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How do i get my fat cat to slim down?

I have a cat that I adopted from a family member and the cat is over weigh by a grand scale. she is on diet cat food and is feed about one cup a day but she is still not getting any slimmer. she plays with a little dog daily so she is getting a lot of exercise but shes still fat. i don’t know what to do with her anymore but i know she needs to lose weight. any suggestions?

The first step is to switch your cat off of dry food and onto canned. There is no better way to get a cat to gradually lose weight. Forget crash diets for your kitty, since that can lead to hepatic lipidosis, which is very dangerous.

What would your cat eat in the wild? Would he tear into a field of corn if hungry? Would he feast in a rice paddy? Of course not, but stop for a minute and read the list of ingredients on the diet cat food you are using. Is corn listed there? If your cat won’t eat corn in the wild, why would we feed it to him in our homes?

Cats are obligate carnivores, lacking amylase, which means they can’t properly digest carbohydrates. Many dry foods and most especially diet foods contain very high levels of carbohydrates, which is not even close to what a cat would eat in the wild.

We do know a cat will eat a mouse in the wild. Mice are high in protein and very, very low in carbohydrates. Knowing this, it is simply a matter of finding canned foods which are high in protein and very low in carbohydrates, no different than a mouse in the wild. This is what is called the ‘Catkins’ diet, after the Atkins diet for humans.

I personally recommend Innova, Innova Evo and Wellness. Innova is less than 3% carbohydrate, while Innova Evo is 1.06% carbohydrate. The various Wellness flavors range from 1-3% carbohydrate and are grain-free.

Also, put your cat’s food upstairs and water downstairs, if you live in a split level. This will require he be more active to eat and drink. Additionally, buy some cat toys and schedule regular play times. Once your cat starts slimming on the canned food, he will definitely have more energy and become more active at play.

Why do I recommend these methods? Simple, I asked the same question you did a year ago on behalf of my own kitty. Well over a year later in using the above outlined methods, my kitty has gradually and thus safely lost weight.

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