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I have 3 cats, and I am always happy when they eat. My worst fear is that they stop eating, I suppose. My 9 year old girl, Flower, is overweight. She has been for years. Everybody thinks she's pregnant because her stomach is large, and skims the ground. Lately I've noticed she never wants to go outside, and she has started snoring when she sleeps, something she has never done (I've had her since she was 1 year old... she was skinny when I got her). I took her to the vet, he checked her anal glands, but didnt do blood work because he said she had blood work done about a year ago when she got her teeth cleaned, and everything looked good. (I should have insisted... that was a year ago, afterall). He agrees with me that she might feel more energetic if she loses weight. She weighs 15.4 pounds. He said to cut holes in a plastic water bottle such as Aquafina, and put her food in there so that she has to work to get the food out. I have removed the endless open dishes of dry food from the house, and started feeding her about a tablespoon of wet food a few times a day (and a little dry food). She drinks plenty of water from the fountain I bought. I figure her ideal weight should be about 12-13 pounds. So I'm going to try and get her down to 13. It's kinda of scary because I don't want to screw up. Do you have any other suggestions?