How to Determine if Your Cat Is Overweight

If your favorite feline is wearing an apron instead of sporting an hourglass figure, you've got one fat cat.

Things You'll Need

  • Diet Cat Food
  • Cat Collars
  • Cat Combs/brushes
  • Cat Shampoos
  • Cat Toys

Instructions

    • 1

      Check that your pet's ribs are easily felt but not visibly sticking out. This indicates that your cat is at a desirable weight.

    • 2

      Look at your pet from above. Some indentation between the rib cage and the hips, depicting an hourglass shape, indicates that your pet is at a desirable weight.

    • 3

      Check your pet's belly. If the belly of a cat protrudes, the cat may be overweight. (A protruding belly on a cat is called an apron.)

    • 4

      Feel your pet's hips. Anything more than light fleshiness indicates that your pet is above normal weight.

    • 5

      Always consult a veterinarian before putting a pet on a diet. Your veterinarian can recommend a special diet appropriate to your pet, and can examine your pet to rule out the possibility that a serious medical condition is causing the obesity.