My fat cat
needed to trim down before he develops heart disease or diabetes so his
veterinarian put him on a diet and taught me how to portion out his meals. I needed to learn how to feed my FIV cat
twice a day and not give in on his begging for a mid-day snack.
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| Toys are good food distraction |
Let me tell
you when FIV cats on a diet are not happy, they are just like little kids; pout
when they do not get their way or will develop behavior problems. When it came to my cat Sam well he needed to
learn to eat twice a day without snacking because he has a food addiction that
stems from being abandoned and living in the woods for a year.
The first
day was the hardest, Sam wanted his mid-day snack but did learn that he needed
to tolerate the diet because I was not going to give in to his little kitty face
with the serious pout.
I found that when
I distracted him with cat toys he soon gave his search for food. By the end of the day when he had his second
meal, Sam was fine, but by the end of the first week Sam had learned to tolerate
the diet and exercise plan.
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| Sam playing with a tennis ball |
To prevent
my cat from getting sick I gradually added the blue buffalo weight management
chicken and rice to his pet bowl by mixing it in with the old cat food. Doing this lessened the chance of my
cat developing stomach upset and also he was able to get used to the taste and texture
of the new cat food.
I also put a stop to my cat's emotional eating by taking
away the food bowl after he walked away.
This put a stop to his grazing all day long bad food
habit.
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