Statistically, about 35% of domestic cats have obesity. The fat surplus in an organism of an animal not only does it sluggish, but also can provoke a number of such dangerous diseases as diabetes, heart troubles and cancer.
The castrated and sterilized cats and cats who live in houses together with people are most inclined to obesity and have unlimited access to a dry feed. To force to lose weight a pet rather difficult, however for his benefit, it is simply necessary.
We limit access to a dry feed
In order that the cat did not gather extra kilos, it is necessary to feed her only with that quantity of a dry feed which is recommended the manufacturer. As a rule, on packing of any dry feed the exact dosage depending on weight and age of an animal is specified.
There are also special forages which are designed for representatives of any given breed and also for the animals having the physiological features: pregnant and having various diseases. It is necessary to be able to refuse to a cat as each excess portion of a forage does not add it health at all. It is important to feed the favourite only with quality food – sterns a premium and a super premium class. Cheap sterns do not contain enough nutrients, vitamins and minerals, but activators of appetite, various aromatic additives in them are enough with interest. For the full-fledged growth and development the veterinarians, as a rule, recommend forages of such producers, quite available at the price, as Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan, Hills, Advance, Nutra Gold.
Whether it is worth giving preference to low-calorie sterns?
Feeding of a cat the sterns containing a minimum of calories is a good method to help an animal to cope with obesity, however it is not a panacea at all. Cats rather painfully react to change in a diet and can simply refuse to eat low-calorie sterns. In case of refusal it is better to return to a former diet. If the cat not against arranges to try something brand new and her quite taste of a low-calorie forage, it is necessary to transfer an animal to a new diet gradually. To make gradual replacement of a diet very simply – at each feeding it is necessary to reduce gradually quantity of a usual forage, replacing it new. All recommendations, regarding mass every portion of a forage, are specified on packing. It is not recommended to make replacement of a forage sharply, for example, in one day. Such sharp changes (if the cat liked new taste) can cause the problems connected with functioning of digestive tract of an animal: vomiting, diarrhea or lock.