BenBen Lite

Benjamin is slimming down. His eating habits have been changing since we lost our Rowley. When the two cats ate together, they gorged almost competitively. Rowley was an ectomorphic eating machine who ate constantly but stayed lean no matter how much he wolfed. BenBen, on the other hand, looked like a blowfish. I considered his obesity a fairly serious problem but I didn't know quite what to do about it.

But now that Benjamin is an only cat, and has gotten adjusted to not having to compete for food, he's been eating only what his body actually needs. And it shows. He is noticeably slimmer, and he's lighter when I pick him up. From above, he doesn't look like he swallowed a soccer ball anymore. Maybe a small Nerf football, but it's an improvement. I'm going to let this trend continue. It's possible that he could get right down into a healthy zone. From the looks of him, he's almost there now.

So, that solves a problem without me having to take any action myself. He's letting nature moderate his eating.