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From: monam@tekecs.UUCP (Mona McLaughlin)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Fat Feline and Science Diet Cat Food
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Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 19:02:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 12 19:02:38 1986
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> My cat is fat.  While this does not bother
> me too much, I am wondering how bad it is for
> the cat.
> 
> because the Science diet had less filler material.  This has not proven 
> to be the case.  Rather, she chows down on whatever
> quantity is in her dish.  Is this really typical of 
> cats that eat foods like science diet and iams? 
> 
> 
> Maggie Janssen, AT&T Information Systems, Denver, Colorado.

My formerly skinny super skinny calico cat also got fat after eating
both Iams and Science Diet food.  She doesn't seem to eat much less -
I think the food TASTES GOOD, but her health seems better and she's
more relaxed. Before, she spent all of her energy begging for human
food - now she seems content with what she has.  By the way, neither
of these two brands made any difference in the weight of my other two
cats, so I think that diet is as individual in it's affect on animals
as it is on humans.  Frankly, I prefer my cat fat as compared to 
scrawny, but I wish I could find a happy medium.

Mona McLaughlin, Portland