Twenty-five percent of cats are clinically obese, defined as an excessive accumulation of body fat. This is important because obesity can make your cats life. Obesity also predisposes to cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases, arthritis, and Fatty Liver disease, cancer, Lower Urinary Tract Disease, and diabetes. Obesity can either cause or consequence of diabetes. In any case, weight loss, helps regulate blood sugar levels and may reduce or eliminate the need for insulin. Obesity increases the risk of anesthesia, the cats are more intolerant to heat and reduces their endurance. NOTE: A cat or dog in optimum condition body has 15 to 20 percent body fat.
CAUSES
* The aging process effects of body weight. Cats and dogs less than 2 years old are rare on weight. Pets increasing weight problems, as they are old. Six to eight years old when problems weight peak. After 10-12 years, dogs and cats are thin, and many are usually in less than optimal body condition.
* Race and genetics also influence the body weight. Unlike dogs, cats are often mixed breed of weight problems then pure breeds.
CAUSES
1. Weight gain and castration: castration of male and female cats will reduce the rate of body functions, from 20 to 25 percent. Reduction of calories by the same amount is to prevent cats from more and more weight after they castrated.
2. Low levels of thyroid hormones can cause weight gain. This happens in less than one percent of cats.
3. Body weight is influenced by several factors excess calories to eat, but also because it senses owners about their cats with large portions and too many treats, is the most common cause of obesity.
What you and your VET CAN DO
* Before your cat on a weight-loss program, have your veterinarian confirm your suspicions. Articles from medical problems that mimic obesity, including heart and liver diseases, hypothyroidism and diabetes.
* Determine whether your cat is overweight. Most cats should weigh 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. pounds, or 3.5 to 4.5 kilograms. For some of them may be up to 5.5 kg, but cats are more than 6.4 kilograms definitely obese.
* Cats should be an hourglass figure, which implies that their breasts should be wider than its abdomen.
* To successfully remove the owner must reduce calories, increase exercise and their cat's progress regularly reviewed.
* High quality lean protein like chicken, turkey, beef, liver, or at least 50 percent of the diet is necessary to prevent the loss of lean body tissue. Protein level, more than 50% to stimulate metabolism and promote weight loss.
* Reduction of dietary fat content of less than 10 percent of the food. This can lead to dry skin and hair coat. Fatty acid supplements such as fish oil and / or linseed oil is to prevent dry hair coats
* Increase the fiber up to 15-20 percent below your veterinarian in the guidelines. Fiber provides bulk, the cats feel full and keeps them happy while losing weight. Excess fiber, the absorption of minerals and lead to other nutritional problems.
* Give a good vitamin-mineral supplement.
* First, a reduction in the number of calories by 20 percent and a maximum weight loss first target at 15 percent, according to the calculations accordingly.
* Weight loss must be greater than 0.5 percent per week, 1% is considered ideal, but losing more than 2 percent of body weight per week is unhealthy because your cat lose lean body tissue in addition to body fat.
* Feed smaller meals more often. Try increasing the number of meals for 1 or 2-6 Spread the food on a very large cookie plate, which makes it take longer to eat and how much more to your cat.
* Leave food from 20 to 30 minutes and remove free-Do not feed
* Avoid snacks, or feed healthy treats such as fresh vegetables.
* Pet, hug, kiss, massage and brush your cat as much as possible.
* Allow free access to clean, fresh water at all times
* Playing with your cat
What you can do
Play with your cat at least 10 minutes, four times a day
* Create and schedule games to play. Think about your cat play with a kitten.
* Cats enjoy laser mouse dangling bird games and other toys and games that are their natural hunting instinct.
* Many cats enjoy walking on a trapeze.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY
* Fiber-sources which can be added to the meal: 1 tsp wheat bran, 1 teaspoon finely grated carrots or zucchini or 1 teaspoon of peas, corn or chopped green beans
* Cat Nip (Nepeta Cataria) is an herb that cats love. It is available at pet food stores and can be stuffed toys, and / or rubbing on hemp perches / the loose herbs can be sprinkled on food or as a low-calorie treat. It stimulates the cat's central nervous system, so that cats feel good and want to play. Cat mint is very safe and has no known negative effects.
Copyright 2007 Dr. Carol Osborne
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