Overweight cat health problems are common, tragic and unnecessary. There is no such thing as an overweight cat (or any other animal) in the wild. This means all overweight cats and their associated health problems is a man-made condition.
Obesity puts a huge strain on internal organs and greatly upsets the natural functioning of your cat's systems.
Overweight Cat Health Problems Although there is more than one factor that contributes to this, diet is by far the most important trigger. And there are two main areas in the diet that leads to obesity.
The first area is the diet itself. Most cats are fed a processed, commercial cat food. You may think you are doing the best thing for your cat. But if you look at the (real, unlisted) ingredients of most of the commercial cat foods, you'll find a very high fat content.
Overweight Cat Health Problems You may not be very happy to hear this, but most commercial cat food manufacturers care far more about their profit than about the health of your cat. They spend far more on an attractive packet and alluring advertising, than they do on the quality of the food.
Cheap, unhealthy ingredients are the order of the day. And fat is one of the cheapest ingredients around. But has little nutritional value, certainly not in high proportions.
You can reduce or eliminate your overweight cat health problems by switching to a quality, home made, raw meat and bones diet.
It's not difficult, time consuming or expensive.
Overweight Cat Health Problems The second problem many cat people do is to leave food out all the time. Cats are not grazers, like horses. They are carnivores. They don't hunt all the time. Cats tend to rest after a successful hunt, and sleep for several hours.
Carnivores tend to have a lot of unsuccessful hunts. So your cat's digestive system is geared up to few meals rather than many. Two meals a day is perfectly adequate for all adult cats.
Too frequent meals also upsets your cat's digestive system, causing Overweight Cat Health Problems.
