Do your pets need to lose weight too?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    Surprisingly, none of my animals I've owned or currently own have ever had a weight issue. I took/take better care of them then I do myself..lol.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
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    http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/vegetarian-cats-and-dogs.aspx?PageIndex=3


    Look at how happy she is since she's lost weight on her vegan diet.

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    I've heard you're not supposed to feed cats a vegan diet. I'm not bashing it by any means. I used to be a vegan... my oldest cat acts like she hates meat to be honest.

    No, you aren't supposed to make cats go vegan. You can kill them doing that. They are CARNIVORES.

    Feeding a carnivore a vegan diet could frankly be considered abuse.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/vegetarian-cats-and-dogs.aspx?PageIndex=3


    Look at how happy she is since she's lost weight on her vegan diet.

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    So you could feed your animal less/try to get to move around more oooor we could take our cat and feed it a diet totally against what a cat is supposed to be consuming, thus risking doing serious hard to said cat.

    K.

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  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    This was my cat, Chairman Meow before I put him on the Catkins diet, and quit letting him eat before bed time.

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    This is him today:

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  • whooter
    whooter Posts: 47
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    http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/vegetarian-cats-and-dogs.aspx?PageIndex=3


    Look at how happy she is since she's lost weight on her vegan diet.

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    Happy? It looks like she's screaming for a cheeseburger.
  • Kindhearts30
    Kindhearts30 Posts: 1,730 Member
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    Nope my pets are at perfect weight....
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
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    I would also be interested in this thread. One of our cats is overweight, no matter how timed the feedings are.

    What kinds of exercises can you do with a cat? She will bat at a string for a few minutes but then loses interest and doesn't want to do anything.

    You should get the toy called "Da Bird". It will have your kitty jumping and diving all over the place! My cats love it!
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
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    http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/vegetarian-cats-and-dogs.aspx?PageIndex=3


    Look at how happy she is since she's lost weight on her vegan diet.

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    And we all know what a shining example PETA is for animal welfare........

    /end sarcasm
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    This was my cat, Chairman Meow before I put him on the Catkins diet, and quit letting him eat before bed time.

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    This is him today:

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    Is shouldn't have laughed at the cat flap gif but I did. :blushing:
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
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    I see a lot of overweight dogs locally.

    I think it's a combination of feeding them rubbish, feeding them too much and not exercising them enough, but I think there are also probably breed specific issues, for instance Labradors are well known for their appetite...

    I have a collie. She is naturally very active. She always gets two off-lead walks a day (2x 60mins). She loves stuff like agility. She comes running with us and on the weekend we often go for 3 hour hikes etc.

    I feed her food which I have researched for ingredients and additives, and while she is allowed certain 'human' foods like boiled vegetables or rice, I would never let her have chocolate or biscuits.

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