Parents own a cat, fat, and seems depressed, also only seems to want food. Every night i see that cat waiting in the kitchen for its next meal in the morning. I want to feed the cat as much as she wants so she can live happy and freely, but my parents wont allow it as they want her to loose weight. She never gets enough attention either partly do to her always wanting food and never playing and combined with everyone working during days. Right now it seems like we arnt the best owners for the cat. What should I do?
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What are they feeding her? Read the label. Is there grain in it? Carbs that the cat, being a carnivore, doesn't need? Some cat foods now even have sugar in them.
The bad nutrition (and artificial flavors) in modern cat foods makes them want to eat more and more. Their bodies know they're not getting the right nutrition, so they eat and eat more empty calories.
If you really want to do something for the cat that will also meet your parents' goal of helping the cat lose weight, research making your own homemade cat food, or else research which store-bought foods are healthiest for the cat (high protein, low carbs).
I had some neighbors with a morbidly obese cat too big to groom himself; they began making their own food for him (mostly canned tuna), and he lost the weight and became healthy and much happier again. You could be doing that cat the best favor anyone ever has by taking charge of his nutrition.