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Fat cat
I have a cat that weighs 15 pounds and he's only 1 and a half years old. I'm worried about him, but my mom says it's no big deal and it's just his bone structure, but he was so tiny when he was a kitten! Do I have a valid reason to worry?
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my cat is 3 years old and he weighs about 17 pounds! he was also a small kitten! dont worry about it! cats like to run, well at least every onece in a while! thers is nothing to worry about!
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yea, my cat is about a year oldand now she only weighs like 10 (maybe) but at 5 months the average is 5-7 lbs.there is a kind of food for overweight cats. DON'T WORRY THO.
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Ok....the cat needs to be on some kind of diet...he needs to be takin to the animal doctor... and you have a valid reason to be worried because it can cause heart trouble for him and he really needs to get some excersize...for example get a ball and role it on the ground... and if he plays with it thats good....thats excellint excersize for him...but if he don't play with it...i don't know what to tell you...but he needs to go see a doctor...
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Jenn123536
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no he is a cat. take him to the vet. have a little check- up
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Knowing the kind of cat that you have would be helpful. If you had a Maine Coon Cat, then this would be a normal weight. But, with pretty much any other cat, this is quite overweight.
Your mother could be correct, and it could be the way he is built. But, this still seems overweight to me.
Here's a few ways you might be able to tell if he's fat, or just big boned.
Hold your cat's front paws upwards. With his back paws on the ground, with him in a human type standing position, look at him from his front. Does he have a thin waist? Or is it rounded like a pregnant kitty?
Have your cat stand on all four paws, and feel under his belly. Feel around his lower belly between his legs, sort of where your belly button would be if it was you. Do you feel any extra skin? You might feel a sort of lump. This is fat. It might feel like a clump of hair, but no... it's just fat.
Feel along his rib cage on his sides. You should be able to feel all of his ribs with very minimal pressure applied.
As you look at his overall body composition, you should be able to tell whether or not he has extra fat on him. This should give you a good idea of whether or not he is overweight.
You say he's only 1 and a half, but this is actually getting quite close to full grown.
If you can tell me what kind of cat this is, that would be helpful.
But my honest opinion is that your cat is quite overweight and should be put on a diet. I would also suggest buying him plenty of toys to play with so that he can get more exercise.
Try looking at this question:
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It's about a dog, but you might get a general idea from what I said to this person.
Sorry if this is a bit rambled, I'm in the middle of a radiology essay and don't have time to re read my answer. Hope this all helps though.
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Oh my! Thats a pretty big cat! Its probably not hurting him but may be effecting his health. You could either ask your family vet what to do about the situation or just go to your local grocery store and they should have "diet" cat food... Hope i could help!
peace--lindseyyy
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Its a cat...
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heyy .. no you dont have a reason to worry about your cat he is only 15 pounds my cat is 32 pounds and they he is not sick he is very heathy
hope i helped
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I would have to say to ask
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Kels
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My aunts cat is 29 pounds. So, no you have nothing to worry about!
-Brianna
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Im sure your cat is just goin throught stages , if you buy lean food and stuff then mabye he will lose weight! Hope it helps!
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