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My cat is 15 lbs and overweight. Is he healthy? What diet is best?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years old | 20 lbs

I think my cat weights about 15 lbs. He is i think about 2 years I found him during the summer of 2015 as a kitten on the side of a dirt road. He is huge now. Extremely fat. Is he healthy or should I put him on a diet. If so how and what kind?

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on May 11th, 2017

Obesity is never healthy and increases the risk of many medical issues. I recommend using a specialized diet such as hills metabolic which allows him to eat a good volume of food with restricted calories and fat burning supplements, most vet techs run free clinics to support weight management proggrams

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