It may seem that this blog is only about my disabled dog Precious and her wheelchair, but I also have two fat cats. Last spring, Arvo the cat lost a lot of weight. He is a large build cat, but got down to 7 lbs. I decided to stop feeding him his regular meals and just leave an unlimited supply of food out for him to consume as he wished. However, he didn't regain his weight, until I took him to the vet. She discovered that he was diabetic. I had previously had another diabetic cat named Ginger, who died at the ripe old age of 20 a few years ago. So I was experienced at giving cats shots. Insulin shots are very simple to give. The needles are extremely thin and you insert them at the back of the cats neck where they have tough extra skin. They hardly notice the shots. Arvo actually reminds me when to give him his insulin shots on time. I give him these shots about every 12 hours. It really is no big deal.
He has regained his weight and has actually gotten quite large. His younger sibling cat Tootsie, also got fat during this process. She is a small build cat but has gotten quite round. So, it has come time to put the cats on a diet. For those of you with cats, you know that cats make life unpleasant for humans when they are hungry. After they had gotten used to the concept of food always being available, I didn't want them to start thinking about me as their food machine. So I bought this great Automatic feeder. I can program it to feed up to 3 times a day at portions from 1/4th cup and up. I love this contraption. Now they are getting fed a lesser amount, but 3 times a day. Unfortunately Tootsie still thinks I am associated with the amount of food allotted, and she nibbles on me and other things around me when she is hungry. I hope she soon realizes that ONLY the machine will be feeding her!
I will come back with the product details of this feeder after I find out if they have an affiliate program, as I would certainly suggest this particular automatic pet feeder to everyone!
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