How To Tell If Your Cat Is Overweight

You should be able to see a noticeable waist between your cats ribcage and her hips.

How to tell if your cat is overweight. For example a siamese or oriental cat is long and slender with fine bones a british shorthair is cobby. Bcs 6 9 much more commonly however are the cats that rate above a bcs of 5. Examine the base of your cats tail. Feel your cats ribs run a hand gently over your cats side.

On the other hand if you feel too much rib thats also a problem. If you cant feel its ribs or it feels like there is a big layer of fat over them you might just have an overweight cat. Touch your cats ribs. You can further examine your cat by touching him.

Evaluating your cats body 1. For a healthy cat the padding shouldnt feel any thicker than the padding over the back of your hand says the cummings veterinary medical center at tufts university. A simple test to determine if your cat is overweight 1. A cat at its ideal weight is well proportioned carrying palpable ribs that are not visible.

Run your hand over your cats sides. From above an overweight cat will look more like a rectangle than a nice tapered figure 8. On the contrary in an obese cat it will be difficult to feel its ribs due to the thick layer of fat covering them. In addition the accumulation of abdominal fat is minimal.

Take a look at your cat from above. The best way to determine if your cat is overweight or underweight by feeling the body. Look at your cat from different angles. An ideally weighed cat should be around the 59 score and have.

These cats have become too heavy for their frame so they will look more block like. A visible waist when viewed from above easily palpable ribs with a thin layer of fat it should feel like when you run your fingers across your knuckles no obvious rounded belly when seated or standing. You can start determining if your cats overweight by looking at him. Do bear in mind however the body shape differences from cat to cat.