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Fat Cat Strategies...

11/17/2018

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DID YOU KNOW:
A cat that weighs 15 pounds is the equivalent of a 5'4" woman weighing about 218 pounds? 

Pet obesity is at epidemic levels! 
You know this. 

It's 2nd only to dental disease (and the recent studies were out of 2015, so it may have surpassed that by now...)*.

When our pets are heavier it leads to increased diseases, increased costs (for you), increased pain and decreased quality (and length) of life! 

Here are some "Fat Cat Strategies":
  • No treats! Brush them instead
  • Use toys and games like Laser pointers, feathers, balls to chase (or homemade ones with foil).
  • Put meals in different places throughout the house (i.e., up stairs, on top of risers, etc).
  • Get an outdoor pen
  • Don’t overfeed!
  • Use creative ways and cat’s natural instincts to get them to prowl for food
  • Feed wet food over dry.
  • Feed 2-4x a day vs. "free feeding"


*Reference: Rowe E, et al. 2015
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