How can I help my overweight cat lose weight safely and keep it off?

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My cat Tesla appears to be overweight, I have no way of weighing him but I can tell by looking at him that he could lose some weight. He is not overweight to the point that it effects his behavior but I think it would be safe if he got to a healthier weight. Any tips on safely getting some weight off him and keeping him at a healthy weight would be appreciated. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 3 years old | 18 lbs

Casey Smallwood · Accepted Answer

I hope you and Tesla are doing well, and good for you on taking a proactive approach to make your pets life healthier. Overall, for a recommended weight loss program is to feed your pet overall less. Ideally, there are tools out there to calculate the number of calories they need in a certain day and then apply that based on the food you are feeding him. That being said whatever the number is for his weight currently will be too high as that will be what he would need to maintain his current weight. For weight loss, we typically recommend feeding 80% of what their current diet is and it may take some measuring of the food make sure this is adequate. Even more helpful is to check out some of the veterinary nutritional blogs such as petfoodology.com at Tufts University or to consult an actual veterinary nutritionist on the healthiest way to help Tesla lose weight.

How can I help my overweight cat lose weight safely and keep it off?

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