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Home→Categories Cat Health→Weight→obesity

Category Archives: obesity

Infographic on feline weight control

Infographic on feline weight control

PoC avatarPosted on January 4, 2023 by Michael BroadJanuary 4, 2023

A tetchy topic. I mean: it can make people tetchy because at the end of the day feline obesity is down to people. The poor cat is the long-suffering victim. That’s hard to bear for many humans. It sounds like … continue reading…

Posted in obesity | Tagged cat obesity, cat weight, domestic cat weight statistics, human obesity, infographic, obesity, overfeeding, self-discipline | Leave a reply
Mutated MC4R gene implicated in feline obesity

Is your cat genetically predisposed to putting on weight?

PoC avatarPosted on April 26, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 26, 2022

You don’t want to make this an excuse for overfeeding and under-exercising your cat, but some feline friends are going to be putting on weight because of polymorphism of the feline MC4R gene. Although, it is generally agreed that the … continue reading…

Posted in obesity | Tagged cat genetics, cat obesity, genetic mutation, obesity | Leave a reply
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