To the best of my knowledge, TikTok is infamous for featuring animal exploitation videos. By this I mean animals such as this ginger tabby domestic cat who is being exploited …
A good example of domestic cat exploitation on TikTok showing a grossly obese cat Read More »
The definition for obesity if different for cats and people. Surprisingly for domestic cats ‘obesity’ is defined as ‘greater than 15% above an ideal weight’. Not much above an ideal …
How do you define cat obesity and human obesity? Read More »
The question in the title is current as according to VCA Hospitals in the United States, almost 60% of domestic cats in that country are overweight. There is a domestic …
NEWS AND COMMENT: I think that it is worthwhile discussing this story from the point of view of ethics. Something which perhaps would not occur to most people but I …
Online invitations to adopt a 40.3-pound grossly obese cat went viral. Good or bad? Read More »
The so-called ‘picky domestic cat’ eater is a concern to many cat owners. But they will reject food for a good reason and here are 8 possibilities. These possibilities do …
Is your cat a picky eater or do they have good alternative reasons? Read More »
British citizens and citizens of other countries may have recognised the latest developments in the woke movement. It concerns sensitivity readers who edit out non-woke words from already published books …
There is no such thing as a fat cat any more. Okay!? Read More »
This is a pretty basic infographic but I feel that it is useful to restate the basics from time to time. It depends on the person but there is no …
Infographic on 5 thoughts on excess weight in cats Read More »
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. …
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