Science popularization: Although loving cats is possible, overfeeding is not feasible
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Science popularization: Although loving cats is possible, overfeeding is not feasible
For cat enthusiasts who love cats, chubby cats may be cute, but they can also bring health risks. Everyone has a love for beauty, and the same goes for cats. How to feed cats correctly and avoid excessive obesity?
Firstly, let's understand the harm that obesity can bring to cats: 1. It is prone to joint damage, arthritis, and intense exercise can be harmful to their joints. 2. They are prone to fatty liver, hypertension, heart and lung diseases, etc. 3. diabetes. Older cats and fat cats are prone to insulin secretion disorders and metabolic disorders. 4. Cats with urinary tract diseases and excessive obesity are more prone to cystitis, urethral obstruction, and ultimately kidney failure. 5. Excessive internal organ load leads to a shorter lifespan of obese cats compared to normal cats.
So the cat has reached the point of being overweight, how can we help it lose weight healthy?
1. Increase interactive projects
Play ball games with cats three times a day and interact with them. It is best to have a ball that can produce sound. After the cat has adapted to this kind of ball that can make sounds, the defecator should let the cat exercise for more than 36 minutes every day. It is best not to exceed 12 minutes of cat exercise each time, as it is difficult for cats to concentrate after 12 minutes.
2. Reduce sleep time
Obese cats should not sleep for more than 16 hours a day. A more scientific sleep duration is to allow obese cats to sleep for a total of 10-12 hours within 24 hours.
3. Provide sufficient cat grass
In order to make cats thin, the poop collector needs to provide them with cat grass every day, and they can place cat grass in at least three places at home. Placing cat grass in multiple places can actually increase the frequency of cats eating cat grass. Domestic cats prefer to eat cat grass that grows in the sunlight. You can place cat grass in a place where solar energy shines.
4. Drinking warm water is required
If the cat is willing to drink warm water, the fecal collector can provide warm water to the cat once a day in the morning and once in the evening. When giving water to excessively obese cats, try not to add anything else to the water. Food can also be squeezed from cat grass juice for obese cats to drink.
5. Comb your hair more, but use less force when combing
Obese cats are more prone to skin injuries, so it is important to use light force when grooming them. Proper grooming can help fat cats accelerate their metabolism and also provide some exercise benefits for cats who are unable to exercise fully. Comb the fat cat's hair five times a day. The time for grooming a fat cat can be controlled at around 8 minutes each time.
6. Reasonably control diet
When a cat is obese, the defecator can reduce its total daily food intake by 8%. After one month, the fecal collector can further reduce the cat's food intake by 15%.
Within 3 months, the cat's food intake should ultimately be reduced to within 75% of the original total. But this appetite control needs to be slowly completed within 3 months. Pay attention to maintaining protein supply. Obese cats need to reduce their intake of fat and carbohydrates. If the cat's daily exercise volume increases, the proportion of protein in the cat's food should be increased.
Spring is approaching, let the graceful owner and the slender cat go out for a spring outing together.