Average Jane’s Shiny, Happy Kitties

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My cats have been eating their premium Nulo food since August 15th and they seem to really like it. They're both looking extra sleek and shiny and I swear Xena looks a little leaner even though the scale reports that she's picked up a couple of ounces. Velvet apparently has lost a couple of ounces, so there's that.

I have doubts about the scale. Theoretically, it should be accurate
since I'm weighing myself holding a cat, weighing myself alone, and
subtracting to find the difference. However, I suspect that my
cheapo digital scale from the drug store is not as consistent as one would
like a measuring device to be. However, it's all I have so I'm going to
start weighing the cats daily so see if that makes a difference.

See, doesn't she look a little more trim than she did at the start, or is that just my imagination?

My husband and I have already decided that we're going to continue with the Nulo food even after the program ends – and also start feeding it to the upstairs cats then. We're impressed with the quality of the ingredients. The price, while slightly higher than some of the pet food store brands, is not at all unreasonable. Plus, we like the idea of having our cat food delivered to the house. (Anyone else get a Pets.com flashback just then?)

In an effort to up the exercise portion of the program, I think I'll take a couple of the studio cats' toys downstairs and see if Xena can be convinced to play a bit more. I'd think a string on a stick and a laser would get her stirred up enough to burn some extra calories.

If you're interested in following some of the other bloggers' pets' progress in this program (and would like to get pet nutrition tips and special offers), you can like Nulo on Facebook. They have an introductory 30% off special right now.

Disclosure: Nulo has generously provided free
product and other benefits in exchange for my participation in the Nu
Campaign to fight pet obesity. All of the opinions about the product are
mine and not dictated in any way by the company.

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4 responses to “Average Jane’s Shiny, Happy Kitties”

August 27, 2010

Laura B

definitely svelter 🙂

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August 27, 2010

Teri and the cats of Furrydance

Oh…black always makes you look heavier, right? If you check out Disco’s posts, you will see he isn’t faring too well on the weight loss aspect, but he loves the dry and laps at the canned, but seems full and isn’t pestering me in the kitchen, except for his treat of t/d dental diet which he only gets 1 kibble of now. I am weighing him on a digital baby scale like we use at the vet hospital I work at (although I got mine at Babies R Us).
Excercise is a big problem with Disco, too. He is just like a fat Pug and I can’t even get him excited about the laser light. I think I am going to try walking him on his harness and leash outside (and hope he doesn’t pick up any disease out there, as I never let my cats outside) but he might find it stimulating enough to ‘walk it out’…
I think I am going to stay with the Nulo, too, after the ‘campaign’ ends, just because I am so confident with the ingredients and the ethics of this company!

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August 31, 2010

Dogingham

Let’s go Disco! You can do it 🙂

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September 9, 2010

Rita Arens

I totally have that puppet in my house.

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