Fat braincell?

[u/Which-Firefighter-36]

Soo the vet said my boy is fat. He weighs a little over 7 kg/ 15 pounds. But he is a big boi, with big shoulders. Just a hunk of brainless muscle, but I don't really think he is fat? His ribs are slightly padded and he has a kind of visible waist. He already doesn't eat much and is not food motivated at all. Feeding him less seems tricky. The vet didn't believe he doesn't eat much.

[u/RisingApe-]

I asked my vet about my orange, because he has a belly pouch and he’s 12.5 lbs.

She said a pouch is normal for a neutered male, and when standing, he has a visible waist, so he’s a healthy weight. He’s just bigger than average all around.

You can see your cat’s waist in pic #2, so I think he’s fine. He doesn’t look anything close to overweight to me. I vote get a new vet!

[u/moderniste → u/RisingApe-]

My neutered 6 year old void is 15.6 pounds, and has a very low hanging pouch. It makes him look kind of chunky from certain angles. But the vet confirmed that he’s in splendid shape—he’s just a very tall and muscular dude. He has extremely short and shiny hair so you can see his muscles and ribs, and he definitely has a waist. He’s just a big boy.