• SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I have one with hormone issues. She is 16 and does not over eat. She is 4 pounds overweight and its kinda hard to take a 16 year old cat jogging. Just because you have perfectly healthy animals isn’t a realistic measure of everyone else’s pets.

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      1 day ago

      What would happen if she was fed less?

      4 pounds doesn’t sound massive for an old cat compared to how fat most “fat cats” are

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        22 hours ago

        Average cat is 12 pounds, so 4 pounds overweight is like a person who should be 180lb weighing 240lb. Also, a hungry cat is a fucking nightmare to live with.

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        If it’s hormonal based weight gain, and yiubjust fed them less, then the cat would most likely feel permanently hungry. Not an ideal situation. Just like a person, if hormones are out of whack, it’s not as easy as just eat less/eat more.