Good info! I just adopted a chubby kitty from the shelter a few weeks ago, and I'm working with her to try to get her weight down. The vet said she should lose about 5 pounds, which is quite a bit for a cat. I don't know how it is for dog treats, but nowadays, the calories per treat is sometimes shown on packs of cat treats. I love that, because it's easy to figure out how many treats I can fit into the kitty's diet plan. I used to dump out a handful of treats for my previous kitty, but he'd gotten underweight in his old age, so the extra calories were good for him. For the fat cat, not so much. I usually give her about 3 or 4 treats per day. I give them to her in the evening, when I have to put her into a separate room for an hour or two while I let the bird come out and watch TV with us (yes, he likes watching TV). That way, the kitty associates going into the spare room with treats, so she doesn't seem to mind it.
