Does your cat eat a lot of wet food (pouches)? Those contain a high amount of calories in them. Perhaps you should try cut down on them (if you do feed him that) and feed him some dry food instead (make sure you are following the dietary suggestions on the bag). Make sure he has things to play with and engage in physical activities with him on a daily basis, as well as make sure he has space to run around outside. It may be a good idea to consult your veterinarian about choosing a good diet or even a weight loss programme.

As a vet tech at an animal hospital, I can assure you the 250 you spent wasn't bad at all. in order to form a correct diagnosis doctors need to establish differentials. usually blood work and x rays are major keys for respiratory problems. be happy your cat doesn't have a more severe problem and that you can help him lose weight and live healthier!

One of our five cats has the same issue. It's hard to monitor one who's overweight and two that are a little on the thin side. We try to keep the heavy one from eating everyone's food as much as possible, but it's tough. I feel your pain, OP - that wheezing is a terrible thing to hear. Ours still gets outside and runs around and plays with the others; I hope yours is able to do the same still.

I wouldn't say that's an fml, sure it sucks that you had to pay that much, but if the alternative was that a beloved pet may have died, I think it's worth it.

You would think a vet could look at him or the scale first and tell that...

putting your pet at high risk of asthma, heart failure, kidney failure, pancreatitis, diabetes is not healthy or fine. obesity is serious.

Like this was on the app a while ago but it was $300

Your vet might want to put your cat on a diet. My cat's on a diet, and she went from 13 pounds to 10 over the course of a couple of years. She's still pretty pudgy, as female cats who've been spayed tend to have that wattle, not to mention she may be part British shorthair (hey, she's a shelter cat), but for an eight-year-old cat, she's in pretty good shape.

Only $250? Damn, who is your vet??

Weird that this got so many AYLF over YDI on this. OP was almost certainly the reason why the cat was fat in the first place.