The 2ND picture is her litter mate.These two photos give me very different impressions: she might look a little bit chunky in the first but in the second she looks like she might be thin! What is your cat's name, by the way? If you can take a photo of her from above, like in the chart I'm going to add in, that might be more helpful. Also, how old is your cat? She looks small and young to me, almost like a kitten. (We also have a lynx mix and she looks you, too, so maybe there's something about lynxes!)
Given that you're concerned about weight and that keeping a cat from getting overweight is easier than coaxing them to lose weight, for starters on feeding, I'd suggest phasing out the free-fed dry food during the day and feeding only meals so there's more portion control. (It works for cats as well as people!) Our vet recommends feeding only low-carb, high-protein wet food, in meals, for weight issues. (She also particularly recommends only low-carb wet food for Siamese and mixes because they can have weird digestive systems but that's another topic entirely!)
Yeah. Lightning more resembles a tabby, and Fang her sister more resembles a Siamese. Lightning is a large cat, while her sister is very small. They are so very different, only similarities are that they are both white and grey. Lol.
she is about 1 yr. So yeah she is still a young baby.These two photos give me very different impressions: she might look a little bit chunky in the first but in the second she looks like she might be thin! What is your cat's name, by the way? If you can take a photo of her from above, like in the chart I'm going to add in, that might be more helpful. Also, how old is your cat? She looks small and young to me, almost like a kitten. (We also have a lynx mix and she looks you, too, so maybe there's something about lynxes!)
Given that you're concerned about weight and that keeping a cat from getting overweight is easier than coaxing them to lose weight, for starters on feeding, I'd suggest phasing out the free-fed dry food during the day and feeding only meals so there's more portion control. (It works for cats as well as people!) Our vet recommends feeding only low-carb, high-protein wet food, in meals, for weight issues. (She also particularly recommends only low-carb wet food for Siamese and mixes because they can have weird digestive systems but that's another topic entirely!)
So I may be worrying prematurely? They are both super active. They chase each other through the house like bullets. Lol. They love wrestling with each other. Her sister has suddenly lost interest in the canned food. That worried me a bit to, but she does still eat the dry food. So she does eat. I just know that being overweight is very bad for them, so I want to be a good cat momma and stay on top of it.
It's mostly because she looks chubby. When she sits down she actually looks round. Lol. When she lays in my arm I can see her belly and it looks pudgy. I'm pretty sure I'm over feeding her. I had no idea how many calories were in the canned food I was giving her. (1100 cals per can. I was giving her half a can a day) so already more than she should be getting. And then I was leaving dry food down while I worked. Going to stop all that and start doing one feeding in the morning when I get home instead.
The can is probably 110 or 100 calories per can, right? (That extra zero would really be putting the weight on those kitties!) Lightning looks pretty good (not to mention really cute!) to me -- sturdy but not overweight -- but, yes, best to cut back a little (not drastically) if she seems to be starting to gain too much that's extra, not growing. (If that makes sense!)
Kieka
says about finding what's right for your cats is so correct: our cats' appetites seem to vary a lot depending on everything from the weather to which particular canned food they get since the calories can be so different.
Terrible picture, but the numbers do say 1157This is what the can says. I may be misreading it but I don't think so.
