Thread: My Cat was Neutered Today

Yes, they castrated the poor fellow. And as I explained in the chat to a few people last night, I had a special request for the people at the Animal Hospital.

But anyhow, Steve is recovering nicely.

I have to ask, did they honor your request. Any strange looks.lol. Watch out, cats tend to get overweight after being nuetered.

Can't you see the picture, wopmanfixit? Heh heh.

Most cat owners leave food out all day for kitty. This not only causes some serious obesity, it's unhealthy in other ways. Because the cat's eating habit is cued by smell, and he's always smelling food, the blood rushes to his stomach to digest what it thinks is coming. This keeps the various glands from working on his coat or antibodies or whatever.

A half cup in the morning and another at night is more than enough for your cat and will help him live a long, happy, tumor free life (can you say vet bills?).

Food for thought (lol)

X

ROFLMAO. I didn't look close enough.

Blade, you should make earrings out of those things!!

Originally Posted by xman

Most cat owners leave food out all day for kitty. This not only causes some serious obesity, it's unhealthy in other ways. Because the cat's eating habit is cued by smell, and he's always smelling food, the blood rushes to his stomach to digest what it thinks is coming. This keeps the various glands from working on his coat or antibodies or whatever.

A half cup in the morning and another at night is more than enough for your cat and will help him live a long, happy, tumor free life (can you say vet bills?).

Food for thought (lol)

X

Sorry, but

BULL

by nature a cat is used to eating small quantities several times a day.
It is the kind of food left behind screwing the cat's health up. But with most cats, you can without a probleem leave dry food there. My cat never had a tumor, or any other real illnesses and has lived for 24 years, with food always readily available.

Hoekie the cat raiser for 27 years

I don't think you can generalize cats like that. Cats are all different. I have one that only eats until she's full, and that's it. Stays skinny, even with food out all the time. I have another that eats like a pig, gets fat. I have to put her food away to maintain a healthy weight.

It has to do with the amount of excercise, quality of food, possibility of other cats getting to food and so on (and yes genes). Any modern day illness cats get are a result of the way we treat them and the surroundings we put them in.

Hoekie

Yes, the cat's genetics are definitely the deciding factor in whether or not they become obese; you can't narrow it down to how much food you provide for them.

My cousin's cat, for example, is around six years old and weighs about six or seven pounds. Tiny. When he comes home from the grocery store with a bag of cat food, he dumps it all into a big bowl. The cat eats when it's hungry, knowing that it doesn't have to rapidly scarf down a measured portion at a scheduled time.

I feed my cat twice a day, though. Morning and evening.