Helmi, your a darling. Thanks for making your helpful comment.
I'll take your 2 penny's worth anytime.
Dec 06, 2007
My Cat's Diet by: Helmi
I have heard that raw food, with the appropriate supplements, most mimics a cat's natural diet; next is canned food, then dry. But for a rescued cat, they were imprinted with the fact that food was not plentiful and you will find that many rescued cats are overweight.
I think you have to think first about the quality of life for your cat. Would you rather she be happy and a little overweight or trim and always looking for food? My feeling is that I'd rather my cats be content and a little overweight and they won't live as long as if they were trim, but they will have been happy while they were alive. Especially since I do not let them outside (I live in the city) so extra treats and play time and attention are my methods to make up for that. Each one of my four cats gets quality focused time from me and my husband.
If your cat has always looked the way she looks now, I certainly wouldn't worry about it. Just like humans are shaped differently, so are cats: some are long and tubular (Oriental Shorthair, Siamese), some are stocky (British Shorthair) and some are inbetween (Tonkinese and Burmese). I would accept her shape and enjoy her while keeping her as healthy as possible.
