Refer to the figure below for the weight of normal cats at each stage.
As for judging from the size, there are three ways:
(1) standing directly above the cat and looking down, its body lines should be smooth. If the abdomen bulges to both sides, it proves that the cat? Fat? Yes;
② Touch both sides of the cat's body with both hands. If you can touch the ribs, it means your body is normal. If you can't easily touch the ribs, it means that the cat has become fat;
③ When the cat squats, the two front legs should be close together. If you can't get together, it means that the cat is too fat.
Weight loss trilogy When you find that your cat is getting fat, you should consider losing weight for it. But as a parent, you must not lose weight blindly for your cat, otherwise it may be counterproductive.
Diet plan: It is necessary to make a diet plan for cats. Some parents choose to lose weight by reducing their original food intake, but this requires a gradual process. Starting from reducing the feeding amount, check the cat's physical condition every once in a while, and then further reduce the food amount according to the effect.
Diet to lose weight: Reducing the feeding amount can achieve the effect of losing weight, but it may lead to the lack of some nutrients in cats, and it will often make cats hungry. These problems can be solved by using low-energy cat food. The special formula of these foods can solve the hunger of cats, limit the calorie content and ensure the adequate intake of other basic nutrients.
Prevent rebound: once the cat reaches the target weight, the doctor will tell parents how to maintain the ideal weight, and should continue to pay attention to the cat's weight.
Lose weight? Since dieting for cats is determined to lose weight, it must be carried out in a reasonable way, and it is very necessary to arrange reasonable diet and nutrition for cats. In the whole process of losing weight, parents should avoid dieting to achieve the purpose of losing weight, because this may have a bad influence on the cat's health.
1, changed to diet cat food. Diet cat food contains more fiber and less fat, which can reduce the calorie intake of cats. When changing cat food for cats, first remove the old cat food of13 and replace it with new cat food, and mix the new cat food with the old cat food. A week later, 1/3 of new cat food was added, and 1/3 of old cat food was reduced, all of which were gradually replaced with new cat food.
2. Reduce the amount of canned food. The calorie of canned Acura is higher than that of ordinary canned food, so if you are going to change from ordinary canned food to canned Acura, you need to reduce the feeding amount of canned food appropriately.
3. Reduce the daily food intake of cats 1/4. Considering that the cat's stomach has been stretched, a planned diet is needed. A normal adult cat's daily ration is 50 grams, so don't exceed this upper limit. If you are used to putting cat food there and letting it eat casually, and there is no exercise at ordinary times, you'd better change it to two or three meals a day. The amount of meat should also be controlled.
4, homemade slimming soup. For caring parents, food for cats who are losing weight can also be prepared at home, as long as they are well grasped? Get rid of high-fat ingredients and mix in dietary fiber? Cooking winter melon soup and pumpkin soup for cats is a good choice.