Fattious Maximus

Payton the bionic cat has always battled with his weight. In a word, he's gluttonous. Truly, he is. Since the day he was born, he has never been able to eat in moderation. If you provide him with a large bowl of food, he will eat all of the food in front of him until he vomits from fullness...and then he will eat some more. It's gross and baffling, but alas, it's just the way things are.

For a couple of years, he was doing really well on a prescription food, Science Diet RD. We had gotten him down to 10 lbs. (he's a very short cat so that's his ideal weight) by feeding him a 1/2 cup at each meal. Of course, you'd think that we were starving him with the way that he carries on, but my vet assured me that he is properly nourished.

I was perfectly content to leave him on the Science Diet RD, but the vet wanted to try him on a regular food to see how he would do. So we did. And this is what happened.



Oh my fatness. Needless to say, the switch was not successful and he has gained 2 lbs. in 2 months. That's the equivalent of a human gaining 30 lbs. in the same amount of time. Yowsa! So, we're back on the "special" food and I hope that we can get him back to a manageable weight. Hopefully, "the fat cat" will be a temporary phase and we'll have the pining, but svelt Payton back in the house.