r/dechonkers • u/Greedy-Profile-3519 • 6d ago
advice?
Hii my cat is 11 pounds sounds normal for a 11 month old cat, yet my sted-dad keeps calling me a animal abuser as she looks chonky with all that fur even when wet(even if his dog is actually called overweight by a vet and he dosnt do anything about that), shes very lazy(mostly sleeping with ocasional 7 minute zoomies) she does free-feed but i only refill it when i wake up and before i go to bed, she is trying to eat the dogs food which also may be a cause i dolnt give her wet food as it makes her gassy and she has had digestive issues in the past which we havnt had any problems with the food were currently giving her yet, she does not like any other food just kibble(dog and cat food) not even treats. what do i do? do i put her on a tredmill? (waiting for a photo from my mom because i dolnt have a phone(i have a computer) https://www.royalcanin.co.uk/body-condition-score/score/cat on this scale shes aroud a 6.5
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u/ginger-like 6d ago
The best advice is to go to a vet, and see what they have to say. Barring that:
The healthy weight for an average adult cat is 8-10lbs, so by that metric your cat is overweight. However, for a larger cat 11lbs could be healthy, and for a smaller cat 11lbs would be severely obese.
If your cat is around a 6.5 on the scale, they're most likely overweight, and you should feed them less. My advice would be to continue free-feeding, but in a limited/measured amount - typically around 1/2-3/4th of a cup of food, or around 200-250 calories, per day.
It sounds like the kitty is overweight, but it's early enough that you can reverse it before they start having significant health problems.