With a MeowSpace®, Jupiter Loses Weight, Mello Gains Confidence
Here is a picture of Jupiter, my overweight kitty trying to gain access! Mello, my underweight one is well on her way to gaining more confidence. Right now she needs a nudge to gain entry and is quite adept on how to exit. So far, so good. Update: My overweight cat goes to the vet on Thurs and I’m going to give them one of your brochures. Update: We had success this morning…I heard the CH sound and Mello was eating her breakfast! Additional Update: Casey, we DEFINITELY have success in my household! Kim J., New York, NY Mellow eats while Jupiter watches. Finally, Kim has a way to get both cats to their healthy weight without having to police them at all. Some Topics On This Page: underweight cat | overweight cat | cat confidence | confident cat
Fat And Cat…
FAT & CAT These two words, fat and cat, may rhyme, but they should never be used together in the same sentence to describe your feline friend. When there is too much fat on your cat, it ain’t pretty, or cute, or healthy. It’s downright dangerous. Some statistics about cats who are overweight: They are twice as likely to die within the 6 to 12 year mark, which is middle aged for a cat. Three times more likely to develop non-allergic skin conditions. Four and a half times more likely to develop diabetes mellitus. Obese cats are seven times more likely to require veterinary care for lameness generally caused by joint diseases, such as arthritis or muscle injuries, whereas heavy cats are three times more likely. A 2011 study by APOP (Association for Pet Obesity Prevention) found that over 50 percent of cats were either obese or overweight. According to PetMD, the main reason for feline obesity is the consumption of too much food. This is where the MeowSpace® comes into play. If you are having trouble monitoring your fat cat’s food more »
Another Fat Cat Skinny Cat Success Story
This just in from another happy MeowSpace® user: “For over eight years our kitty that is too heavy ate the food of our kitty that is too thin. In just three days the thin kitty learned how to enter MeowSpace. Now she is gaining weight in the comfort and security of her own space. And the stealing food kitty is losing [weight]. Thank you so very much for an easy solution!” -Terry Andrews Terry did everything right. First, she bought a MeowSpace®. When she received it, she called us for support and help to clarify her understanding of the workings of the multi-magnetic locking pet door that was included with her particular unit. She discussed training ideas with me, and did everything we talked about. She called me direct to let me know that it only took one day for her kitty to learn to use the MeowSpace®. Thanks, Terry, for proving the amazing effectiveness of the MeowSpace®, and for taking the time to call me, write up a supportive statement, and allowing me to post it. Give Lucy and more »
Obesity in Cats
Almost every day, sometimes more than once, I hear people say, “Oh, my cat is fat!” Sometimes they tack on other statements to go along with the first: “…but he’s so cute that way!” or “…and there’s nothing I can do about it.” Inevitably, if there is another cat in the same house, they say, “…and my other cat is so skinny because the fat one steals his food.” I usually ask them if this is a problem for them, and most answer something like this: “Huge! It’s a huge problem, and I’m so frustrated. My vet tells me to separate them when they eat, and only feed them twice a day. But I can’t get my skinny cat to eat all his food at once. I’ve even tried starving him for several days, and he still will only nibble a little at a time. But when I leave the food down for him, the fat one eats it. Yes, it’s a very aggravating and huge problem for me. I don’t want to lock them away from each other all more »
MeowSpace® Made A Vet Tech’s Mean Cat Nice
I LOVE getting letters, phone calls and emails from MeowSpace® owners who have found answers to feeding and litter box issues by putting the MeowSpace® into service. A recent call was from a veterinary technician in Chicago. She had a problem keeping one of her cats from eating another cat’s food. Cats eating one another’s food is common. In her case, the cat who kept having his food stolen was very skinny, and “mean as a hornet.” Due to this meanness, the vet tech had decided to find him a new home. Before she was to do that, she wanted to try out the MeowSpace® for her vet clinic’s evaluation of its usefulness. They ordered one for her, and she trained Mr. Skinny & Mean Cat to use it. A funny thing happened. Once Mr. Skinny & Mean Cat was no longer hungry all the time because of his personal MeowSpace®, he suddenly became a sweet, gentle, loving kitty! Whodathunk? Makes sense. I’d be mean as a hornet too if somebody kept eating all my food! Needless to say, Mr. more »
From Fat Cat to Scary Cat
Most of my friends have cats who hide the minute someone walks through the front door. Now, I know that’s not the case for many of your cats, but it has been my experience that cats, in general, don’t particularly enjoy the company of strangers (aka people who are not members of the immediate household). My cats are pretty much the opposite. Mitchell, the original MeowSpace® user, sees all, hears all, knows all. If there’s a guest in our home, he’s either sitting on their lap or trying in some way to get our attention. Flopsie, our formerly fat cat, prefers to spend her day on our king-sized bed, but if a guest manages to awaken her beauty sleep (which isn’t easy to do), she’ll find her way downstairs and hang around so she doesn’t miss the action. Our cats are not afraid of much. But they sure know how to scare the hell out of me. Case in point: It’s late at night, and I happen to be home alone, in the shower. Suddenly the glass doors begin shaking more »
Cat Feeding Box & Litter Box Solutions
We have spoken with hundreds of vet professionals including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, nurses, receptionists and office managers who have shared with us the problems they have encountered regarding feeding and litter difficulties in multi-pet households. Pet owners, mostly cat owners, have told us how they have attempted to solve these problems, but to no avail. Here are some of the things people have tried that come up short and why they cease to be viable or permanent solutions: DOESN’T WORK #1: Building a box with a door too small for the fat cat to get through This may work for a while, but the pitfalls are glaring. A cat who is fat will go to almost any length to get to the food. We have heard horror stories of fat cats getting stuck in the opening, and terrorizing the skinny cat as it is eating. In addition, guess what happens after the fat cat has lost some weight? In they go! DOESN’T WORK #2: Putting the food on a level that the fat cat cannot reach because more »
