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Cats generally don't overeat like dogs do.


My cat would literally pop if he could eat as much as he wanted :(


It depends on the cat. Some will self-regulate, others will not.


The "oh lawd he comin"[0] meme is popular precisely because cat tend to over eat.

[0] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chonk-oh-lawd-he-comin


My entire experience with cats disagrees.


A vet once told me that male orange cats can become food-obsessed, and my entire experience with cats agrees with that. One orange male that needs to be food restricted, while every other cat I know doesn't.


I've also seen non-orange fatties. At least other tabbies have to chonk potential. It's probably more of an individual thing (but some breed might be more prone to overeating than others) just like with humans.




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