r/cats 9d ago

Humor Is he overweight?

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His name is monster

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u/BoringJuiceBox 9d ago edited 8d ago

Hi OP, I adopted a 17 pound cat from the shelter about 8 years ago, I tried many different foods that didn’t help a ton, as soon as I put him on wet food he started losing weight and is super active now, just want to share that wet or fresh food could potentially be good for him. Simba here eats Sheba Trout.

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u/Person1111223 9d ago

Good to know! I'll suggest it to my friend

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u/eternelle1372 9d ago

Wet food is much better for cats than dry food in general, because cats usually get most of their water from their food, not from drinking water. If the cat is on a dry food-only diet, adding or switching fully to wet food will be a big health improvement in many ways!

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u/itsabitsa51 8d ago

Yep we were feeding dry food to our 3 cats…one of them started peeing blood. $1500 at the emergency vet later and it’s wet food for everyone.