What is the average weight for a cat at about 15 months old?

Question

please tell me because I am afraid that my cat Macie is overweight!

Answer 1

Macie should see her vet and let the vet determine the best weight.  Your vet will also be able to help plan a good diet that will help her maintain her ideal weight.  If she has not had her annual check up this is a great time to visit the vet and update her inoculations and check for any other medical conditions.  And, if she has not been neutered....it's time!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.

A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.

I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds... and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.

It's best to assess your cats weight by it's body condition and not compared to other cats.

Here's a chart to help you do that...

http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCo...

Once you determine if your cat is overweight, you need to be aware that there is NO such thing as dry "diet" food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can't make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.

The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.

The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most "normal" sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.

Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!

http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.ht...