My Fat Cat: Ten Simple Steps to Help Your Pet Lose Weight for a long and Happy Life

by Martha Garvey

Fat cats may look cuddly and adorable, but they are at risk for serious illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, and liver disease. Help your cute kitty slim down with the ten simple steps in My Fat Cat ,
• The proper way to feed a cat
• Toys that will really get your cat moving
• Advice on dealing with older cats, outdoor cats, multiple cats, and cats with special needs

Featuring tests to rule out serious health problems, analyses of cat foods, real-life cat weight loss stories, and tips from top veterinarians, My Fat Cat offers creative and entertaining ideas to help your pet lose weight and live healthy.

Genres: Cats

113 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2005

Reviews

[Phobean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, funny and well-written (if a little "lite" and safe in terms of not giving much attention to cooking food for one's pet or raw diets) with some smart tips and a solid reference list. The illustrations were adorable, too.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Common sense advice, nothing groundbreaking.

[Judith Gunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a homeless cat show up on my patio who had been without adequate food for some time and thus ate like three pigs until he got fat. I bought this book for ideas to slim him down. The book has ten chapters, including what to ask the vet when you have your beast examined, what to feed your cat, when to feed your cat, how to get your cat to exercise, how to care for an older cat, what to do it you are in a multi-cat household, etc. Each chapter has text and useful summaries. It's all well done and easy to master. I have already started using it to get Gene Krupcakes (also known as Fat Stuff) back to normal.

[Britt O'Duffy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well researched and informational guide that helped Gogo (AKA Rubenesque Ball of Lovings/Struggles) to lose a pound. <3