Naples Pet Vet Blog

Pursee has lost a little over a pound. He loves the food and seems satisfied.  We are encouraging more activity.  To date, we have found the best stimulation an inexpensive laser pointer ($4).  He will chase it around and up the walls etc.  We are engaging him 3-4 times daily.  We also bring him downstairs when preparing his meals so that he must negotiate the steps several times daily. 

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Since our January Newletter topic is pet obesity, we thought that we would put our money where our mouth is and tackle the excess weight on Purrsee, one of our office cats at Naples Safari.  Pursee came to us as an overweight cat, but has definitely gained more weight.  We  started him on a diet/fitness program on Wednesday 1/6.  We will be keeping all informed of his progress, what works , and what does not work. 

He is starting out at 19.5 lbs with a Body Condition Score of 7.

We are switching him to a canned OM diet, 3 feedings at 2 cans total per day.  He loves the food. Next - his excercise program!

Anyone who has (or has not had) luck getting weight off of an overweight cat, please comment.

You can access our Newsletter and lots of info and tools for addressing overweight pets at www.NaplesPetVet.com

 

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