What affects us affects cats
Sometimes people search the Internet for cat foods which might help their cat gain weight. This is entirely understandable but it is fraught with dangers because in conducting this research it’s clear that their cats are underweight. If a domestic cat is underweight, there are numerous reasons. Being underweight is a very common sign …
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 normal reason for weight gain in domestic cats is under activity and overfeeding. This …
It is been hammered into us over recent years by the news media: there is a pet obesity epidemic in the UK and USA. I’ve seen various data on the percentage of cats (my area of operation) that are obese as stated by veterinarians and it’s around 50% both in the UK and USA. …
The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) is using their Facebook page to try and find a home for Sterling who weighs three times the normal weight for a cat of his size at 30 pounds. He is chronically obese. Cuddly, yes, but chronically obese to the point where his health is in jeopardy. …
She lives in Russia and her name is Liznya. She is a grey tabby cat. The photography of her on Instagram is appalling. My apologies to the owners but it truly is. It lacks definition and there is a huge tungsten colour cast (yellow) over almost every photograph. I have photo-edited the pages to …
Here are some easy, home diagnostic checks to assess domestic cat bodyweight. There seems to be a problem with a lot of cat owners being unable to assess whether there cat is overweight or an ideal weight. It’s actually quite easy to get into that situation. A lot of people, normally middle-aged and older …
This is such a wide-open question as to be almost meaningless. The weight of a cat depends upon its species, its gender, whether they are obese or anorexic and where they live. Have you seen the slender Mediterranean cats? And there is an obesity epidemic among domestic cats and people! This affects the average …
Twice as many dogs are overweight in America than 10 years ago and it’s worse for cats. Banfield Pet Hospital, a chain of hospitals in America, is well positioned to collect data to allow them to analyze trends in the health of America’s companion animals. They’ve come up with a startling conclusion which is …
