Felix weighs HOW much?!

**JuniorxMyxLove** · 11-28-2010, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy

Oh Melanie, hon, please don't say you're proud to have a fat cat! Felix is a gorgeous boy and young, with his whole life ahead! Please restrict his diet and keep him slimmed down a bit.

I'm not proud so much that he's getting a bit...chunky...just that he's no longer that skinny undersized kitten he came to us as.

The vet said that his weight right now is okay, but we just need to be careful that he doesn't keep gaining very much, haha. He's a very...thick cat. His legs are like mini tree trunks and his paws are BIG [much bigger than the other cats].

And about the small head - it's actually always looked a little too small for his body, even when he was slimmer. He's just got a teeny head, I guess.

**Laura's Babies** · 11-28-2010, 06:57 PM

I think he is a stunning cat and while he looks a little large, Chester weighs 16 pounds but he is 8 to 9 years old now and he is very tall and long so he don't look as "fluffy" as Felix. Now if Boo weighed 16 pounds with her short body and legs, she wouldn't be able to walk.

**luvofallhorses** · 11-28-2010, 07:14 PM

Are you free feeding him? How much are you feeding him a day?? He definately needs a diet and it's not healthy for him to be that fat especially at such a young age. He is a cute boy, though!

**katladyd** · 11-29-2010, 12:20 AM

I have two cats at opposite ends of the weight spectrum. Mac tips the scales at maybe, 6 or 7 lbs. at the most. He has started putting on weight because I started feeding my cats grain-free food. Mac no longer throws up, so he is starting to put on weight at last. Ming tips the scales at 20 lbs., he's my Big Boy. I've had him to the vet and he checks out perfectly healthy, but I am waiting for the new food to take weight off of this cat. So far, no luck. One needs to free feed because he will go down to 5lbs. if I don't. The other needs to loose weight, so I shouldn't free feed him. I'm stuck. The vet says Ming hasn't gained any weight in the last two years, and he passes his checkups with flying colors, so I guess I will stay the course and love him as he is. Still, when Ming was 17 months, I think he only weighed about 14 lbs. If your vet says not to worry, I wouldn't.

**DJFyrewolf36** · 11-29-2010, 03:59 AM

What a cute boy!

**cassiesmom** · 11-29-2010, 04:00 PM

Felix, you are beautiful! I especially like the photo of you under the Christmas tree. I know your meowmie and your doctor will work together to have you on the most appropriate food for you. Please have meowmie give you a big hug from me!