II have a 10 year old cat, that I've had since she was 8 weeks old. When she was a kitten, I gave her Iaams for kittens. Perhaps I gave her kitten food too long. I gave it to her until she was about 8 months old. After she was fixed and front declawed around 6 months of age, she just started gaining weight. Wasn't that bad at first, but she's about 23 pounds and not active at all. When she walks, her back legs, kind of point outward and she wheezes. I brought her into the vet years ago and they did blood and xray, and everything was normal, although they said her heart looked slightly larger, but the doctor really didn't seem to be sure.
Anyway, my concern is that her life will be shorted by the weight and inactivity. I love this cat terribly and I've tried limiting her food before, etc.... No luck, so now I've been trying to keep the food bowl full, so she won't think that's all she's getting and scarf it down.. Besides, I have a second cat that doesn't eat too much and still needs the food. Any idea? Should I do something different? She eats Iaams for less active cats. Weight management. She really doesn't care to play anymore, but seems content to sleep in her basket all day.