Why do cats lose weight in spring? Doubt among feline owners is as legitimate as it is widespread but, in most cases, it is not a worrying symptom.
This is why cats lose weight with the warm season.
1. More physical activity makes you lose weight
Especially for cats that live outdoors or for those who have the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the garden and away from home, spring represents the ideal time to start over, after the domestic laziness of winter, a new lifestyle and the explorations outdoor. Daylight and the first warm rays of the sun, in fact, are an indispensable encouragement for most cats with an explorer soul.
Obviously this one physical activity causes cats to consume more calories and, consequently, it can be one of the main reasons for this weight loss in cats, i.e. an absolutely physiological weight loss that shouldn’t scare because it is a symptom of the animal’s well-being.
2. Hair change is a cause of weight loss!
Among the possible causes, the wetsuit is equally physiological hair in the spring. In fact, in this period, cats (but also dogs) get rid of their winter hair and therefore can appear – at a superficial glance – a little more mangy and therefore accentuate the thinness of the cat.
Even in this case, however, there is no reason to be frightened if the cat is losing weight, given that – in due course – the feline coat will “flesh out” and, in the meantime, the animal will be able to count on a fur which, albeit slightly sparser, it will result brighter due to exposure to sunlight during the spring and during the summer.
Pamper your kitty with a few more brushings, this will allow the dead fluff to be removed more quickly, avoiding the risk of the cat swallowing “hairballs” and restoring a healthy appearance to your four-legged friend.
3. They Have Less Appetite: Veterinarians Confirm!
To cause weight loss of the cat, then, could be the one shown by one scientific research conducted by English and French scholars on 38 cats residing in the south of France. After careful observation of feline eating habits lasted for six yearsthe team of scientists noticed significant changes in the different months of the year.
In fact, on average cats tend to go to the bowl less in the spring and summer months with a peak of lack of appetite (downwards) during the month of June when their food consumption stabilized at -15% compared to that of the month of December.
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Article reviewed by:
Francesco Reina
Veterinary assistant