I had two female cats, but we got a pregnancy and ended up with three extra cats we couldn't give away. I don't have any complaints now, except one that will go in the bath if I don't clean his litter, but one of our cats has become huge, while all the other ones are very healthy. Mere obesity would not be so much of an issue, but the problem is that she can't clean her back and I fear that this may be very itchy for her. I think her genitals were stretched during the pregnancy, or something, because it looks quite strange down there and smells awful. She also stinks up the place. She's the only one who doesn't go out that much (very easily afraid) and in with the weather (Quebec), she stays out one minute tops.
I'm not really sure what we can do. Can't restrict her food and I'm a student, so whatever expensive tricks there may be don't seem that attractive, but I can't have a cat who stinks everything she goes on (at least we don't have a carpet; the small one we have in the bathroom gets covered in brown tracks -- her way of cleaning herself).
I had her cleaned professionally, but it didn't take long for her to smell again.
Any suggestions in helping her lose weight? I guess I could lock her out in the cold a few hours a day -- the squirrels are still alive, so she could probably live too --, but because of the weird state of "down there" it might be particularly dangerous for her. I can't feel them seperately, but if I could try and find a cheap weight-loss food and put all the cats on it.
Thank you for your time.
NOTE: She has short hair, the prolem is really the weight, not that it gets stuck or something like that.
I'm not really sure what we can do. Can't restrict her food and I'm a student, so whatever expensive tricks there may be don't seem that attractive, but I can't have a cat who stinks everything she goes on (at least we don't have a carpet; the small one we have in the bathroom gets covered in brown tracks -- her way of cleaning herself).
I had her cleaned professionally, but it didn't take long for her to smell again.
Any suggestions in helping her lose weight? I guess I could lock her out in the cold a few hours a day -- the squirrels are still alive, so she could probably live too --, but because of the weird state of "down there" it might be particularly dangerous for her. I can't feel them seperately, but if I could try and find a cheap weight-loss food and put all the cats on it.
Thank you for your time.
NOTE: She has short hair, the prolem is really the weight, not that it gets stuck or something like that.