The vet clinic that I go to has two different vets. When I took one of my cats in for a (post hip surgery) check up a couple of months ago, I asked the vet that usually sees him if his weight (16.6 at the time) was okay. She said that his weight was fine, as long as he maintained it because he had a large frame and long body and was just naturally a big cat. Well, he has maintained his weight of 16 pounds since he was about a year old. He is one year and 10 months now. It only tends to fluctuate by a few ounces. So, I thought his weight was okay. However, I took him in today for his vaccinations, and the other vet saw him--not the one that I usually deal with most of the time. She basically told me that my cat is a fat, lazy slob--well maybe not those exact words, but it sure felt like it! He currently weighs 16.8 pounds. She told me that his ideal weight should be no more than 14 pounds. She kept making a HUGE deal about his weight.
She asked what I was feeding him, and I explained how I free feed two kinds of dry (two cats on different foods, but he eats both), and I give him one, sometimes two 3 ounce cans of food per day--depending on his appetite. She did not have any comment about the dry, except that she figured I was free feeding. She said that to make him lose weight, I need to reduce the amount of canned food that I give him to no more than 3/4 of one can per day. This makes no sense, but she has always been a proponent of dry food over wet. Canned food "ruins their teeth" after all.
She also proceeded to tell me that he has gained a whole pound since his surgery back in April, which is not true. He weighed 16.8 at the time that he broke his hip back in April, and he was 16.7 today. Maybe math is not her thing?
She also told me that cats are the laziest creatures on Earth. Maybe that is not 100% false, but she could keep the cat bashing comments to herself. I'm just saying.
She asked what I was feeding him, and I explained how I free feed two kinds of dry (two cats on different foods, but he eats both), and I give him one, sometimes two 3 ounce cans of food per day--depending on his appetite. She did not have any comment about the dry, except that she figured I was free feeding. She said that to make him lose weight, I need to reduce the amount of canned food that I give him to no more than 3/4 of one can per day. This makes no sense, but she has always been a proponent of dry food over wet. Canned food "ruins their teeth" after all.
She also proceeded to tell me that he has gained a whole pound since his surgery back in April, which is not true. He weighed 16.8 at the time that he broke his hip back in April, and he was 16.7 today. Maybe math is not her thing?
She also told me that cats are the laziest creatures on Earth. Maybe that is not 100% false, but she could keep the cat bashing comments to herself. I'm just saying.