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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Meow Fat cat MEOW has died. I wrote the story of this amazing overweight cat a few weeks ago as those at the Sante Fe Humane Society and Animal Shelter worked to help Meow shed some of his 39 pounds. … Continue reading →
by Michael It’s true. If you are overweight, even obese yourself, you tend to normalise the extra weight. Obese becomes fat and fat becomes normal and that applies to yourself, other people you see and your pets: cats and dogs. … Continue reading →
Photo: © Beck E reproduced under creative commons Pictures of fat cats are quite popular. I am not sure why. Perhaps people are looking for rich people rather than cats that are overweight! This page is about cats…. Fat cats … Continue reading →
by Michael Fernando Botero’s Cat, The Art Museum, Singapore – Photo by Eustaquio Santimano It is hard to skirt around the argument that cat obesity is nearly always due to overeating and overeating is due to overfeeding and that is … Continue reading →
by GENNISE & LOREN HATHAWAY (BLODGETT,OREGON USA) WOLFIE THIS IS WOLFIE. AS FAR AS WE KNOW HE HIS A AMERICAN DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR. HE IS A TWO YEAR OLD NEUTERED MALE. I HAVE HAD HIM SINCE HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS … Continue reading →
