Ever since they were domesticated, cats have let themselves go. They eat more, exercise less and are more stressed. Harmful changes to health that bring the overweight cat and, therefore, felines often suffer from diabetes, joint pain or heart problems.
It is therefore generally advisable to take them to a vet to find solutions in order to alleviate the obesity problem. But there are also natural and ancestral methods to help them stay in line. Here’s how to help an overweight cat.
1. Check the diet of the overweight cat
Monitor your cat’s nutrition, especially if obese, it doesn’t mean imposing him a restrictive diet. Even if domesticated, it still remains a carnivorous making several small meals a day.
If that’s better avoid giving him snacks or treatsInstead, you can give him a few pieces of zucchini and green beans cooked in water, in addition to his usual kibble or wet food.
To make vegetables more appetizingdon’t hesitate to add a teaspoon of tuna juice. By eating them, the cat will fill his stomach more easily and make fewer trips back and forth to his food bowl!
2. Make the overweight cat slim down cleverly
Has your cat become a pasha over time? Is his diet abundant and his physical activity non-existent? Allow your overweight cat to eat fun: outside, it would hunt to feed.
Then put some food in different containers and place them on top or hide them in strategic corners! Your cat will be like this stimulated physically and mentally.
3. Craft toys for when the cat is overweight
The heat of the radiator, the softness of the cushion, the bowls near the dog’s bed… all of this contributes to less movement of our feline friend. The sedentary style is bad for health of the overweight cat. What if you took the time to play with him?
Creative, our grandmothers thought of create toys to have fun with their little companion. For instance? By tying a stick, string and cork together, they made sticks with which they had a lot of fun with their pet.
But you can also create some aluminum pelletsmaking sure, however, that they are not too small as the cat could ingest them.
Playing with the cat means allowing him to spend energy and to keep it in good health!
4. Bach flowers, the anti-stress solution for overweight cats
In addition to a diet that is too rich and lack of physical activity, it stress is also a factor in weight gain in cats. Anxious, he will tend to eat more to relax.
For many decades, our grandmothers relied on flower power to relax. Their secret? Rescue, the famous yellow bottle containing Bach flowers. And this floral elixir also works wonders in our beloved felines: 4 drops in their bowl of water may be enough to relax them!
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Article reviewed by:
Francesco Reina
Veterinary assistant