I think melon in the video felt like what you feel like when your mom talks to her friends in the supermarket and tells something embarrassing about you

@isabeltaffe1660

2 жыл бұрын

hahahaha I agree

@moriah93ohio

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 I agree

@fatooshtkd

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@andreaza4986

Жыл бұрын

Lol and my cat does exactly what Melon does!

When you named him Melon did you know he was going to become a melon?

@fredygump5578

2 жыл бұрын

Totally underrated comment!

@peppermintjhj6069

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@p.lindrome9978

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah I swear she's saying "Merlin" not melon

@taylorroberts4364

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Awww, smh

@ANON_YMOUS1111

2 жыл бұрын

I heard melon too

Jackson, how about a video on feeding a multi-cat household where the cats all have different needs? For example, I have a chonk who needs to lose weight and also a super senior struggling to keep weight on.

@randicox1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’m in the same situation, and it’s sooo frustrating.

@katiemcfadden2228

2 жыл бұрын

They're a bit pricey, especially when you need a few, but there are microchipped feeders! They're air tight when closed so you can have wet and dry food in it. They only open to the cat that it's programmed for. If the cat isn't microchipped, it comes with a small tag that goes on the cat's collar. Definitely worth the investment! :)

@mavel2038

2 жыл бұрын

scheduled feeding times and separate for feedings.

@brokenfoxx

2 жыл бұрын

@@katiemcfadden2228 do you have one that you would recommend? My problem is my boy, who is a little bigger than my girl, needs to lose more weight and he's so damned picky. She's happy with the wet food and will pretty much eat in one sitting. He screams and cries and will flat out ignore the wet if it's down. And I'm terrified of him getting sick from not eating. In fact, right now, he's pawing at me (he likes to brush my hair) because he also wants food and we're in the bathroom where he eats. Thing is, I don't even put much food down for the two of them combined! I've been making an effort to do better because honestly they do both need to lose weight but he makes it much more difficult. From the day I brought him home I tried getting them on a schedule and it wouldn't take.

@katiemcfadden2228

2 жыл бұрын

@@brokenfoxx hey there! The brand I used was SureFeed microchip feeder. It’s about $150 on Chewy right now. It’s more for people who leave food down all day, but since it’s microchipped, it’ll only open for the cat who’s programmed to use it. So since your girl cat will eat her wet food in one sitting, you could use it for the boy and put his food in it so it’ll only open for him. There’s a training mode to use until he gets used to it. If he’s microchipped you can just use that, but it does come with a tag that can be put on a collar that has a chip in it if he’s not. Definitely a pricy food bowl, but it does work! :)

This may have been said already but in the UK biscuits when referring to cats is actually dry cat food NOT treats, I believe it is the same in Australia which is where that lady sounded like she was from. Treats are just called treats. 😆

@ksisu1324

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@crissarossa1138

2 жыл бұрын

She sounds more New Zealander to me, but yes, you're right about the biscuits, in the case of Australia.

@theknightswhosay

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so confusing. When it comes to human food, Americans have to constantly remind themselves other countries mean a sweet dessert when they say biscuits. And then for cats it doesn’t mean that? What?

@jillianoldfield2300

Жыл бұрын

"Biscuit" in New Zealand and Australian English means a small crisp baked item e.g. cookie or kibble. Also pronounced "bikkie".

@wolfandnightingale

Жыл бұрын

​@@theknightswhosay Biscuits aren't always sweet. They're any dry, unleavened flat, baked good. So what you call crackers are also called biscuits in Aus/NZ. Dry cat food is referred to as biscuits because it's dry, crunchy, unleavened and baked. It's basically crackers for cats.

Jessie: "I have a beautiful boy called Melon, who needs to lose weight." Melon: "Heckin no I don't mom!"

@tee3219

2 жыл бұрын

😃🤣🤭 Coincidence!

@darkcreatureinadarkroom1617

2 жыл бұрын

He was definitely saying that.

@reallivebluescat

2 жыл бұрын

well, with a name like that!

@HUYI1

Жыл бұрын

Imo I think that cat was offended, my cat responds the same way when she disagrees lol

I'm not sure which is more enjoyable...the cats, or Jackson laughing at his own jokes? 😹😹😹😹

@beerforsheep

2 жыл бұрын

I cracked up at the ‘murica joke @ 8:17 😂

@bettyveronica460

2 жыл бұрын

@@beerforsheep Me too😂😂😂

@lordw9609

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the cats 😸

@jenniferbalesteri2810

2 жыл бұрын

I crack up right along with him because he’s so RIGHT ON!

@mariano178

2 жыл бұрын

The cats, for sure. But also Jackson. I can't decide.

Could Melon have meowed at a more perfect time when she was being filmed? God, I love cats!

My cat will chase the freeze dried chicken, so at night we have a routine where I throw pieces across the room and up and downstairs and he runs around like crazy killing and eating them and then we have a peaceful sleep 😆 He’s not overweight but I wanted to make sure he’s getting plenty of exercise and doesn’t become overweight. Also I think it makes it more fun if he’s chased down the treat and he seems to love it. Obviously we play with toys too for fun and exercise 😊

"If I had any pass it would be fat cats and bald cats" Next video: How to rehair your sphinx cat

@tee3219

2 жыл бұрын

😃🤣🤭 And Cornish Rex and Devon Rex--all hairless cats (I kid)!

@Hearthburn1

2 жыл бұрын

That's what sweaters are for.

@MouseRata

2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣

No lie, my cat was getting a little chunky at 13 lbs but only getting a 1/4c of food 2x a day. I bought him an automatic feeder where he gets a little bit 4x a day and you can adjust the portions. He lost 3 lbs over the course of a couple months. The vet was very impressed

@the_glitter_is

2 жыл бұрын

Cats need to lose weight slowly to be safe; it's usually a sign of illness when it happens quickly. I'm glad he's okay. Curious to know if his thyroid & neutrophil levels were tested?

@h.3994

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_glitter_is if I hadn't been actively adjusting his feeding habits then I would consider it a health issue. But the entire project was for him to lose weight. His check-up was delayed from covid, that's when they weighed him. 3-4mos later later he went in for his yearly teeth cleaning where they also take his blood and urine. He's perfect.

@the_glitter_is

2 жыл бұрын

@@h.3994 Oops, I read that 3 as an 8 in regards to lbs🤦‍♀️🤣 Thats wonderful. He is a lucky boy to be so loved 😸

@h.3994

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_glitter_is oh wow yes, lol 8 would be a disturbing amount!

@CaptainCat1234

2 жыл бұрын

He need to talk to cat dad 👍

I finally stopped giving dry food free feeding and now all my cats eat there canned food completely and they are less picky. Best thing I have done for them. I also realize that my cats love to play and sometimes they eat when they are bored. So playing with them more also helps them to not over eat. Thanks Jackson for you teaching. It has helped me and my furbabies be happier and healthier.

@bassetts1899

9 ай бұрын

My cat begs for food when she's bored. I started playing with her every time she begs between meal times, and she's so much happier!

I love how Jackson is so humble he not only takes shots at himself, he also laughs about it

Jessie: "I have a beautiful boy called Melon, who needs to lose weight." Melon: "Food! Hell yeah!"

Breaks my heart when I see massive obese cats on Instagram 😭🤬. It's not healthy, it's not funny, it's not entertaining. My sister in law had a beautiful golden retriever she just spoiled rotten and I mean rotten. That poor dog couldn't move, had all sorts of health issues, died of multiple tumors very early on due to diet and massive weight. We have four cats in our house, one of them we do have to keep an eye on. She has a sluggish metabolism so we watch her diet carefully and make sure she gets plenty of exercise. I just know some people find it cute or funny to have a plump, obese pet and it's not funny or cute at all, it's abuse.

@katel3962

2 жыл бұрын

Its not just being obese that's heartbreaking, its the food they are feeding their pets. People think its funny to feed hot dogs or McDonalds to pets 🤮

@StompMom5

2 жыл бұрын

@@katel3962 Completely agree! Pets aren't toys and shouldn't be treated like they are.

@ceymonepugh2211

2 жыл бұрын

I'm feel so sorry the poor dog died I hope your sister-in-law learn her lesson.

@StompMom5

2 жыл бұрын

@@ceymonepugh2211 Thankfully she never got another dog. She was never able to care for that dog. He spent his entire life sick, health problems of every kind. We were always getting after her for animal abuse but she just laughed at us🤦. That poor dog did not get to live a good quality life. But the way she treated her dog is how she raised her kids as well and they're a menace to society

@dubya85

2 жыл бұрын

Same with plump obese people it shouldn't be celebrated.. it's unhealthy

This is oooooo important! It's not good for your cat to be overweight at all - thanks for sharing this vid Jackson!

@kornyvdf

2 жыл бұрын

it's not good for ANYONE

@anitacrumbly

2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! My cat does too 😸

@leahgoldenpeoples3053

2 жыл бұрын

I free feed mine One of them throws up a lot so I switched the food to Blue Buffalo diet control and he stopped throwing up I was feeding them Purina cat chow natural

@leahgoldenpeoples3053

2 жыл бұрын

How do I stop free feeding them?

@wolverinexo6417

2 жыл бұрын

@@leahgoldenpeoples3053 don’t give them food? Give them only two meals a day.

Me, enthusiastically shouting "Obligate Carnivores" and smiling when Jackson confirms what he was about to say. Also Melon 11/10 good luck on the journey buddy.

“Food oriented” is not bad when you want to train a cat. I have a cat who would balance on a ball wearing a hat whistling “Yankee Doodle Dandy” if the bribe was big enough. I also have a kitten who doesn’t even recognize his own name, and if you offer him food, he plays with it. The problem is when they start training YOU.

@GooseCrack

2 жыл бұрын

"The problem is when they start training YOU" well said haha

@flora-wz4ox

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah. They are always training you. LOL

@reneehernandez8214

Жыл бұрын

😂

@isabelleong3666

9 ай бұрын

Your comment made me LOL

please everyone who has adopted pets pls keep them healthy and happy :D

Growing up I had a cat named Sox... she was perfectly healthy, along with her sister Smudge. She was a perfect weight right up until my aunt and uncle had to babysit our 3 cats for two weeks. They decided to free feed them... and from that point on, Sox was a heckin chonk no matter WHAT. She just never lost the weight. It was bizarre.

Lol I thought Caroline was his human kid, till he said the word “sibling.”

@CeeDeeBC

2 жыл бұрын

I read this comment before watching the video and I laughed so hard when he started talking about Caroline omg

@StormyDay

2 жыл бұрын

@@CeeDeeBC hahahaha that made my day! 🙂

@Jembot5000

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I thought he was calling his kid chunky

@remediosrosa4098

2 жыл бұрын

Same here😆

Thank you! I learned THE HARD way, with Jack, my first cat. I loved him to pieces! I didn't know much about cats, and I fed him mainly dry food for the first 7 years. Until...Yup, you guess right, he was overweight and got diagnosed with diabetes. That's when I started learning...He lived 10 more years. I gave him insulin shots twice a day and monitored his blood sugar religiously. He had a good life, but it could have been much healthier. Eventually he lost a battle with cancer. I loved his so much. My 3 new cats eat wet food. I sometimes give them dry kibbles though, I hide them in places around the house so they have to "hunt" for them. Random places! I will remember to "play dead" if they bother me during the night!!

@megapiglatin2574

2 жыл бұрын

I have also learned the hard way about feeding dry kibble. My oldest cat (I adopted him at 2 years old) ate exclusively dry food for the first probably ~6 years of his life and now here he is at 10 years old with stage 3 kidney disease!! Granted, we are all fairly certain he got the short end of the stick genetically due to his numerous other lifelong problems, but I can imagine the dry food diet did NOT do his kidneys any favors. Now he has a special wet food-ONLY diet and receives sub-q fluids daily along with his medications/supplements as well as regular blood draws/tests. The good thing is that he appears to be feeling better than he has in years and he is in great shape, but I now use this experience of going through kidney disease with him to encourage other cat owners I know to feed appropriate wet food diets as early as possible. I know that not everyone has the same level of animal care skills nor the same amount of time, and kidney disease can be a difficult/stressful disease to manage at times, so it really pays to prevent the cat- and human-suffering with a simple diet change. My two younger boys have a routine where with their dinner at night they get 1-2 "treat mice" which are these little balls with mouse "skins" around them that are filled with either a few dry kibble or a few dried meat chunks. I hide them in different places every night so they have to hunt them down and then bat them around to get the food out. @Camilla M, If you are ever looking to mix up your nightly game, I recommend!

@rainbomg

2 жыл бұрын

A really good friend of mine had her oldest kitty get diagnosed with diabetes after some terrifying symptoms started and she immediately switched everyone over to wet food, as did I. This was news to me as my husband and I had concluded after researching it that “grain free” fancy kibble was what would be healthiest for the Bubbers. The first 2 years of his life were spent at a lake house, coming and going as he pleased, devastating the local fauna, but he was incredibly healthy. He gained so much weight after becoming an indoor only cat when we moved closer to the city and I also learned how dangerous it is for cats to be outside. Bad info has definitely been too ubiquitous in the past and I think it’s really great and helpful that you guys have specific things you can tell folks about to give people good examples to try and implement for their own cats. I love these Jackson Galaxy comments sections bc it’s so comforting to see people out here who love their cats so much fussing over what’s best for them 😻😻😻

@superpoo71

2 жыл бұрын

@@megapiglatin2574 I will!!

@mightymoose1158

2 жыл бұрын

I had to train mine to live with a shut door. I’d rather sleep with my cat but realized how terribly I was sleeping. Took a few days but they got it.

@batintheattic7293

2 жыл бұрын

@@mightymoose1158 Oh, but aren't the warm bedtime cuddles part and parcel with having a cat? The sleepy purrs, the floppy paws... I sleep worse, when my Clousy is locked out of my bedroom, because he will rive at the door all night and that puts my anxiety through the roof. It's hard getting bopped, in the face, throughout the night (particularly when they decide that soft paw isn't working and start introducing a tentative claw into the situation) but trying to sleep with the sound of someone (the cat - but the subconscious mind doesn't remember it's the cat) trying to break in is so much harder. I think you're very stoical!

My kitty was so big people would ask me is she was pregnant all the time. The vet wanted her to lose some weight (from 15 down to 12 or 11 lbs) so I started paying attention to her behavior after she ate. For one, I eliminated gluten from her diet. She still gets some dry food (1/3 of a cup, grain free) a day but the rest of her meals are wet food. And guess what? She's 12.5 lbs now! It did take about a year or so but it worked. Watching your show and this channel has helped me to understand her better, so thank you, Cat Daddy!

I stopped free feeding my cats because of you and starting trying more wet food. They are getting healthier especially the chunky one hehe thanks!

That first point is so important. My compulsive eater has IBD and was not absorbing her food well so constantly felt hungry. We got her medicated and on prescription food and she stopped begging for food within a few days.

@RosaliePacheco

Жыл бұрын

Do you know what medication your vet put her on? I have a 1 year old cat. She has absorption and digestion issues reasons unknown (the vet’s exhausted basically every route). Never tried meds for ibd and I wonder if it could help? She’s on biome food which helps. But she is continuously starving and can get quite hangry. She is now a chub because she’s a wallflower and I give her extra food to be around other pets/people in the house. I also feel guilty she is always starving. Like I’ve never had a pet like her before.

@ThKiwi

Жыл бұрын

@@RosaliePacheco Mine is on prednisolone and monthly B12 injections. The pred does make her extra hungry, I feed her 1/4 cup of Royal Canin HP/SO twice a day and she does still beg a lot. I hope you can get some answers for your kitty soon!

@2qlrn273

Жыл бұрын

​@@RosaliePacheco - Have you tried supplementing her food with ENZYMES and PROBIOTICS , , , ? My cats were always hungry & some were even violent towards each other (deep biting that led to infections & vet visits) . . . until I began supplementing Enzymes & Probiotics with their EVERY meal. Soon afterward, those w/ prior violent behaviors STOPPED being violent! They'd apparently not been getting all of their nutrition, even though some of the violent ones were overweight! (Young Again Pet Food sells the supplement -& food- my cats are getting, on the internet.) . . . I already had them on a Carbohydrate-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet (LID), as one cat has stomatitis . . . but there just weren't enough enzymes & no probiotics in the food to help them ingest all of its important constituents!

Our late cat went through a chonk phase. We did the puzzle feeder and it worked GREAT. He ate enough to not be hungry, but it was work for him to get the food out, so he didn’t just mindlessly graze.

@MSchipper

2 жыл бұрын

My cat very quickly figured out it was much easier to just wack the puzzle over to get to the food. I have a different one that he can't tip over and that works a bit better. He's still too big though...

@rhamlet5290

Жыл бұрын

One of my cats just started to stand on top of it and vibrate, knocking food out

@FloraM44

10 ай бұрын

My puzzle feeder just drew ants into it 😂🙃

When he talked about his little girl and her sister, I thought that he was talking human foster child.. and I thought that oh my god who gives their kid name snickers :D

My big beautiful Bonnie girl is no longer receiving as many “treaties”. Her previous owner overindulged, but we are now eating healthy and exercising daily. Twenty pounds and dropping 😻

I just adopted an obese senior and this video is so helpful! Thanks Jackson, I am addicted to your videos!

Jackson, we need a video about feeding cats raw meat, is store bought chicken good? Beef, pork, lamb, quail, rabbit? What is best and how to handle, store, feed and freeze for all uses. How to prepare and good hygiene too. Let us hear your ideas. Thanks

@omumacaw754

2 жыл бұрын

Watch The Primal Pack here on KZread. They go over everything you need to learn about raw feeding!

@mavel2038

2 жыл бұрын

any kind of meat works but you can't just put meat in a bowl since that isn't a balanced diet and the animal will end up ill.

@Jennyyox

2 жыл бұрын

@@ksisu1324 I think what Mav eL meant there is that it can't just be meat. If you're feeing raw then it needs to be a balanced raw of meat, organ and bone

@flipsyde84

2 жыл бұрын

My cats are on a raw diet. In Australia we have a product called Vets All Natural which I add to raw kangaroo for my cats. The idea behind it is to mimic a cat eating prey in the wild including their stomach contents which would have a small amount of seeds and or grains in it naturally. My cats are both very healthy on this was of eating.

@TheExostan

2 жыл бұрын

@@ksisu1324 no. when you feed them raw meat you are not giving them a whole mice but parts of the animal. they need vitamins too and when raw feeding you have to include certain vitamins to a certain extent

Melon: *hears he has to lose weight* WAT?! NO!

I didn't realize how much my cat was being overfed until pointed out by her vet. My girl, a Siamese mix that's three, now only gets 1/2 cup of dry food...per day, and 1/2 package of seafood bisque...also per day! Compared to the full bowl of dry left out for her day and night, and full pouch of the bisque she got. The vet also shared that cat's stomachs are very small. She's lost the extra weight, and, I've discovered, she's not at all as hungry as I assumed. It's we, the owners that are the problem, and thanks to her vet, bad habits have been corrected with great success. In place of her previous overeating, we now play together more than before, a lot more exercise. There's a water bowl near her food, and a water fountain in the bedroom, so she get's plenty of water.

@Kaotiqua

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great for you and her both! One tip- cats often prefer that water be kept a little way away from food. Possibly wild instinct, to avoid contaminating it with decaying food. Even though that's not a problem in the modern world, instinct is instinct. :)

Love giving my cats tiki cat because you can SEE the chicken, the organs, the quail egg. It's so much more of a real food than dry kibble, and they love it! I'm transitioning my kitten from the kibble she had at her shelter to tiki cat and she's going FERAL for it

@imoutofluck7836

Жыл бұрын

i agree with this so hard like when she used to eat dry food, I would be sort of disgusted to touch it because when you look at the ingredient it’s all like vague mystery Meat byproduct and chicken/corn meals just trash that the meat industry didn’t want not anything high quality but i feel so much better about feeding her tiki and she loves it too! i don’t feel disgusted by it

I adopted a big boy, his heaviest 22lbs. He is a tall guy so the vet set a goal of 13lbs. It takes time, energy & consistency but after changing to high protein, grain-free wet food only & playing everyday, he is now 14lbs. You'd never know he is 15. 😸💕 Suffice to say, obese cats break my ❤️ & their owners infuriate me. It's abuse.

@gingerlilly5496

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Frederick would you share the brand of food? I need to help my beautiful girl loose a few pounds! I would like to try the food you used! Thank you!!!

@meisupergirl8720

2 жыл бұрын

Wow 8 lbs is a Good loss for anyone (i think, i only know kg 😅)

@tee3219

2 жыл бұрын

@@meisupergirl8720 Per Google 8lbs = 3.629kg Can not upload the photo with details ☹

@rainbomg

2 жыл бұрын

Something Jackson said once has been the most powerful thing about feeding cats that I’ve ever heard. He said, “It’s better to feed your cat the lowest quality wet food than it is to feed him the highest quality dry food.” As somebody that is in a literal constant battle with my terrorist cat to keep him healthy, I wouldn’t call fat pets abuse. At worst, it’s neglect, but I think mostly it’s ignorance. My cat became overweight after moving to the city and becoming an indoor only cat. He grew up across from a lake coming and going as he pleased, devastating the local fauna I’m sure, but he was very healthy. I got married and my husband would feed him when he asked, without knowing, and then poof one day he was fat. My husband had actually started buying him the fancy cat food when we moved in together thinking it was better for him (“look! It’s grain free and I read that’s what cats should be eating bc they are obligate carnivores!”) and to this day they are best friends so I wouldn’t say he abused him, he really thought he was taking good care of him. He read about it and so many resources were wrong back then especially. It also doesn’t help that my cat will gaslight us when we are alone and act like he hasn’t JUST been fed when the other spouse _has_ actually already fed him. So it takes literal _constant_ work to keep this dude from eating himself into a coma, work that we had to do together and adapt and evolve and research and communicate to accomplish. It’s hard, but your experience and knowledge can help others a lot. It’s incredibly encouraging to hear how far you’ve come and telling people what you did and how you did it could really make a difference. The most important thing is awareness, which really isn’t there is so many cases. So, thanks for your story and I hope you share more! It’s truly noble what you’ve done and the world needs more people like you.

@LadyKarenGoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

What good did you use?

C. I'm hungry! He is totally wanting those biscuits!

My boyfriend consistently gives my small female orange tabby treats saying, "She's hungry!" She has him trained. She's short in height and length. I adopted her from an animal shelter I worked at. She's very vocal too. Another reason I wanted her. I'm going to show this to him right now!

@MossyMozart

9 ай бұрын

@freeanimals594 - Circumstances gifted us a feral cat, a slim, trim feral cat. But she blimped up quickly. A big part of the problem was my partner who desperately wanted the cat's affection, so overfed her and give treats all the time on top of that. It has taken a lot of convincing by me, but the kitty is now slowly losing weight.

"Very food oriented"😂 I love this euthemism.

My cat went on a diet a few months ago, and is starting to get back to his vet approved weight. He was never severely overweight, the vet said he was just a bit heavier than he liked, but I knew I had to nip that bud before it got to the point of being a problem. No quality of life is too good for my baby boy. We're even getting an apartment bigger than what we need, cause there's space above the kitchen cabinets to set up a cata super highway. I'm gonna get wooden ladders and wrap twine around them so they double as scratching posts.

@bettyveronica460

2 жыл бұрын

💜😽

@rainbomg

2 жыл бұрын

This is great I hope you share some of your techniques and resources for folks looking to accomplish something similar! Sometimes I become really devastated when I wonder how many cats aren’t being loved enough and stuff like this helps lift the daggers out of my heart. ❤️‍🩹

@MatsuyoRific

2 жыл бұрын

@@rainbomg It was originally just gonna be the ladders, but I got the twine idea from Evan & Katelyn's Catcus Cat Bed video.

@isabeltaffe1660

2 жыл бұрын

yasss that is awesome and I'm in a similar situation

@denisebaker65

2 жыл бұрын

Dearest Jackson, my feline companion Hazel who was 13 years and 3 months died 3 days ago on Sunday 29th August 2021. Her cremation is today Wednesday 1st September at 12.00pm. The pain is so deep and raw... I am wondering if you can give me some very much needed advise about how I can cope with or ease the pain/grief I am feeling. Kindest regards to you ♥

Duncan, who passed away in March, was an overweight, food motivated cat. He showed up a starving 5 month old, and the vet thinks that is where his food drive came from. The vet put him on a diet. He hated it. We worked out a feeding routine where his last meal was right at bedtime. Since he was full at bedtime, he let me sleep. I worked out a meal plan where he had 3 meals a day, roughly 8 hours apart. We got his weight down to what the vet wanted. The vet hugged me when he made weight. Now...if someone could control my kibble like I controlled his. :)

@tee3219

2 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏👏👏

@mmm555m

Жыл бұрын

How long did he live? I am trying to get my babies to lose weight now 💛

I love you and your show! Thank you so much for all your work!!

My last cat was fed dry food by the time he was about 5 years old he was getting fat. We had mealtimes and I wasn't feeding that much but he was steadily gaining weight. I switched to grain-free wet food and he got trim and fit. He had more energy and played more. His fur even got better. It was odd to me because I was feeding more food by weight of the wet than I was the dry. Quality of food is very important.

I got Diva with 7 years about a year ago, and as a very young cat she nearly starved to death. Food is everything to her, and she would eat about anything(not raw meat^^). She is adjusted to meals and and though she is chubby and will always be, her weight stays the same and she is absolutely fine. And she is the strongest cat i ever came across, she can knock you over. Built like a little bulldozer. I love her. Adopt don´t shop.

Hugs and kisses to the one person in the world who could get me yelling "OBLIGATE CARNIVORE" before the sun's up on a Sunday morning.

You are the best Jackson!

Thank you Jackson for the advice.

"I'm not fat, I'm fluffy."

@Ezarhia_The_Fulani

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what my cat says...Lolol 😂😂😂

I totally get the “being a Pez dispenser “ 🤣 my black bobtail, Thelma, has allowed me to be at her every beckoned call for 15 years and I wouldn’t trade a single second of it! 😊❤️

@andrewsenecal6686

2 жыл бұрын

I adopted a couple kittens from a stray litter. One of them is a pure black bobtail. 7 months old now and super sweet.

Love your information!

Thank you! I needed this video.

It always makes me so sad when I see a picture of a fat pet and most people comment things like "What a chonk" in a positive way and view fat pets as extra cute. Reactions like those only make the problem worse, convincing pet owners that it's okay if their pet is fat (or that it's even preferable as it's "more cute") and they don't have to worry about it. In reality such pets are unhealthy, will probably live shorter and their comfort of life is lower than if they weren't overweight. We shouldn't accept and reinforce this conception that fat pets are extra cute compared to pets with normal weight when that "cute" chonk does so much damage to their health.

@aleksnotsorry2180

2 жыл бұрын

True true, everything you said is true but i think most pet owners KNOW that there pet (cat) is Overweight, but struggle to keep them in balance. It hurts to see these animals struggle but it really, really is hard to fix this situation. P.S: I don't have a overweight cat, my Lucy is a good 7-8 pounds and is very active :))

@Karmelia6

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksnotsorry2180 the sad part is not when they not realise the cat is overweight, but when they know and tell themselves "it's too hard" to change their cat's weight

@rainbomg

2 жыл бұрын

@@Karmelia6 I agree I think it might help if more people with healthy cats shared their specific techniques that help them, so there are some actual examples out here to choose from and follow. I think when it’s so murky and open ended those same lazy people aren’t ever going to do the work to create a custom meal plan so it helps cats to put some ideas out there, like specifics on what works for some cats. I know it’s different for every cat and “talk to your vet” but dude- some ppl just aren’t going to do that, and some vets are just as vague. I want to make a database of different kitty diets and regimens so people can just pick something to start with or point to for inspo. Maybe I’ll start a custom cat cuisine concierge service for the alliteration opportunities alone!

@falconlore9666

2 жыл бұрын

@@rainbomg talking to a vet can be worse than finding info on the internet at times when it comes to Nutrition. Most vets have little to no training in pet nutrition and recommend dry kibble that the pet food companies sell them on. This issue is becoming less and less because more pet parents are becoming more aware and the vets are being forced to take a look at all toe dried pet foods that line the shelves of their office.

Food is my cats’ love language.

@ShawnaRN

2 жыл бұрын

Food is my cats coping mechanism.

@DamnDemi

2 жыл бұрын

He meows his little head off at 16:30 if I didn't give him his food. He is prompt. He gives me until 17:00 & then it's like "OK, mom, you're taking your sweet time, so let me tell you what time it is"

I ran across this video and had no idea dry food was so bad for cats. As soon as I watched this video I threw out all of the dry food for both my cats. I have a 10-year-old and a two-year-old and the difference I have seen in my 10 year old cat is incredible. He is running around and playing like I almost don’t even recognize him I had no idea I was hurting my cats. Thank you for your work

@HUYI1

Жыл бұрын

Not particularly, there are some dry food like James well beloved that are grain free and have nutritional value but I also prefer to giver her other foods like chicken breast and other meats like beef, fish and shrimp, she loves the stuff, her coat is shiny and healthy and she's growing up very well

@amymeyer3658

Жыл бұрын

@@HUYI1 no, all dry kibble is bad for cats. There is no good kibble for a cat, period. Way too high in carbohydrates, and they NEED to get basically all of their moisture from food, and you can't rely on them to drink water in anywhere close to what the amount they need.

@HUYI1

Жыл бұрын

@@amymeyer3658 my girl eats grain free dry food and I also mix wet food natural ingredients the best I can for her and also give her good high protein meats to balance her diet, her coat is beautiful and she's a healthy cat, she gets many compliments whoever meets her, I don't think I can do any better than this situation? Why do you assume that I go to supermarkets and buy crap food for her? your assumption is very bad right now, I've talked to my vet and my local pet shop place who also have cats and they have told me the best diet I can give her, please don't be ignorant and think I'm feeding her garbage I'm not and I want the best for my girl, long healthy life, why would you think I would want less for her?

Great video and advice👏

I helped one of my long haired (Siberian Forest cat) cats - whose overly fluffy dense coat covered his excess weight well - go from 12 lbs to 8 pounds. I was feeding a freeze dried raw food diet but was just giving him what the instructions recommended which was too much for him. I gradually cut back by a half of an ounce per day of food, each week or two. I went from giving him the "recommended" 8 oz per day to 4-5 oz per day gradually. He went from fat to sleek and svelte. I now just use the freeze dried food as a back up and make fresh myself and then freeze the extra portions for him. These guidelines go without saying:1) NEVER FREE FEED! 2) Never feed dry food. 3) Feed two wet grain-free meals per day. Next: If the cat is not losing weight, cut back on the amounts of food you give him gradually as above.

Our cat kept gaining weight despite feeding him less and lower calorie food and it turned out he wasn't losing any because his colon wasn't working properly. We had been feeding him tuna and it totally messed up his system but we didn't know until later how harmful it was. Don't feel your cat tuna!!!

@caitiedidit

2 жыл бұрын

Why is tuna bad? 👀

@gaticornio774

2 жыл бұрын

@@caitiedidit Tuna can lead to mercury poisoning. You can give it once in a while as a special treat of the cat really loves it. But it shouldn't be the regular diet. Fish in general shouldn't be regular diet for cats because it can lead to malnutrition due to how their metabolism works.

@TheZoeBird

2 жыл бұрын

@@caitiedidit It's very high in salt, and it's not a balanced food for cats. As an occasional treat it's fine, but definitely shouldn't be a daily thing, and should only be fed in moderation when it's given.

@TheZoeBird

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaticornio774 Yeah I don't know why fish became the defacto cat food. I read once "think feathers and ears (i.e., rabbit, chicken,) not horns and hooves" when feeding cats. My cats do still get some wet food mixes that include pork, beef, and fish, but I try to lean more towards chicken, turkey, duck and rabbit.

@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheZoeBird Have you tried insect based food?

thank you for making this video!

Thank you so much for your insights for cats! I’ve learned so much plus I’ve tried a couple of your suggestions and they worked!

My vet recommends you for cat everyday life advice. Kudos to you!!

I totally get it. Kitty is the first cat my husband ever had. When I moved in with him 2 years ago (we remarried after 29 years 😃) kitty weighed *17 POUNDS* . Now, with my advice (I grew up with lots of cats), kitty weighs 11 pounds. He is 5 years old and he has so much energy! He is suuuper comical and adorable! My husband thinks everything he does is original, but it is kitty doing cat things 😂.

Thanks again Jackson you are the best!!!

I really appreciate this channel and all your knowledge. Thank you so much!

Jackson, i just love watching your videos! Not only are they so educational but so, so funny too! You really brighten my days!

B "You've made your melon-shaped bed" cracked me up I do wish that you had gone over the dangers of having an overweight cat. I think people gravely underestimate how bad obesity is for a cat's health and lifespan.

An absolute unit!

Thanks Jackson Galaxy!!

Although not relevant because it’s still dry food, but when she says “biscuits” she means dry cat food, not treats

@rosiecatbandit

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this! Biscuits=kibble

Great content as usual

I love your videos. I love learning more about cats & becoming a better cat Momma bc of you. Thank you Jackson!!!!

Want to thank you! Been watching your videos; started feeding my cat moist food more & playing more with my sweet friend! You are making a difference.

I remember looking up videos about cats before adopting our first one, and found a Jackson Galaxy video about mealtimes. I’m thankful I had found it. We adopted Gurt now 3 years ago, and we do 3 mealtimes a day. Our routine made it so easy when we adopted our second cat, Parfait. She adapted very quickly even tho she was just 3-4 months old. Thank you for all of the amazing videos! I’m always learning new things thanks to Jackson.

Mellon seems to be saying, "Food? Hell yeah!" lol

Hilarious!!!!! Loved how U poked fun @Jesse

Many thanks, Jackson for this witty and informative video.. The PERFECT answer to my current problem, particularly with one of my female cats, who have just been spayed.. GOD bless you and your good works.

Your 3 videos on cat nutrition really helped. Our british short hair lost his extra weight. He is still a bit on the chonk side, but looking healthier than before. Thanks for helping us!

It is crazy how the universe knows what I need to hear by placing videos in my youtube algorithm. My furbaby was told (well his parent was told) he is a chunky monkey for his size and age. I didn't see it, I do feel it when I pick him up, and probably see it now that it was pointed out. So, this is perfect. Thank you for always providing education for humans who love their furbabies. What is great this advice may work with all furbabies, not only cats. Now to put word of advice into actions.

Hilarious and very informative as always 😻🫶🏼Thanks Jackson

I’m so happy you did this video!! This goes for any pet owner!! It’s really sad to see humans quite literally kill their pet with food…most often due to lack of knowledge, but some substitute food for love or think food=❤️. I have seen this early pet death time and time again due to over feeding. Whether it’s pet food or table food…doesn’t matter. Thank you Jackson!!😽😺

What we say in America “dry treats “ lmao 🤣 omg I’m dead 😵 that was so damn funny to me

Thank you, we have stopped free feeding and the kitties are eating wet food and losing weight! We also tried the CATalyst for our arthritis cat and he has improved so much! I recommend you to all my cat people!

@loobylouboti

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Can I ask, what is the CATalyst?

Hey Jackson…. It’s Jessie… 🐈🐈❤️🐈🐈❤️ Thanks so much… That’s amazing advice….. Excited to rethink the kitty diet and routines…..

Enjoyed your show

Love your videos, please do a video about introducing cats and babies! I’m currently pregnant and want to do all i can to make sure my cat settles to this change! X

Melon: Jackson help I'm starving! she never feeds me! *sparkly eyes*

Your videos actually help my cat is getting less fat and that's a good thing

What a great subject for cats

Hi Jackson! I'd love to see a video on how you feed your cat as to how much portions you give, say they're eating wet food or dry food, suitable for they're age, caloric requirement etc.

I think Melon's basically saying "you're petting me but YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME FOOD!"

Thank you. ❤

Thanks for the advice Will have to implement this advice for my babies … and me Stay Blessed

Melon is definitely saying C.! As would my chonk, Hazel. I like that you acknowledged genetics. My vet told me Hazel would be “a circle - she’s short and round” when she was just a kitten. But I am concerned about her heart, possible feline diabetes and losing her early now that’s she an older girl at age 10. She’s def too inactive and food motivated. I will definitely be cutting out dry Purina and switching to meals and I love your crunchy “meat treat” options for a bedtime snack. Thank you !

My girl Evey used to be a "more to love" kitty, and she was obsessed with food like Melon. She's now a slim and happy 17 and a half year old in a single cat household. One of the big problems for her weight was sharing a house with other people who constantly left for out for their cats which my cat would steal! I have also wondered if there was an element of food anxiety there because she always felt the need to compete with other cats she lived with. Before I adopted her at age 7, she lived with 3 other cats and 2 labradors so I imagine food didn't hang around for long! Also, when we lived in the country for a year, I had her on a diet, and there were no other cats to steal from so she started catching mice and supplementing her meals all by herself 😂 she put weight ON that year! She's a very determined little kitty...

thanks JAXX we love this channel!! thanks for the advice on the wet food , my cat is getting fat I mean fat fat and hes on dry food , Ill make sure to make the switch after watching this !!thnxxxxx

My family once had a cat that weighed almost 30 pounds he wasn't chonky and believe me when I tell you that cat was built, he used to bring us 6 foot long snakes that he hunt down, he was magnificent rip little buddy...

Melon is definitely saying "watch it mom!." He had a bit a sas and attitude with that meow 😂. And something to add, I try to get my cat Betty on a schedule when it comes to meals.

Thank you for this helpful video, Jackson! Your videos are always so informative but also entertaining. I recently adopted a cat from a shelter in April and he has gotten soooo much fatter! He sounds a lot like Melon in the sense that he is obsessed with food. He was a street cat, living on the streets of NYC, so he has developed a lot of survival strategies that allow him to open cabinets, pull out bags of food, knock containers of food off tables, etc. I have had to barricade cabinets and use other measures to keep him away from his food. I have never allowed him free reign to his food, but after hearing your video, I am going to eliminate the twice a day dry food in addition to his wet food. Hopefully just cutting out the kibble will help. Thank you so much for your advice about our feline friends!

@LadyAnalicia

2 жыл бұрын

How's your kitty these days?

Thank u so much ,

Jackson, you are a true bodhi-cat-va. Much love and gratitude to you and all.

Please keep talking about raw diet! I changed my cat's food after reading your book, thank you ❤

@dmgiova3788

2 жыл бұрын

Which book is that, Renata? I am trying to change MY cat's diet. She is overweight, too. I'm like Jessie in the video. I give her treats and I need to stop that.

I get it with the biscuits/ treats. Around here we called them cat crack🤣. It took time and dried meat dusted with a little catnip and we kicked the habit. To save money I make the treats and all the cats love them just as much. Love you Jackson❤

So true! Jackson has common sense

I just adopted an 8 yo chunkie boy. Looking forward to see this video!