How heavy should a cat be?  Is my cat overweight?

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he looks fine to me, what i can see of him.  my cat was 14 pounds but was very long and lean.  

i bought a high quality dry food and filled a giant dog food bowl once a week... that's how long it took him to go through it.  every week.  he never ate more of it just because it was there.  

in the morning, he got a can of fancy feast white chicken with sauce.  he mostly just licked off the sauce.  at noon, he got 4 slices of good quality fat free chicken which he gobbled down.  late afternoon, he got another can of fancy feast, even though he hadn't finished the first one.  during the night he'd come back and finish off the 2 bowls of wet food.  he ate the same thing at the same time, day in and day out.  he never overate and didn't have an ounce of fat on him.  he love love loved chicken, no fish or other meat.   

it's a much more humane way of feeding, they don't ever feel like they're starving and therefore never overeat, just graze as they feel like it.  when animals have to wait for a small bit of food they're so hungry they bolt it down and still want more.  

you should be taking your cat to the vet once a year for shots and a check-up.  and then, like Pearl L says, ask your vet about his weight.  he looks like a really sweet kitty.  

Adult cats in good shape can weigh anywhere from 5 lbs to 20 lbs, and a few even smaller or bigger than that. No one here can say if yours is a good weight, especially from a photo that only shows part of the cat.

ooh, he looks cuddly!  He doesn't look overweight, just cuddly.

I think he's a healthy weight- but close to being overweight. It would be like if a human had a BMI of 24; the higher end of the healthy weight range.

While you still can you should probably feed him smaller portions of food, maybe get him to lose 1kg (2.5 lbs)

awww... he's cute. He looks very healthy and happy. My family had a cat that lived to be 24 years old and she was close to 20 lbs. 15 lbs. is fine - he's a big boy. 

Seven to ten pounds is considered ideal for a cat.

It varies. I have had a cat that was healthy at 15 pounds but the rest would be fat at that weight. You should be able to feel his ribs with little pressure and he should have a defined waist. If you are still unsure you can always ask a vet if he's overweight. 

i would ask your vet