Hmmm..perhaps there will be a market for an "ab-doer" for kitties? Ritz has what I affectionately refer to as "hangy down parts" - she did get a little pudgy the months immediately following the spay surgery - she is about 18 months, too, we changed her eating schedule and make a point to play with her to exercise daily.

I've always heard that cats don't, as a rule, overeat. However, we had always kept Ritz's food bowl full at all times and found that she would "clean her plate" regardless of how full and how often filled.

So, new strategy, we put one small scoop (aout 2/3 cup)in the dish in the morning and another the same in the evening. No new food is added until the dish is empty. IN fact, she seems to know this, when I get the Iams bag out, she licks all of the kibble crumbs out of the bowl before I can put more in.

There was no ugly transition, she didn't seem to realize the difference, but within weeks her weight was back into a manageable range. She is still perhaps a little "pudgy" but the vet says well within normal indoor kitty range