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Look at how chubby he was!! One nickname he's had is Pear-Shaped Cat for the way he looks when sitting. At his top weight he was about 16 lbs. Ideal for him is about 10 lbs. He was 6 lbs overweight for his entire adult life. That means about 30% of his weight was excess.
Until this year.
This year, my new year's resolution was to put the cats on a raw diet. The goals were overall improved health, including getting Zeb to lose the extra weight.
After guffawing at the old picture I took this one. November 2012, three years later. He now weighs about 12 lbs. Amazing what losing 4 lbs can do to a cat!
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I still hope to have him lose a couple more lbs. He still has a bit of extra. As with humans, excess weight can cause a lot of health issues. Diabetes, joint problems, trouble breathing, more strain on the heart. You can't control genetic predispositions, but you can control diet and weight.
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