Ok, for one I have 3 adult cats, 2 male, one female. I'm here for help with my female.
Her name is Hotaru, she's a small cat, but she's very fat, meaning she weighs over 16 pounds. I don't overfeed her, I regulate her food as much as possible, but the problem is I have 2 other cats, and they all like to eat throughout the day, so it's not like I can put away their bowls and keep hers down, or the other way around. But I know she needs to lose weight and not sure how. I live in an apartment complex where we're not allowed to have pets, but we do anyway, so we let them out at night. We live in a duplex style complex, and we're on the bottom floor with our own patio, so the other two will jump onto the fence, and she used to as well, but now she just lies on the patio. She also has heavy breathing due to her weight. I need some help finding out how to help her lose weight.
Also, recently she's been having a hard time going #2. She can urinate fine though. She'll go back and forth from the litter box (yes I keep it very clean) several times before it comes out, and even then it's sometimes a smaller amount than i would think. Just recently she's started going on the floor, like she can't control it, but it's always in the same spot.
The last problem is she gets hair balls or something, but she won't puke it up! She'll heave and heave but then swallow it. I don't think that's a good thing, but I don't know how to stop it.
Any ideas on any of these issues separately or all together? I really need some advice cause I'm very low of funds and can't go to a vet on a whim.
Her name is Hotaru, she's a small cat, but she's very fat, meaning she weighs over 16 pounds. I don't overfeed her, I regulate her food as much as possible, but the problem is I have 2 other cats, and they all like to eat throughout the day, so it's not like I can put away their bowls and keep hers down, or the other way around. But I know she needs to lose weight and not sure how. I live in an apartment complex where we're not allowed to have pets, but we do anyway, so we let them out at night. We live in a duplex style complex, and we're on the bottom floor with our own patio, so the other two will jump onto the fence, and she used to as well, but now she just lies on the patio. She also has heavy breathing due to her weight. I need some help finding out how to help her lose weight.
Also, recently she's been having a hard time going #2. She can urinate fine though. She'll go back and forth from the litter box (yes I keep it very clean) several times before it comes out, and even then it's sometimes a smaller amount than i would think. Just recently she's started going on the floor, like she can't control it, but it's always in the same spot.
The last problem is she gets hair balls or something, but she won't puke it up! She'll heave and heave but then swallow it. I don't think that's a good thing, but I don't know how to stop it.
Any ideas on any of these issues separately or all together? I really need some advice cause I'm very low of funds and can't go to a vet on a whim.