A 3500 Calorie Deficit = Approximately 1 Pound of Weight Loss. If you are trying to lose weight through calorie counting, you will need to know how many calories it will take to lose a pound of weight. Creating a calorie deficit of about 3500 calories should result in about 1 pound of weight loss. That is, if you consume 3500 calories less than you burn over a given period of time, you should lose around 1 lb of weight. To get an idea of how many calories you burn, take a look at our article on how many calories do I burn in a day.
My mother's cat went into Congestive heart failure about a year and a half ago and she is still with us. There are a fair number of us on here that have dealt with cats with this condition. Please do not hesitate to start a thread of your own if you have any questions or just need some support.
What Is Heart Failure in Cats? Heart failure is any condition that keeps the heart from pumping the correct amount of blood to the tissues of the body. This can lead to other problems including a build up of fluid in the lungs and abdomen. It is this fluid buildup that actually causes many of the symptoms of heart failure. There are a number of reasons for heart failure in cats. Among them are: Anemia (can lead to disease of the heart muscle) Arrhythmia or irregular electrical impulses within the heart ; Birth defects ; Disease of the heart muscle ; Disease of the lining around the heart ; Heartworms; Hyperthyroidism (can lead to disease of the heart muscle when not controlled) Weaknesses in heart valves ; Some Symptoms of Feline Heart Failure . Symptoms of feline heart failure fall into four categories depending on which stage the condition has reached. Veterinarians categorize the stages with the letters A, B, C and D. The A category is the one with the fewest symptoms while the D category has the worst symptoms. Stage A