Cat Eating Disorders OR Pudgy Puff Diets

Cat Eating Disorders or Pudgy Puff Diets

It seems to be fairly certain that Puff has an eating disorder. He eats because he’s bored, because he’s lonely, because he’s tired, because he just can’t think of anything else to do, when he’s happy and when he’s sad and when he’s in trouble and when he’s mad at us. We have been fairly lax about watching his weight too. When we lived in a large house, he got some exercise every day even if it was just running to the kitchen when he heard the food bowl. Unfortunately, that stopped in April when we started our nomad existence. While he has lived in a few houses off and on since April, none have been large and none have given him much exercise. So he stepped up to the plate, so to speak, and increased his consumption. He has gained weight in the last couple of months and now we need to get it off of him. He’s a huge tub of love whose body slams on the bed at night are enough to shake the room. We have purchased some “weight maintenance” food for him and of course he doesn’t like it. This means more whining and calling and meowing, usually in the middle of the night. In the past, we would relent and give him what he likes to keep him quiet. We have determined that we will not do so this time because we want him to live good long time with us so he has got to lose weight. Poor Puff. He doesn’t understand why his bowl, which once was so full, is now fairly empty all the time. Poor Puff. He doesn’t understand why all his snacks have gone away and goodies are few and far between. Poor Puff. He doesn’t like it that we yell at him at night when he asks for something tastier. Ah well. He is not yet a shadow of his former self. When that happens, we will add back some treats. This, of course, is assuming that we can outlast his pitiful meowing and crying. This, of course, assumes we stick to our guns and measure out his food daily and slowing ration it out to him. I will keep you posted.