Fat cat, two perfect

I have three cats, an 11 year old tom who is aging. He used to be a little bit overweight but the vet told me not to worry about it given his age. I have a two and a half year old cat who is mother to my youngest cat, I took them both together. Mother cat got a little plump after her spay but she levelled out, she's a lovely size.

It's kitten that is the problem! She is 13 months old and was spayed at six months. She's a roley poley. I remember I had a female cat before who was very fat around that age, then when she was two years old was a perfect size.

Is it normal for a cat just over a year to be growing into their body and maybe isn't actually obese?

I would also like to hear from people as to how you slim down one cat while still feeding the other two! Her mother will only eat dry food. The tomcat is old and allowed to eat what he wants. It doesn't seem possible to stop her eating as much as she wants.

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I have three cats, an 11 year old tom who is aging. He used to be a little bit overweight but the vet told me not to worry about it given his age. I have a two and a half year old cat who is mother to my youngest cat, I took them both together. Mother cat got a little plump after her spay but she levelled out, she's a lovely size.

It's kitten that is the problem! She is 13 months old and was spayed at six months. She's a roley poley. I remember I had a female cat before who was very fat around that age, then when she was two years old was a perfect size.

Is it normal for a cat just over a year to be growing into their body and maybe isn't actually obese?

I would also like to hear from people as to how you slim down one cat while still feeding the other two! Her mother will only eat dry food. The tomcat is old and allowed to eat what he wants. It doesn't seem possible to stop her eating as much as she wants.

I have this problem with Tonto. Food is his passion as he was starved previously.

I have two feeding stations for my cats. One in the kitchen, one in my bedroom ( where I live mostly) . Oh and Selkie gets fed in the bathroom as she has unusual needs.

So I can feed who I choose by closing the relevant doors. This was essential when my three newbies arrived and they lived in the kitchen for food and beds for a long while. Doors are a great invention!

When my six have fed inside and I have fed Tonto outside, the dishes are removed. Period! He comes in races round seeking more food, then comes to sit abed with me.

It works fine. Tonto protests but tough luck little man. The art is not leaving food constantly available to all.

Boycat is old (16 )and eats as he likes. He needs little and often. Earlier he and Selkie came in ahead of the others, so they were fed then to repletion. Then Oliver although repletion is a term alien to him... Tonto was fed outside .

Just is getting organised ; it is second nature now.