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[jola57]

Doug is that a wee little belly I see on Louie? He looks so much like my beloved Kittys "husband" many many moons ago, so handsome.

[jola57]

Kimbangu why, it is such a cutie pie picture

[Doug]

Louie thanks you, elephant and Sangye! I'm glad I got him, too, though.... This morning he woke me up several times from 1:30 or so until I finally caved in and fed him at 5:45 (significantly- 15 minutes early, which he will hard-wire into his brain as the new feeding time....). Yes, that is a belly- not so wee!- on Louie. I don't feed him according to catfood packaging instructionbs or he'd be fed twice as much a day (!). Either that speaks to how inert he is or it's a plot by catfood manufacturers to kill America's cats with calories. I need to find out how to either make Louie a more active cat or how to feed him fewer calories: the investigation is on. He's a good 9kg cat at this point. Though he also is a big cat to start with, as he weighed about 7kg when I got him in October last year. Well, 7.1kg!

Attachment 311 [Now that he's destroyed my night's rest, it's time for Louie's day job: to sleep!]

Attachment 312 [Proof: Louie isn't an inanimate object! No, I didn't flop him over on his other side: He did it himself!]

[Sangye]

Doug, have you tried a better quality processed cat food? The best is Evo--no grains, low carbs. It's the closest to a raw food diet you can get. Pricey, but you won't have all the vet bills. The best is raw food. My dogs have been fed 100% raw food for 6 and 7 yrs and neither has had a vet bill in all that time. They're also at their optimal weight.

[Doug]

I'll check that out. The regular stuff seems to promote fat cats, and Louie needs a better life than that!

[I just sent an order for dry EVO cat food for fat cats and 5.5 oz. cans, both turkey and chicken flavor, to see how Louie does on this brand. Unfortunately, the closest retailer seems to be in Northern Colorado, a good 3 hour drive away. If Louie likes it, I will do a bit more digging on price by vendors, but I can see this is a big jump in cost for Louie if he doesn't reduce intake to reflect better quality nuitrition. Louie thanks his "Auntie Sangye"!]

[Sangye]

Fat, diabetes and cancer.... None of these things were common in dogs and cats before processed foods. Just like people!

[jola57]

Buffy eats mostly home food mixed with bought hard dog food and dentasticks. She flactuates with her weight when she goes to grandmas (my mom). She eats then when she wants (as in always) because my Mom can't say no. At home she eats only 2 times a day and just tiny snacks in between. Our cats were always outside cats with a lot of excercise so were always lean.
Our animals have lived all happy and healthy long lives.