Both my eight-year old girls have developed that little flap of fat that hangs down from the belly (I'm sure there's a name for it, just can't think what it is!). Anyway, I read recently that cats who have these are technically overweight. Is this true?
Bass has an especially bad one but the rest of her body is quite slim (when we got her she was actually a bit ribby, I don't think she'd eaten properly for a few days) so I don't really want to put her on a diet.
They're not big eaters. They each have two pouches of Felix, Tesco Senior or Hi Life every day, and a bowl of dried food to nibble on but that's all. They rarely clean their plates, and the dried food lasts for ages.
Is it just their age or are they really overweight? (Unfortunately I don't have any scales so I've no idea what they actually weigh.)