My furry eating machine is getting HUGE!

Hehehehe, if I don't drag my lazy butt out of bed when my one cat figures it's time for breakfast he comes and starts leaping back and forth over my head. If I ignore him and pull the blankets up over my head he tries to dig them off me with his paws, meowing like the little tyrant kitty he is. If I still ignore him, he picks a fight with his brother who is always sleeping contentedly on top of me like a good little kitty. I'm afraid I have encouraged him to continue this behavior too, because there is nothing like a cat fight RIGHT ON TOP OF ME to get me out of bed!

my cat will put his paw down my hubbys throat while he snores to wake him up to get him to feed him.. if that doesnt work then he sticks his head in his mouth.. i was thinking it was to try to stop the snoring noise but he didnt care unless he was hungry lol

We can also buy Science Diet here, I hear it's great cat food and VERY expensive. But only selected stores sell it here. I would have to visit Pet Smart to buy it. But I do plan on changing his diet to a more healthier brand of cat food. He's eating Walmart bargain brand now cause my husband is frugal/cheap when he buys cat food..

my cat is half siamese and eats that and is a little piggy like hers though.. he's on the science diet prescription kind and we dont over feed him and he still is um.. "big boned" ha!

I think I'm going to change his cat food to a more healthier brand then the cheap fatty brand I've been feeding him. If he keeps on gaining weight I'll take him to the vet. He maybe bulking up for the winter, he is also still growing, he's a little over a year old still. I don't think he's obese, just a bit chubby. Last night I noticed that his fur is extra thick now and it makes him look fatter then usual. His winter coat is a lot thicker then the coat he had during the summer,maybe thats another reason why I thought he was getting too fat because his fur coat is super thick now and he looks bigger because of his winter coat.

LOL.. Yeah you're right, if I try to stop him now from the eating patterns he's use to he will probably be irritated and he's mean when he doesn't get what he wants. He'll bite and swipe his paws at me and knock things over out of spite when he's mad..

LOL, yeah he is a pig, but a picky one. It's like he only likes certain types of cat food then once he finds a brand he likes he will eat it like crazy. My cat was just being a jerk to me a few minutes ago. I was in the kitchen making a hot tea and his precious glass cat food bowl needed to be filled , probably 10 nuggets left to eat, and I told him to wait until I was finished making my tea and I would feed him,then a few minutes later I heard something hit the floor behind me and when I turned around I saw him look suspicious and duct his head down like he knew he was in trouble and then I noticed that he knocked over my blue water cup tumbler I just got finished drinking my water out of, so he must of stood up on his hind legs and smacked my cup off the counter because he was mad at me for not feeding him when he wanted me to!.. He does little crappy things like that when he gets mad and doesn't get his way. My brother thinks he's a little brat sometimes..haha I also had a cat years ago that ran away for 3 months like your cat did and when she came back she was nothing but a stack of bones, she plumped up really quick though after being home for a month... It's cute the way your cat acts when you make tea and freaks out for the cream.I notice that cat's sometimes think that they want whatever your eating or drinking even though you know they won't like it. That's how my pig cat Loki is, he hates everything human food wise but yet he begs for what I'm eating..LOL.. My other Cat Gremlin will eat anything, he's the total opposite of Loki.

Thanks for your concern camomom I think he's ok ( I hope).He was at the vet 3 months ago for a check-up and they said he was fine. But I'll keep my eye on him and if starts to have low energy or seems to be acting different if he does start to act sick or I'll take him to the vet asap. He maybe bulking up for the winter and he's still growing. He's a year and 4 months old. He's fixed also and is up to date on his shots and he's also a indoor cat ,he's playful and seems healthy and happy. He just likes to eat a lot.

Oh Gawd! This is why I rarely start topics, I'm soooo bad at getting around and replying to everyone's replies and I think it's lame just to go around and say " thanks" .. The holidays have been keeping me buzy..Yes, Loki is just growing, he's growing in height also since I last posted this discussion. I have changed his cat food and he seems to not be as fat as he was. Yeah his name suits him perfectly..LOL.. Yeah winter time makes kittys look bigger then they are because of the bulking up for winter part and cat's hair seems to thicken' up some when the weather gets colder.

Thanks for the advice about feeling for his rib cage bones to see if he's obese. I can actually feel them a bit, but not too much. But I think it's because his hair is really thick. So I'm guessing he's not too fat, it maybe more of a winter fur getting thick . He is chubby but after feeling for his bones I wouldn't say he's obese. After reading all the comments from everybody here and taking a good look at my cat I think he's just bulking up for the winter. He's still young, a year and 4 months old so he's probably still growing a bit. By the way, The pictures of your cat's in you're profile photos are beautiful.. They are so pretty. They kitty picture you're using as your MyLot avatar looks like a cat I use to have years ago,such a cutie!

Hi Jan! Thanks for the nice sweet compliment about my fat starving cat..LOL.. He is a very pretty cat and very sweet nature sometimes but when it comes to cat food he's really psycho about having his bowl filled to the top. I really can't afford any special diet cat food at the moment. But I will look around at the store and see if I can find any that is affordable. He will probably eat a whole bag of special diet cat food really quick also ( does Jenny Craig make diet cat food?). Sorry about Minx being sick. I hope she's doing better. It's heartbreaking to have a sick cat. I'll check some of you're post later to see about Minx's health updates. I have a friend that has cat's that over eat and she found out recently that BOTHher cat's are diabetics!.. I guess animals are very similar to humans when it comes to health. Now my friend has to buy special cat food for her cat's because of their weight problems and being diabetic. I don't know about you're Minxy cat, but my cat is spiteful if he doesn't get his way about being fed lots of food all the time. I'm going to have to try and the several times a day small feedings like what you're vet suggested to your cat. I don't want my cat to be diabetic..As you can tell from my cats pic, he doesnt really need to bulk up too much for the winter..LOL Thanks for replying

HI Cassandra: Well when I brought MInx home my bill said her weight was 7lbs something, I'm too lazy to get up and go look at the bill but she's not weighed 7 lbs for YEARS...but getting pneumonia she really dropped her weight fast, she's getting her appetite back believe me she's doing much much better her and her daughter Screamer are playing some each morning and the rest of the day mostly she rests, eats, etc...but its good to see her health improving and for her to play a bit each morning now, I just pray they don't knock down my Christmas tree, I'd not be very happy then; well keep us all posted on what you find our for your kitty there..LOL!! maybe he's not diabetic lets hope not but yeah its amazing how more and more our pets do suffer a lot of the same sh!t we humans have. Kinda crazy!!! Give Loki some lovings from his Aunt Jan Jan