Cat is overweight and family blames me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What kind of food are you giving your cat? Awhile back I did a lot of personal research on cat food. "Diet" cat food often isn't great. Just a lot of filler so that they can eat higher quantities. I'd suggest trying grain-free cat food and/or wet food. The higher protein may help the cat.

Royal canin.

[Anonymous]

Is she actually diagnosed as overweight by a vet?

Everyone says my cat is "fat" but he's not -- he's just big. He's tall and has big paws and long legs. When he was a kitten his ears were enormous on his head and then he grew into them. Vet told me even if he lived on the street he'd weight a minimum of 11-13 lbs. He's a housecat so he weighs 17 lbs but he's active and healthy.

Some cats are just built big. I don't know why but some people expect all cats to be about the same size but obviously different breeds have different body types. Maybe my cat has some Maine Coon or a similar large cat breed in him (he's a shelter cat, clearly American shorthair but who knows what else).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ and fyi you sound flipping nuts and your house must be disgusting

Are you 5? Is this the way you talk to people who have been there, done that, and have solutions for you?

You sound nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is she actually diagnosed as overweight by a vet?

Everyone says my cat is "fat" but he's not -- he's just big. He's tall and has big paws and long legs. When he was a kitten his ears were enormous on his head and then he grew into them. Vet told me even if he lived on the street he'd weight a minimum of 11-13 lbs. He's a housecat so he weighs 17 lbs but he's active and healthy.

Some cats are just built big. I don't know why but some people expect all cats to be about the same size but obviously different breeds have different body types. Maybe my cat has some Maine Coon or a similar large cat breed in him (he's a shelter cat, clearly American shorthair but who knows what else).

Not op, but yes, my cat is definitely overweight

[Anonymous]

Catkins diet! It's better for them anyway.

[Anonymous]

Wet food

[Anonymous]

Wet food really works. Not sure why. It’s more sating