Thread: Need advice ,comment please.

Certainly when cats are lying down they have very loose, "saggy" skin over their lower abdomens. Maine Coons can get a great deal of fur underneath, so yes, they can nearly touch the ground underneath as they are standing. Furthermore, if they are moving along at a good clip the underneath fur sways side to side. Looks like they have gigantic sagging/swaying bellies (they look almost just like one of our neighborhood shorthairs that does have a giant sagging belly). However, most of that should be just fur. I think the most reliable way to see if cats are getting fat is to feel the body around the sides. Our girls are quite bony on their sides. Boys have more body mass in general I believe, though one of our males has gotten a bit overweight and we are trying various strategies to reduce his intake without disrupting the others' routines too much. Since canned food is nearly 80% water, I assume that it is less likely that cats would get fat on it. The weight gain in the one male in fact coincided with him switching to eating mainly dry.