weight advice

[seahorse]

My beloved JJ is still a very skinny cat at 2 years and 5 months was always told he would fill out he is of course flee and worm treated is there any thing else I can do as can feel is ribs and hes really poor over his back end. hes simaease x british blue is this normal help am feeding him so many treats on top of normal dinner

[oldbag]

Hi, some cats are hard to keep weight on and orientals are often quite lightweight for life.

I have 3 cats from the same litter, just ordinary cats not orientals. One is large and lanky and two are tiny even in adulthood. It's just how they are, their mother was the same (belongs to a friend).

I guess it's worth looking at what you're feeding and whether there is a nutritionally more compact version as cats only fill their stomach and won't eat more volume but might be able to get better value from the same amount.

I feed mine three times a day with meat and they get adlib biscuits and water. More often can be easier than more volume for them. I do first thing, teatime when I get in from work, and just before bed.

Not sure what you're feeding when so hard to offer any advice really, but hope there is something useful there.

Failing that, maybe a vet check when you are due a routine visit of some kind.

[Deleted]

My white cat Pickle was always slim and a bit ribby as a young cat - once he turned about 4/5 years he started to podge out......now he is 14 we struggle to keep his weight off!!!

Burns cat food, or James Wellbeloved - you cant go wrong.

xxxxx

[PennyP4]

Has he had the snip snip? I found that with toms, they worry the weight off but once they had their boy bits off they got really chunky and are not a constant diets! x

[Luna]

yeah once a cat has been neutered they need 30% less energy yet their appetite increases, it's worse with male cats which is why there are specific diets for neutered cats which have a filling effect yet with less calories. With weight gain you should talk to your vet as i know alot of prescription diets which are high in fat and with small meal volumes so perfect for weight gain! x

[lillicob]

my daughters cat Stumpy is 5 and is the same, if I go shopping it takes 10 minutes to get our food and I can and have stood in front of the cat food for 20 minutes!He is really fussy no red meat only fish for a while then maybe rabbit and lamb for a while went off whiskas liked felix now hates felix and quite likes whiskas but only the rabbit lamb and fish one. Hates the really expensive ones hates fresh fish and chicken but the only thing he will walk on hot coals for.....prawns which he will eat 24 hours a day.5 years its been going on.... and he doesn't particularly like me, the ungrateful little b****r!!!!But I lost my little unfussy cat 2 weeks ago still devastated, so I forgive him.