Cats are usually smaller than dogs. The average weight of an adult cat is about 4 to 5 kilograms. Of course, there will be some differences in weight depending on the breed and growth stage. The weight of a cat should fluctuate within 20%. If a cat is overweight for a long time, it will be prone to some troubles in life, just like obese people, and the health of insulin, glucose, blood vessels, joints, etc. in the body will be threatened.
The reason why most cats are overweight is that they consume high-calorie foods and have few ways to consume calories. Overeating, low activity, diabetes, hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex, breed, sterilization, hypothyroidism and other factors may cause overweight. Many cat owners like fat cats and think that fat cats are cute, but when their weight has threatened their health, they should consider how to help them lose weight. How to lose weight for cats? Let’s take a look at the following effective cat weight loss methods.
1. Food adjustment
It is a good way to adjust the weight through low-fat and high-carbohydrate food. If you can add some crude fiber to the cat food, it can more effectively promote the digestion and absorption of cats and make their bowel movements smooth. But be careful not to overdo the fiber content in cat food. Excessive cellulose will hinder the intestinal absorption of nutrients and reduce the digestibility of food. Cats who lose weight in this way usually have adverse reactions such as diarrhea and poor fur gloss.
2. Persevere to the end and don’t rush for a moment
We can’t be impatient for weight loss, and we can’t make sudden changes to the diet. Use the cat food that cats have always liked and mix it with the slimming meal to adjust the corresponding proportions day by day, set the weight loss cycle for your cat, and after a cycle, the diet should be restored to the calories provided at the beginning.
3. Diet should be combined with exercise
We all know that exercise weight loss is the healthiest and most effective way to lose weight. Maybe your cat is lazy and unwilling to stick to your training. At this time, the owner should have more patience and tolerance than the kitten, and teach, demonstrate, and induce every day until exercise becomes their living habit.
4. Seek help from a professional doctor
If you have tried to help your cat lose weight many times but failed, you should seek help from a veterinarian and ask him to check if there are other obesity factors hidden in the cat’s body. Let the doctor help you set up a nutritionally comprehensive and easy-to-implement weight loss plan. Veterinarians usually make the most scientific and healthy assessment based on the changes in the cat’s weight during the weight loss process, making the weight loss plan more complete.
