Polly Speaks in Tongues!

Polly's Weight: 12.9lbs! Hurray! Back under 13. 

If anyone knows how hard it is to diet and lose weight can understand the ups and downs of shedding those unhealthy extra pounds. We are in this for the long run, we want this cutie cat around for a long time. 

We also discovered Polly's secret spot. You know how talkative she can be, well watch this. It sounds like she's possessed. 

Our good friend Ron over at Nature's Variety sent us a bag of food to help in our weight loss regiment. It's kibble, but it also has some freeze dried raw bites in there as well. It's already a really good quality kibble, but that extra boost of freeze dried raw is a treat. 

We've been using the Healthy Weight food as her afternoon snack. We put it in a toy that helps her be active. 

For now, Pollycakes is happy. And so far, we have been able to keep away from eating more dog food. 

The little monkey. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Nature's Pet Market

Back to the Future!

Heeeerreeeee's Polly! 

Normally she's super cute. When she's peering at you through a crack in the kitchen door while you're making her food, you do feel a tingle down your spine. 

From our last post you heard about her adventures in thievery. The opened bags, there were multiple. The animal shelters around here are definitely cheering Pollycakes on. 

This was her after being confined for her transgressions. 

She did not take it standing up. It was a nuclear meltdown, there was crying, lashing out, spitting, hissing, clawing. We're kidding of course. She was her talkative self again. She reminded us every hour on the hour that dinner/snack/tea/elevensies/twelvsies time was near. If you weren't making my food, you better be at least thinking about it. 

Otherwise, this is what she does. Sulks. 

But we love her to death. She is a sweet cat. She loves to be held and hugged. She likes to be close by hanging out while working.

Weight wise, she was down to 12.6 at one point, ballooned back up to 13.6 her starting weight, and now is down to 13.1.

We love her, but these photos can't happen.

And no, it's not just a bad angle. 

Until next time!

-Nature's Pet Market

Polly Wanna Cracker?

How's Polly doing? How is she getting along on her adventure? Has she turned on every employee in the store and started eating their lunches? 

A picture speaks a thousand words. 

She is actually doing great! She's not constantly meowing for food or following us around the store pointing out our flaws. She's being extra cute and playing a lot. 

Toys: Currently, she is loving the Cat Charmer as pictured above. She also likes the Da Bird, the Mouse Catcher, and of course laser pointers. 

This is Polly's good angle. She also loves this feathery toy as well. 

The good news! She's lost weight. She is now at 13.3 pounds. It is only a slight drop from the 13.4. But it is right on track for what we want to achieve; the diet and exercise are working!

Why Raw? Here are a few reasons:

- Smaller, less stinky stools

- Super soft and shiny skin and coat

- Clean bright teeth

- Clear Eyes

- Strong Digestive Tract

- Strong Urinary Tract
- Strong Immune system

Besides those points, it is also a super healthy way of keeping a cat or dog at their optimal weight. When feeding raw, you feed just enough with no extra carbs, no fillers, and generally no hormones or antibiotics in the meats. 

We're glad that Polly likes her Primal! 

Next Post: Cat Exercises

STAY TUNED!

-Nature's Pet Market

The Weigh In

Ding Ding Ding! In tonight's corner!!

Pollycakessssssssss!

Today, we got the starting weight for Pollycakes.

Why is she in a basket you ask? There is a method to our madness. We have a tiny scale that Pollycakes won't stand still on, so-- we have some baskets and she can't jump out of... too quickly.

The Starting Weight: 13.4lbs

Our goal: 10 pounds in 3 months. Wait, let's clarify, not to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. That would be the weight of a kitten! That's ridiculous. We mean for her to be about 10 pounds when we're all done with the diet. We'll adjust in case she really IS big boned. 

Here is what Pollycakes has to say about this nonsense:

Transition: 

The transition is going well. We are at 2 Primal Nuggets, and half a can of Best.Feline.Friend(BFF)! 

We will detail why the Primal and the BFF are great choices for Feline Diets in a later post. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot us a message.

We mash those all together and she is in love. She scarfs it down like we're starving her, which we are definitely not. We just adjusted how much food she's been taking in. Then of course there's the exercise. But, we'll save that for next time. Thanks for following! 

Question:

What foods or exercises do you do when slimming a cat OR dog down?

We would love to hear your answers in the comments! 

-Nature's Pet Market