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How to get 19 pound cat to lose weight
I need to get my cat to lose weight, she is a 4 year old, 19 pound, shorthaired cat.
To clarify, she is not naturally a large cat, her weight is an issue. Her supposed ideal weight would be around ...
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Cat: Weight Management & Bladder Stones
Our 13 year old male tabby cat had two kinds of bladder stones a couple of years ago. He had surgery for the stones, all were removed, and there's been no issue with the stones returning since then. ...
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My Siamese eats like a model
My concern is my 2 year old long hair seal point female cat is light as a bird and in my opinion overly thin. She hides it well under a luxurious coat that in recent weeks seem lackluster at best. It ...
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How do I help my older cat maintain weight?
We have a two cat household which includes a 16 year old skinny, spayed female and a 6 year old porky, spayed female. The older cat is a grazer, the younger eats everything in sight.
The old cat is ...
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My 12 year old cat is very sick
My 12 year old cat has been losing a lot of weight all of a sudden. She behaves fine, but she is always hungry. As soon as she finishes eating, however, she goes straight to her litter box and has ...
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Cat diet success vs unhealthy weight loss, how do I determine a healthy target weight?
I have a cat, domestic long hair, ragamuffin mix, male, 15 years old and in good health (bloodwork last month was stellar, and he doesn't act a day over 8), but I am concerned about his weight.
His ...
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Why has my cat gained weight although he's on diet?
My cat has been overweight ever since. He had to lose weigth for a surgery, so I put him on a diet in 2017. He got less of his regular wet food mixed with water and "food cellulose", some kind of Slim ...
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How to fatten up a Maine Coon kitten?
I have a 4-month-old Maine Coon kitten that is slightly underweight.
The vet has given him a clean bill of health, but says the kitten is just "too busy growing and climbing trees, and just isn't ...
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Feeding well below RER
My cat is slowly but consistently gaining weight (now 11.5lb). I've been measuring calories and spreadsheeting her meals to slowly lower her calorie intake, but in a recent Vet visit I was introduced ...
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9 month old cat gaining weight, switch to adult food?
Long back story below. See last paragraph for question.
My cat just turned 9 months old. I’ve researched and it was recommended that you free fee a kitten till 1yr old, for growth.
She was abandoned ...
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My cat won't eat food that she normally likes
We're in a bit of a weird situation with our cat Rosie (female, 8 years old). We've had her for most of her life, yet have never seen her refuse to eat her food as much as she has this week. More ...
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My cat is refusing to eat for 4 days?
My cat have not eaten anything for 5 days that he became so skinny, so I went to the vet and he got his temperature normal also looked at the cat ear wax through a microscope and it seemed normal, so ...
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