Obesity: the fat is very obvious, and the abdomen hangs down and looks like a ball.

How to make a cat fat?

1, control diet

(1) staple food: cat food with high protein, high fiber, low carbon water and low fat, or directly choose diet-specific food.

Note: change food for cats step by step, refer to the 7-day food change method.

(2) Complementary food: Try not to give cats complementary food, especially high-calorie foods such as canned snacks and cat strips. If the cat is really greedy, you can give it some fruits and vegetables.

2. Scientifically regulate food intake

Dieting: Piggy Mimi's stomach keeps stretching. If she suddenly cuts down on food, it will make her cat feel seriously hungry, which will affect her body and mood.

Small amount and multiple times: eating a small amount and multiple times can avoid uneven hunger in cats, control the energy intake of cats, and help intestinal digestion.

Return to normal food intake: The resting energy (RER) required by an adult cat every day is equal to 70 times its weight (kg), and the density of ordinary cat food is about 4,000 calories per kg. Therefore, a 5KG adult cat eats about 70 times 50.75 minus 4,000 times 58g cat food every day.

According to the different situation of cats, energy intake also fluctuates:

Sterilized and active adult cats = 1.2 yuan

Active adult cats without sterilization = 1.4

Inactive and obese cats = 1RER

Cats during weight loss =0.8RER

Cats during weight gain = 1.8RER

Kittens 0-4 months old =2.5RER

4 months-1 year cat = 2 years old

If your cat's daily food intake exceeds this quota, it is recommended to reduce the excess by one-third every day, and then gradually adjust to the normal food intake after the cat adapts.

3. Cleverly increase the place for exercise

It is very difficult to make obese cats move, because fat will press the joints of cats, and every step will make them feel tired.

The shovel officer can make the cat smell move in the following ways:

(1) food induction method

Divide the food into several bowls and put them in every corner of the room (don't go near the cat litter basin). In order to get full, force the cat to walk a few more steps, hold snacks in his hand (choose dried meat or raw flesh and blood), and crouch a few meters away from the cat and let the cat come and eat.

Note: reduce the amount of staple food after eating snacks.

(2) Toy attraction method

Tease the cat with a Doby stick every day 10- 15 minutes. After going out, you can prepare a 1-2 sniffing pad and paint it with the smell of food, so that cats can consume energy during playing, and at the same time, it can also relieve boredom for cats living alone.

(3) Walking the cat outside.

If your cat is bold and socially arrogant, I suggest you take it out for a walk.

(4) Competitive pressure method

If the cat has been playing badly and doesn't want to exercise, you can consider raising an extra pet. Let the cat have a sense of crisis about its status and have to act. If you get along well, you can also play together, which is also helpful for cats to lose weight.