i have been doing the whole ziplock bag thing for a couple of months and i still see no results. and i've been feeding her a weight loss food from Iams; i don't know how good that is.

Quote Originally Posted by catnapper
Do what I had to do -- everyone fed the cats waaayyyy too much, so I got a measuring cup the size that needed to be used and put it in the cat food container. Now anyone who feeds the cats knows exactly how much to give. No more of the "I just gave them a handful" stuff. Now we know EXACTLY what they get.

Or perhaps you might fill little ziplock bags with the premeasured food. Write Monday, Tuesday, etc on the bags. That way when someone gets up monday morning they can feed her. If someone else sees that Monday is gone, they know she already ate.

Is she on weight management food? I found that my guys needed a prescription weight loss food in order ot be successful at loosing weight, The pet store brands just made them HUNGRY, therefor LOUD in beggin for food, and therefor we gave them more food to just quiet them. In the end, they ate MORE than they would have with regular food. Ask about the Prescription food. It might seem expensive but in the scheme of things, its not bad and one bag is all you'll need to make a difference. Once on the prescription diet food, my guys ost a lot of weight and there wasn't the screaming for food the way they did on pet store weight loss food.

As for the meowing, she was just looking for you. Once she sees you she's happy and can go about her business. My Abby does that, but has gotten better as she gets older.