Totally underrated comment!

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Hahah I swear she's saying "Merlin" not melon

😂😂😂 Awww, smh

I heard melon too

hahahaha I agree

🤣 I agree

Perfect

Lol and my cat does exactly what Melon does!

Yes! I’m in the same situation, and it’s sooo frustrating.

They're a bit pricey, especially when you need a few, but there are microchipped feeders! They're air tight when closed so you can have wet and dry food in it. They only open to the cat that it's programmed for. If the cat isn't microchipped, it comes with a small tag that goes on the cat's collar. Definitely worth the investment! :)

scheduled feeding times and separate for feedings.

@@katiemcfadden2228 do you have one that you would recommend? My problem is my boy, who is a little bigger than my girl, needs to lose more weight and he's so damned picky. She's happy with the wet food and will pretty much eat in one sitting. He screams and cries and will flat out ignore the wet if it's down. And I'm terrified of him getting sick from not eating. In fact, right now, he's pawing at me (he likes to brush my hair) because he also wants food and we're in the bathroom where he eats. Thing is, I don't even put much food down for the two of them combined! I've been making an effort to do better because honestly they do both need to lose weight but he makes it much more difficult. From the day I brought him home I tried getting them on a schedule and it wouldn't take.

@@brokenfoxx hey there! The brand I used was SureFeed microchip feeder. It’s about $150 on Chewy right now. It’s more for people who leave food down all day, but since it’s microchipped, it’ll only open for the cat who’s programmed to use it. So since your girl cat will eat her wet food in one sitting, you could use it for the boy and put his food in it so it’ll only open for him. There’s a training mode to use until he gets used to it. If he’s microchipped you can just use that, but it does come with a tag that can be put on a collar that has a chip in it if he’s not. Definitely a pricy food bowl, but it does work! :)

😃🤣🤭 Coincidence!

He was definitely saying that.

well, with a name like that!

Imo I think that cat was offended, my cat responds the same way when she disagrees lol

😃🤣🤭 And Cornish Rex and Devon Rex--all hairless cats (I kid)!

That's what sweaters are for.

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Spot on!

She sounds more New Zealander to me, but yes, you're right about the biscuits, in the case of Australia.

That’s so confusing. When it comes to human food, Americans have to constantly remind themselves other countries mean a sweet dessert when they say biscuits. And then for cats it doesn’t mean that? What?

"Biscuit" in New Zealand and Australian English means a small crisp baked item e.g. cookie or kibble. Also pronounced "bikkie".

​@@theknightswhosay Biscuits aren't always sweet. They're any dry, unleavened flat, baked good. So what you call crackers are also called biscuits in Aus/NZ. Dry cat food is referred to as biscuits because it's dry, crunchy, unleavened and baked. It's basically crackers for cats.

I cracked up at the ‘murica joke @ 8:17 😂

@@beerforsheep Me too😂😂😂

Definitely the cats 😸

I crack up right along with him because he’s so RIGHT ON!

The cats, for sure. But also Jackson. I can't decide.

Cats need to lose weight slowly to be safe; it's usually a sign of illness when it happens quickly. I'm glad he's okay. Curious to know if his thyroid & neutrophil levels were tested?

@@the_glitter_is if I hadn't been actively adjusting his feeding habits then I would consider it a health issue. But the entire project was for him to lose weight. His check-up was delayed from covid, that's when they weighed him. 3-4mos later later he went in for his yearly teeth cleaning where they also take his blood and urine. He's perfect.

@@h.3994 Oops, I read that 3 as an 8 in regards to lbs🤦‍♀️🤣 Thats wonderful. He is a lucky boy to be so loved 😸

@@the_glitter_is oh wow yes, lol 8 would be a disturbing amount!

He need to talk to cat dad 👍

it's not good for ANYONE

I love your videos! My cat does too 😸

I free feed mine One of them throws up a lot so I switched the food to Blue Buffalo diet control and he stopped throwing up I was feeding them Purina cat chow natural

How do I stop free feeding them?

@@leahgoldenpeoples3053 don’t give them food? Give them only two meals a day.

Its not just being obese that's heartbreaking, its the food they are feeding their pets. People think its funny to feed hot dogs or McDonalds to pets 🤮

@@katel3962 Completely agree! Pets aren't toys and shouldn't be treated like they are.

I'm feel so sorry the poor dog died I hope your sister-in-law learn her lesson.

@@ceymonepugh2211 Thankfully she never got another dog. She was never able to care for that dog. He spent his entire life sick, health problems of every kind. We were always getting after her for animal abuse but she just laughed at us🤦. That poor dog did not get to live a good quality life. But the way she treated her dog is how she raised her kids as well and they're a menace to society

Same with plump obese people it shouldn't be celebrated.. it's unhealthy

"The problem is when they start training YOU" well said haha

Hahah. They are always training you. LOL

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Your comment made me LOL

My cat begs for food when she's bored. I started playing with her every time she begs between meal times, and she's so much happier!

Do you know what medication your vet put her on? I have a 1 year old cat. She has absorption and digestion issues reasons unknown (the vet’s exhausted basically every route). Never tried meds for ibd and I wonder if it could help? She’s on biome food which helps. But she is continuously starving and can get quite hangry. She is now a chub because she’s a wallflower and I give her extra food to be around other pets/people in the house. I also feel guilty she is always starving. Like I’ve never had a pet like her before.

@@RosaliePacheco Mine is on prednisolone and monthly B12 injections. The pred does make her extra hungry, I feed her 1/4 cup of Royal Canin HP/SO twice a day and she does still beg a lot. I hope you can get some answers for your kitty soon!

​@@RosaliePacheco - Have you tried supplementing her food with ENZYMES and PROBIOTICS , , , ? My cats were always hungry & some were even violent towards each other (deep biting that led to infections & vet visits) . . . until I began supplementing Enzymes & Probiotics with their EVERY meal. Soon afterward, those w/ prior violent behaviors STOPPED being violent! They'd apparently not been getting all of their nutrition, even though some of the violent ones were overweight! (Young Again Pet Food sells the supplement -& food- my cats are getting, on the internet.) . . . I already had them on a Carbohydrate-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet (LID), as one cat has stomatitis . . . but there just weren't enough enzymes & no probiotics in the food to help them ingest all of its important constituents!

I have also learned the hard way about feeding dry kibble. My oldest cat (I adopted him at 2 years old) ate exclusively dry food for the first probably ~6 years of his life and now here he is at 10 years old with stage 3 kidney disease!! Granted, we are all fairly certain he got the short end of the stick genetically due to his numerous other lifelong problems, but I can imagine the dry food diet did NOT do his kidneys any favors. Now he has a special wet food-ONLY diet and receives sub-q fluids daily along with his medications/supplements as well as regular blood draws/tests. The good thing is that he appears to be feeling better than he has in years and he is in great shape, but I now use this experience of going through kidney disease with him to encourage other cat owners I know to feed appropriate wet food diets as early as possible. I know that not everyone has the same level of animal care skills nor the same amount of time, and kidney disease can be a difficult/stressful disease to manage at times, so it really pays to prevent the cat- and human-suffering with a simple diet change. My two younger boys have a routine where with their dinner at night they get 1-2 "treat mice" which are these little balls with mouse "skins" around them that are filled with either a few dry kibble or a few dried meat chunks. I hide them in different places every night so they have to hunt them down and then bat them around to get the food out. @Camilla M, If you are ever looking to mix up your nightly game, I recommend!

A really good friend of mine had her oldest kitty get diagnosed with diabetes after some terrifying symptoms started and she immediately switched everyone over to wet food, as did I. This was news to me as my husband and I had concluded after researching it that “grain free” fancy kibble was what would be healthiest for the Bubbers. The first 2 years of his life were spent at a lake house, coming and going as he pleased, devastating the local fauna, but he was incredibly healthy. He gained so much weight after becoming an indoor only cat when we moved closer to the city and I also learned how dangerous it is for cats to be outside. Bad info has definitely been too ubiquitous in the past and I think it’s really great and helpful that you guys have specific things you can tell folks about to give people good examples to try and implement for their own cats. I love these Jackson Galaxy comments sections bc it’s so comforting to see people out here who love their cats so much fussing over what’s best for them 😻😻😻

@@megapiglatin2574 I will!!

I had to train mine to live with a shut door. I’d rather sleep with my cat but realized how terribly I was sleeping. Took a few days but they got it.

@@mightymoose1158 Oh, but aren't the warm bedtime cuddles part and parcel with having a cat? The sleepy purrs, the floppy paws... I sleep worse, when my Clousy is locked out of my bedroom, because he will rive at the door all night and that puts my anxiety through the roof. It's hard getting bopped, in the face, throughout the night (particularly when they decide that soft paw isn't working and start introducing a tentative claw into the situation) but trying to sleep with the sound of someone (the cat - but the subconscious mind doesn't remember it's the cat) trying to break in is so much harder. I think you're very stoical!

My cat very quickly figured out it was much easier to just wack the puzzle over to get to the food. I have a different one that he can't tip over and that works a bit better. He's still too big though...

One of my cats just started to stand on top of it and vibrate, knocking food out

My puzzle feeder just drew ants into it 😂🙃

Hi Frederick would you share the brand of food? I need to help my beautiful girl loose a few pounds! I would like to try the food you used! Thank you!!!

Wow 8 lbs is a Good loss for anyone (i think, i only know kg 😅)

@@meisupergirl8720 Per Google 8lbs = 3.629kg Can not upload the photo with details ☹

Something Jackson said once has been the most powerful thing about feeding cats that I’ve ever heard. He said, “It’s better to feed your cat the lowest quality wet food than it is to feed him the highest quality dry food.” As somebody that is in a literal constant battle with my terrorist cat to keep him healthy, I wouldn’t call fat pets abuse. At worst, it’s neglect, but I think mostly it’s ignorance. My cat became overweight after moving to the city and becoming an indoor only cat. He grew up across from a lake coming and going as he pleased, devastating the local fauna I’m sure, but he was very healthy. I got married and my husband would feed him when he asked, without knowing, and then poof one day he was fat. My husband had actually started buying him the fancy cat food when we moved in together thinking it was better for him (“look! It’s grain free and I read that’s what cats should be eating bc they are obligate carnivores!”) and to this day they are best friends so I wouldn’t say he abused him, he really thought he was taking good care of him. He read about it and so many resources were wrong back then especially. It also doesn’t help that my cat will gaslight us when we are alone and act like he hasn’t JUST been fed when the other spouse _has_ actually already fed him. So it takes literal _constant_ work to keep this dude from eating himself into a coma, work that we had to do together and adapt and evolve and research and communicate to accomplish. It’s hard, but your experience and knowledge can help others a lot. It’s incredibly encouraging to hear how far you’ve come and telling people what you did and how you did it could really make a difference. The most important thing is awareness, which really isn’t there is so many cases. So, thanks for your story and I hope you share more! It’s truly noble what you’ve done and the world needs more people like you.

What good did you use?

Sounds great for you and her both! One tip- cats often prefer that water be kept a little way away from food. Possibly wild instinct, to avoid contaminating it with decaying food. Even though that's not a problem in the modern world, instinct is instinct. :)

Watch The Primal Pack here on KZfaq. They go over everything you need to learn about raw feeding!

any kind of meat works but you can't just put meat in a bowl since that isn't a balanced diet and the animal will end up ill.

@@ksisu1324 I think what Mav eL meant there is that it can't just be meat. If you're feeing raw then it needs to be a balanced raw of meat, organ and bone

My cats are on a raw diet. In Australia we have a product called Vets All Natural which I add to raw kangaroo for my cats. The idea behind it is to mimic a cat eating prey in the wild including their stomach contents which would have a small amount of seeds and or grains in it naturally. My cats are both very healthy on this was of eating.

@@ksisu1324 no. when you feed them raw meat you are not giving them a whole mice but parts of the animal. they need vitamins too and when raw feeding you have to include certain vitamins to a certain extent

Thats what my cat says...Lolol 😂😂😂

I read this comment before watching the video and I laughed so hard when he started talking about Caroline omg

@@CeeDeeBC hahahaha that made my day! 🙂

Same. I thought he was calling his kid chunky

Same here😆

@freeanimals594 - Circumstances gifted us a feral cat, a slim, trim feral cat. But she blimped up quickly. A big part of the problem was my partner who desperately wanted the cat's affection, so overfed her and give treats all the time on top of that. It has taken a lot of convincing by me, but the kitty is now slowly losing weight.

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This is great I hope you share some of your techniques and resources for folks looking to accomplish something similar! Sometimes I become really devastated when I wonder how many cats aren’t being loved enough and stuff like this helps lift the daggers out of my heart. ❤️‍🩹

@@JacyndaMinor It was originally just gonna be the ladders, but I got the twine idea from Evan & Katelyn's Catcus Cat Bed video.

yasss that is awesome and I'm in a similar situation

Dearest Jackson, my feline companion Hazel who was 13 years and 3 months died 3 days ago on Sunday 29th August 2021. Her cremation is today Wednesday 1st September at 12.00pm. The pain is so deep and raw... I am wondering if you can give me some very much needed advise about how I can cope with or ease the pain/grief I am feeling. Kindest regards to you ♥

Great job 👏👏👏

How long did he live? I am trying to get my babies to lose weight now 💛

Not particularly, there are some dry food like James well beloved that are grain free and have nutritional value but I also prefer to giver her other foods like chicken breast and other meats like beef, fish and shrimp, she loves the stuff, her coat is shiny and healthy and she's growing up very well

@@HUYI1 no, all dry kibble is bad for cats. There is no good kibble for a cat, period. Way too high in carbohydrates, and they NEED to get basically all of their moisture from food, and you can't rely on them to drink water in anywhere close to what the amount they need.

@@amymeyer3658 my girl eats grain free dry food and I also mix wet food natural ingredients the best I can for her and also give her good high protein meats to balance her diet, her coat is beautiful and she's a healthy cat, she gets many compliments whoever meets her, I don't think I can do any better than this situation? Why do you assume that I go to supermarkets and buy crap food for her? your assumption is very bad right now, I've talked to my vet and my local pet shop place who also have cats and they have told me the best diet I can give her, please don't be ignorant and think I'm feeding her garbage I'm not and I want the best for my girl, long healthy life, why would you think I would want less for her?

i agree with this so hard like when she used to eat dry food, I would be sort of disgusted to touch it because when you look at the ingredient it’s all like vague mystery Meat byproduct and chicken/corn meals just trash that the meat industry didn’t want not anything high quality but i feel so much better about feeding her tiki and she loves it too! i don’t feel disgusted by it

True true, everything you said is true but i think most pet owners KNOW that there pet (cat) is Overweight, but struggle to keep them in balance. It hurts to see these animals struggle but it really, really is hard to fix this situation. P.S: I don't have a overweight cat, my Lucy is a good 7-8 pounds and is very active :))

@@aleksnotsorry2180 the sad part is not when they not realise the cat is overweight, but when they know and tell themselves "it's too hard" to change their cat's weight

@@Karmelia6 I agree I think it might help if more people with healthy cats shared their specific techniques that help them, so there are some actual examples out here to choose from and follow. I think when it’s so murky and open ended those same lazy people aren’t ever going to do the work to create a custom meal plan so it helps cats to put some ideas out there, like specifics on what works for some cats. I know it’s different for every cat and “talk to your vet” but dude- some ppl just aren’t going to do that, and some vets are just as vague. I want to make a database of different kitty diets and regimens so people can just pick something to start with or point to for inspo. Maybe I’ll start a custom cat cuisine concierge service for the alliteration opportunities alone!

@@JacyndaMinor talking to a vet can be worse than finding info on the internet at times when it comes to Nutrition. Most vets have little to no training in pet nutrition and recommend dry kibble that the pet food companies sell them on. This issue is becoming less and less because more pet parents are becoming more aware and the vets are being forced to take a look at all toe dried pet foods that line the shelves of their office.

I adopted a couple kittens from a stray litter. One of them is a pure black bobtail. 7 months old now and super sweet.

Food is my cats coping mechanism.

He meows his little head off at 16:30 if I didn't give him his food. He is prompt. He gives me until 17:00 & then it's like "OK, mom, you're taking your sweet time, so let me tell you what time it is"

Came here to say this! Biscuits=kibble

Why is tuna bad? 👀

@@caitiedidit Tuna can lead to mercury poisoning. You can give it once in a while as a special treat of the cat really loves it. But it shouldn't be the regular diet. Fish in general shouldn't be regular diet for cats because it can lead to malnutrition due to how their metabolism works.

@@caitiedidit It's very high in salt, and it's not a balanced food for cats. As an occasional treat it's fine, but definitely shouldn't be a daily thing, and should only be fed in moderation when it's given.

@@gaticornio774 Yeah I don't know why fish became the defacto cat food. I read once "think feathers and ears (i.e., rabbit, chicken,) not horns and hooves" when feeding cats. My cats do still get some wet food mixes that include pork, beef, and fish, but I try to lean more towards chicken, turkey, duck and rabbit.

@@TheZoeBird Have you tried insect based food?

Hi. Can I ask, what is the CATalyst?

I thought JG was going to suggest not letting the cat sleep with her at night or access to her bedroom--at least until he stops!

I tried that, needless to say my cat is very stubborn and tenacious. Ended up closing her out of the room.

Mine did that he was scratching me on my face,hair,eyes...not pleasant and he was so stubborn nothing worked and we had so many sleepless nights ....he only stoped doing that after I bought an automatic feeding machine so he stopped nagging me for food at 4 in the morning....

@@lunadumbledore2883 Does that work for wet food?

@@samarahendrickson2629 look at the cat mate 300 or c500 they have ice packs and you can freeze your wet food so that it defrosts by the time it is his/her next meal.

Which book is that, Renata? I am trying to change MY cat's diet. She is overweight, too. I'm like Jessie in the video. I give her treats and I need to stop that.

How's your kitty these days?

Ketamine can help

Hey Chloe! Me and the wifey have the same problem of the cats throwing themselves against the door, but we keep that door closed at night. We end up putting on an audiobook or something that kind of drowns it out. They eventually have stopped except that witching hour when they know I'm getting up for work and it's soon to be breakfast. They will eventually give up as long as you ignore them and you don't get up to scold them. (I have trouble with that sometimes tbh). But we're all a work in progress!!

Unfortunately he does this because it works, one of my cats will actually bite my ankles until he is fed when I am working or putting on my makeup. I hate closing doors in general and my cats can open them, so I’m working on this also. The absolute worst tactic is that my big one will attack the little one as a final resort, which is absolutely effective and awful. It’s hard, I try to play with them a lot and prevent these things but in the meantime if I cave I am giving them the flavors they don’t like (you know the Uber healthy stuff without any added flavoring) when it’s impossible to live my life bc of the active terrorism these cats are using against me. The behavior reward cycle is the thing to break, so the worst thing we can do is give in to bad behavior and reward it. I start by lowering the reward as much as possible, when the behavior cannot be endured, ignored or avoided. They don’t bother me at night anymore. Progress! @@_inflection3209 I appreciate people giving specific ideas and examples for their own ways of overcoming these things. I feel like a specific feeding schedule helps, cats learn a schedule pretty quickly (and my big guy will try to gaslight me and my husband into feeding him a little sooner every time or feeding him again if the other spouse did already but isn’t around) another thing I tried is measuring out specific meals for specific times for specific cats. I used old peanut butter jars I wash out and just labeled them and that seemed to work really well, so I’m about to try that again. Other than that, I love what you said about how we are all a work in progress. Yes! The important part is that we are trying, and sharing ideas, and not giving up! We will not negotiate with terrorists! (much) and eventually, we’ll figure it out!

@@JacyndaMinor haha they really are little terrorists! I totally agree feeding on a schedule totally helps. I'm such a light sleeper that them attacking the door keeps me up all night, and we really considered leaving our door open until their first vet visit because they ate one of my plants . Now I'm sleeping with a room full of plants and cats meowing and clawing at the door. See? No one's perfect and our learning is perpetual! Some tips and things that have made my sleep more restful is the whole playtime before bed. That really winds them down. Also puzzle feeders. I've made so many home made ones , they don't care that it's an egg carton, they just want snacks. I don't encourage kibble for cats but my one girl refuses to eat wet (or is at least super picky with it). So their last meal is put into something that requires work.. like a pop bottle with holes.they have to bat around to get out. They're so preoccupied that I get some rest before they realize I'm gone. Don't give up! We just need to be craftier than our furry children. And be kind to yourself if you give in. :)

your cat trained you and you reinforced the behavior. it's like giving a child what they want everytime they throw a tantrum, they are going to throw a tantrum because they know they'll get it.

Honestly, I buy a big box of wet food. Wet food is normally canned so it will last a very long time. You need to transition your kitty slowly. Your cat might prefer a certain texture of wet food. My cats like shredded but hate pate. And if you transition too fast, it might cause stomach issues. Some wet food is better then none. Even if you end up feeding one wet food meal, and your grandpa feeds them a dry food meal. This is still better. Honestly, my cats help keep me on a ritual and routine. They remind me when it is time for them to eat. They will tell me when it is time for the before bedtime play session. This helps me stay on a schedule, which greatly helps me.

Here's one piece of advice - set a reminder on your phone to feed your cat. If you tend to say "eh, I'll do it later" and then forget (I know I do lol), then an alarm might work better. Hit snooze when you can't do something immediately, and then try to get up and do it when the alarm comes back in a few minutes. Hope this helps! :)

I think this might be a better question for a people expert, not a cat expert. You are trying to alter your own behavior not your cat’s, so an ADHD expert might be better able to help

@@Tinyvalkyrie410 I forgot I commented that XD But you're right. I am subbed to an ADHD channel so I could look through the videos there. Thankfully have been keeping up with the feeding times at least! Can't believe it's already been 7 months wow

set an alarm! And after every meal, wash the bowl and meal prep ahead of time so that everything is out and ready to go.