There has been a catastrophic rise in the incidence of feline diabetes. Cats are four times more likely to contract this disease today than 30 years ago1 and as a consequence the U.K.’s first feline diabetes clinic has recently opened in Hertfordshire. It is called the Feline Diabetic Remission Clinic. Stijn Niessen runs It. The …
While many folks think that fat cats are amusing and cute, there is nothing humorous about feline obesity. In fact, quite to the contrary; fat kitties are at a much higher increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, liver problems, arthritis, cancer and a host of other disabling conditions. Obese cats may often have extreme …
An intriguing and shocking cat photograph, in equal measure. You can see where the title comes from. Photographing this tabby cat from this angle makes him look a bit like a watermelon with fur! Or a bowling ball cat! I shouldn’t joke about it though. This is a serious matter and the owners should …
More than half of US cats and dogs are overweight. Here is an “infographic” (poster) from Petsafe on this important subject. PoC search result for the word “obese”. The link shows a list of articles related to cat obesity.
Hi, this is my cat Bongo. He is a 20 pounds and about 3 years old. I have no clue what the average weight is for this type of cat and i am trying to get him to lose weight but every thing ive tried hasn’t worked. Any avice? Samantha I’ll give you my …
The calories going in are greater than the calories going out (burned). That is the cause of cat obesity. It is not clever science and you don’t need clever diets and animal behaviorists to figure out how to fix the problem. You simply have to look at the Jeremy Kyle show on American and …
The answer can be found in our attitude and behavior. The biggest problem is that we can tend to set up a routine of overfeeding. The cat’s owner enjoys feeding their cat because it makes his/her cat happy. People like to please their cats. So, if, for example, the person gives her cat some …
The lazy western lifestyle is rubbing off on domestic cats. That sounds like a tabloid headline. It is an exaggeration but there is a modicum of truth. Over the past 40 years, people in the West have become less active and so have their cats. There are no obese wild cats, feral cats and …
