Trying to weigh my cat
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Duct tape!0
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Weight yourself then weight yourself holding your cat, then subtract your weight.0
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my cat likes standing on the scale.. shes a fatass0
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Here's what I had to do when I started weighing Chairman Meow (my cat, duh). Fill the bath tub with water. Turn a bucket over in the middle of the tub. Set the scale on the bucket. Put the cat on the scale. After he fell in the water once or twice, he learned to sit still. Now he doesn't mind it so much. You can also use treats to help make the experience a little better for him, but remember to deduct the weight of the treats from the overall number!0
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Depending on what type of scales you are using, try weigh yourself first then you and the cat together, then deduct your weight from that of the two of you. What you are left with is the cats weight. :happy:0
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Here's what I had to do when I started weighing Chairman Meow (my cat, duh). Fill the bath tub with water. Turn a bucket over in the middle of the tub. Set the scale on the bucket. Put the cat on the scale. After he fell in the water once or twice, he learned to sit still. Now he doesn't mind it so much. You can also use treats to help make the experience a little better for him, but remember to deduct the weight of the treats from the overall number!
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Wow! These are all great suggestions! I'm hoping to get my cat used to it, but I'm worried that she will become obsessed with weighing herself if I do it too much. I really don't want her to worry about the number, you know?0
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If using duct tape, remember to subtract the duck tape from the overall weight. It DOES make a difference.0
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Do you have a healthy BMI chart for cats? I've been looking for one.0
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If using duct tape, remember to subtract the duck tape from the overall weight. It DOES make a difference.0
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Weight yourself then weight yourself holding your cat, then subtract your weight.
This is how I weigh my cat0 -
Wow! These are all great suggestions! I'm hoping to get my cat used to it, but I'm worried that she will become obsessed with weighing herself if I do it too much. I really don't want her to worry about the number, you know?
You should take measurements as well then. That's a much better measurement of progress than the scale anyway. My vet has gone to measurements instead of weight because with the scale you're getting food in your kitty's tummy and water retention so it's not very useful except to track trends.0 -
put him in a bag
I'm not kidding, my flatmate's cat used to love sitting in paper bags, he's just sit inside one and peep out over the top. I think he did it for attention0 -
Wow! These are all great suggestions! I'm hoping to get my cat used to it, but I'm worried that she will become obsessed with weighing herself if I do it too much. I really don't want her to worry about the number, you know?
Lol. You know how cats are, I don't think she'll become obsessed, cats think they are perfect. This makes me think I should go weigh my cat.0 -
Do you have a healthy BMI chart for cats? I've been looking for one.
LOL! ....FBMI !
http://blog.embracepetinsurance.com/2010/08/measuring-my-cats-body-mass-index-fbmi.html
As far as weighing the cat ... simple just place a cardboard box on the scale. The cat will eventually jump in.0 -
Bag or cardboard box idea is great! My cat loves both, but usually jumps in head first, so I will have to be careful!0
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I would rely on measurements more. That fur can add up depending on breed. Inches > weight, ya' know?0
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Weight yourself then weight yourself holding your cat, then subtract your weight.
You've done this before.0 -
shave yru cat if you are going to use tape measure. fur gets in the way0
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Here's what I had to do when I started weighing Chairman Meow (my cat, duh). Fill the bath tub with water. Turn a bucket over in the middle of the tub. Set the scale on the bucket. Put the cat on the scale. After he fell in the water once or twice, he learned to sit still. Now he doesn't mind it so much. You can also use treats to help make the experience a little better for him, but remember to deduct the weight of the treats from the overall number!
Very creative. Like this idea.0
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