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Donna's Avatar
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20-12-2006, 09:36 AM   #21

Re: Oli getting fat ...


My two cats get a quarter of a tin each in the morning and quarter of a tin at night so the two of them use one tin a day. They have dried food down but it is not eaten much. One of my cats is admittedly a small cat but the other is a bruiser!!!

Your cat is having twice as much as my two cats - could you try reducing the amounts each time - say instead of a whole pouch give him half? Once he has eaten that, could you not distract him when he miaows for more!!!

Just a suggestion!



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20-12-2006, 03:15 PM   #22

Re: Oli getting fat ...


I think you should reduce his food amounts, but definitely gradually. Maybe give small amounts more frequently (if you're at home and able to do this?! or have an automatic feeder?!)
Just a suggestion



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20-12-2006, 03:22 PM   #23

Re: Oli getting fat ...


So far he has only had one pouch and some dried biscuits today. He has been driving me crazy wih his meowing and jumping on the worktops, but I have told him it is for his own good! Poor thing probably thinks im starving him, but he can have another pouch when i get back from uni and then a third one before bed. That means that i will have cut out one pouch from his diet already. Woohoo!! (I hope i havent cut down his meals too quickly, but i think sooner is better than later!)



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20-12-2006, 08:20 PM   #24

Re: Oli getting fat ...


What about finding out more about bulking out the food with pasta or something to make him feel full. Personally I feel you would be better consulting your vet or some sort of animal dietician as people can really do some serious damage to animals by putting them on diets at home with out any real structure to them.



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