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THE CAT HEALTH CHECK GUIDE
To help your cat stay as healthy and happy as possible, Purina recommends giving them a regular check to assess their body condition score. This score gives you lots of clues about your cat’s weight and health.
Regularly checking your pet’s body condition can not only identify early warning signs such as cat weight issues or sore spots, but lets you spend more quality hands-on time with your pet.
Our simple step-by-step guide allows you to do these checks at home to find out your pet’s body condition.
TOO THIN
IDEAL
TOO HEAVY
THE CAT HEALTH CHECK GUIDE
To help your cat stay as healthy and happy as possible, Purina recommends giving them a regular check to assess their body condition score. This score gives you lots of clues about your cat’s weight and health.
Regularly checking your pet’s body condition can not only identify early warning signs such as cat weight issues or sore spots, but lets you spend more quality hands-on time with your pet.
Our simple step-by-step guide allows you to do these checks at home to find out your pet’s body condition.
TOO THIN
- Ribs visible on shorthaired cats; no palpable fat; severe abdominal tuck; lumbar vertebrae and wings of ilia easily palpated.
- Ribs easily visible on shorthaired cats; lumbar vertebrae obvious with minimal muscle mass; pronounced abdominal tuck; no palpable fat.
- Ribs easily palpable with minimal fat covering; lumbar vertebrae obvious; obvious waist behind ribs; minimal abdominal fat.
- Ribs palpable with minimal fat covering; noticeable waist behind ribs; slight abdominal tuck; abdominal fat pad absent.
IDEAL
- Well-proportioned; observe waist behind ribs; ribs palpable with slight fat covering; abdominal fat pad minimal.
TOO HEAVY
- Ribs palpable with slight excess fat covering; waist and abdominal fat pad distinguishable but not obvious; abdominal tuck absent.
- Ribs not easily palpated with moderate fat covering; waist poorly discernible; obvious rounding of abdomen; moderate abdominal fat pad.
- Ribs not palpable with excess fat covering; waist absent; obvious rounding of abdomen with prominent abdominal fat pad; fat deposits present over lumbar area.
- Rib not palpable under heavy fat cover; heavy fat deposits over lumbar area, face and limbs; distention of abdomen with no waist; extensive abdominal fat deposits.