Question about cat obesity and diet recommendations on www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catweight.html?

I read on the website http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catwei... that the best way to help your cat loose weight is to feed it high protein and high fat food that is low in carbs. They suggest 4 small meals a day of kitten food, which meets the fat/protein needs. Is this site reputable? Is this advice good (any vets out there?)? How much is a "small amount" to bed fed 4 times a day?
I would hate to spend a lot of money on an automatic feeder if this won't work on my cats!

Many people are successful in losing weight by using high protein meats and no carbohydrates. It works for cats too. Wild felines eat an almost totally protein meal when they consume their prey. Granted they get a lot of exercise and still the cats in zoos eat raw meat for their food and they are always lean and well-muscled and for their size they don't get any more exercise than your house cat does.

I just read the article at petcenter.com on obesity and think it is first-rate. Follow their directions and get a high quality protein, ow-carbohydrate diet for your cat

The high quality commercial dry foods have a higher percentage of quality protein and use rice, oats, pea and such for "fillers". Those grains are not necessary for a cat's diet and they are much less fattening than the grocery store foods which are 2/3 corn. You need to find a small, owner-operated pet store for the quality brand foods. The large pet companies like Petco and Pet Smart usually carry poor quality foods as well. Science Diet is one of the worst and just costs more.

My local pet discount store is carrying some Wellness and Natural Balance foods, dry and canned. You need to learn to read labels. The first two ingredients should be meat or a meat meal (not meat by-products), the third will most likely be the grain and it should be rice or others mentioned above.

Do not use automatic feeders - put the $$ into a better quality food. Cats should have two meals. One AM and one PM. Food should be taken up after about 20 minutes. Cats need time to process their food, especially if it is a dry food. Eight to ten hours is just fine for them to "fast" and complete digestion of their last meal. Source(s): I just read the article at petcenter.com on obesity and think it is excellent!

The high protein/low carb diet is ok, but you really want to be careful with how much protein you give a cat, especially if it's a little older. There can be too much protein. I probably wouldn't consult a website for advice - just call your vet - or any vet and ask what they feed the obese cats they see. There are all sorts of good diets out there for fat cats.