How can you get your cat to eat?

Answer 1

Put the cat on a diet. By "diet", I mean you need to regulate the food your cat is eating. Also, enticing your cat to play and exercise several times a day will help. If you free-feed your cat (keep a bowl of dry food down all day), you need to take this away and feed your cat small meals at set intervals - maybe three times a day. This may take a while for your cat to adjust, but its for her/his own good.

Ideally, your cat should be on a wet food diet. Good, high-quality wet foods have high meat content in and no grains. Grains, which are found in cheap wet foods and many dry foods, is what is most probably making your cat overweight, as its overeating to try and get the nutrients it needs (dry food doesn't contain much meat based protein which is what cats need). Cats cannot digest grain or corn, so it just gets converted into fat. The best thing about wet food is a cat will often eat less of this as it has far more nutrition than dry.

Good quality wet foods are high in Protein and Fat, and because cats are strict carnivores, they use these two nutrients as their primary source of energy. Be sure to look at the ingredients - The best cat foods are the ones with a very high named meat content (labeled as Chicken, Turkey, Rabbit, Lamb, Tuna, etc.) as the first, or first three, ingredients.

This conversion can take several months for cats to get used to, and several more months on top of that to get your cat at a ideal weight. Cats need to lose weight SLOWLY, as losing weight too quickly can lead to many health problems. You might want to invest in a digital scale for this so you can check up on his/her weight once a week so you can check the progress.
Maintain the food schedule, so put a ball of food down in the morning for around 30 minutes, if the cat eats, good, if not, after 30 minutes take the ball away. Put it back down at dinner time, 30 minutes, take it away, same at tea time. This will stop the cat from eating whenever it feels like it.

You could also try different food.

Answer 2

Just like humans, if your cat is overweight, you should not make it lose the weight fast, or it could cause health problems. If your cat is overweight, then you should put it on a sensible diet, and get science diet cat food, or a cat food for overweight cats. Then cut down its portions, and don't keep food in the cat bowl all day long. Just feed the cat two to three times per day, and it should lose weight. You should also have it checked out by a vet, to make sure it does not have any other health problems besides being overweight.

Answer 3

If you cat has more weight on the sides. Plus if you recognize your cat is getting heavier when you pick him/ her up. If you can't really tell, if your cat is a female, either your cat is pregnant of fat just ask your local veterinarian.

Answer 4

Firstly you need to cut down your cats diet SLIGHTLY, and buy a food that is low or free in grains. Avoid ingredients like Cereals, Yellow Corn, Wheat and Various Sugars, as these are added as cheap filler and do not provide a cat with nutrients. Such ingredients are often converted into fat.

Secondly buy a cheap cat toy and just wiggle it around your cats face to entertain her (another idea is to let another cat you may own play with your lazy cat). Treat balls also seem to be effective, as the cat has to work for the treats/dry food.

Thirdly let your cat out more often (if possible; if you live in a built-up area it is safer to keep the cat inside), they tend to get bored in the house and just sleep.

Answer 5

There is these cat treats from the supermarket, made by whiskas, my cat loves em!!!! If you give them to it before you feed it, and then place some among their food, they should be able to pick up the scent and go for it. Or. There is two main types of cat food flavours - poultry or fish. Buy a tub/ sachet of each and put them in two different bowls, see which one the cat goes for, and start buying that.

Answer 6

Put them on a diet. By "diet", I mean you need to regulate the food your cat is eating. If you free-feed your cat (keep a bowl of dry food down all day), you need to take this away and feed your cat at set intervals - maybe three times a day. This may take a while for your cat to adjust, but its for her/his own good :) Ideally, your cat should be on a wet-food diet. Good, high-quality wet foods have high meat content in and no grains. Grains, which are found in cheap wet foods and many dry foods, is what is most probably making your cat overweight, as its overeating to try and get the nutrients it needs (dry food doesn't contain much meat based protein which is what cats need). Cats cannot digest grain or corn, so it just gets converted into fat. The best thing about wet food is a cat will often eat less of this as it has far more nutrition than dry.

This conversion can take several months for cats to get used to, and several more months on top of that to get your cat at a ideal weight. Cats need to lose weight SLOWLY, as losing weight too quickly can lead to many health problems. You might want to invest in a digital scale for this so you can check up on his/her weight once a week so you can check the progress.

Answer 7

After fattening up the girl, if there are any leftovers, feed them to the cat. Then, the cat will be fattened up and fit for a meal!