Hmmm...

[awesomesprout]

So as you all may or may not know, I have a 2 and a half year old kitty named Keropppi.

So, Keroppi has always been a pretty fluffy kitty but never been a fat kitty.

Well, I've noticed he really is pretty skinny. Like I can feel a lot of his bones and things.

He eats, poops, sleeps, and does everything else like a normal, healthy kitty.

Should I be worried?

I feed him wetfood and that seems to put some weight on but also I have to suffer with smelly poop.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[27outs.livejournal.com]

weigh him, and compare to the breed average?

[sproutchk.livejournal.com]

Well, I took him to the vet a few months ago for an eye infection cuz Tsunami scratched him and the vet said he seemed a little skinny for his breed/sex. So he told me to give him wet food daily and see if it doesn't help. And it did help but now he's skinny again.

So I guess I'll try the wet food again and then if nothing happens to go back to the vet for diabetes/thyroid tests.

[dicedork.livejournal.com]

If you're worried about his weight, try free feeding him. Cats are like people though, they come in different shapes and sizes. Most cats in America are overweight. If you can't easily feel a cats ribs with your thums touching on the small of their back, they actually could probably stand to lose some weight. So Kerropi might be less skinny than you think.

[sproutchk.livejournal.com]

I do free feed my cats and they're all pretty healthy. And Keroppi is really fluffy so he looks bigger than he actually is. I can feel all of his ribs and his hip bones and his spine.

[dicedork.livejournal.com]

I don't think you should be worried unless kitty is clearly LOSING weight or isn't healthy. If he's lethargic or shrinking, yeah. Otherwise he might just be comfortable at a skinnier size. There is genetic diversity, and some members of any species are just skinnier than others. If you're worried, take him in, but really if he's been happy as a clam at that size for two years, probably nothing is wrong.

[moonlightgdess.livejournal.com]

Too skinny can also be intestinal/stomach problems, like ulcers or infections, etc. I'd take him in to a low cost vet and have it looked at.

[lovmelovmycats.livejournal.com]

2 and 1/2 is kind of young to feel bones. Can you feel his backbone when you pet him down his back? If so, please get him a check-up. I'm a vet assistant, and that level of thinness is what I judge to be usually unhealthy. Get him tested for Feline Leukemia and Feline AIDS. If he's negative, have him vaccinated for them. Both if he's allowed outdoors, or just Feluk if he's strictly indoors. Good luck!
Stacey