What affects us affects cats
Banfield Animal Hospitals say that the fattest cats and dogs in the US are in the state of Minnesota. I have not researched why. Perhaps someone can tell me. I had thought it might be because the fattest Americans live in that state and that they had normalised fatness. They might have recalibrated it …
This cool dude cat uses his large belly as a counterweight when sitting up on hind legs. He does what pleases him and it is untypical of nearly all domestic cats. He looks extraordinary. His expression is priceless. His belly is large. He likes his food and he’s on a diet. He’s got tens …
His name is Bronson and he weights 33 pounds or 2st 4lbs. He looks it too. His previous owner died and the new owners want to get him into shape. He lives in Michigan US. He was adopted from the local Humane Society who insisted that the new owners Megan, 29, and Mike Wilson, …
Some cat owners are concerned because they can feel their cat’s shoulder blades (scapulae). They might feel unsure about their cat’s weight. My cat is neither thin nor fat. When he takes up certain positions such as when crouched down or sitting I can feel his shoulder blades. It is quite normal. Clearly if …
This impressive looking Norwegian Forest Cat, Ulric, is enormous, as enormous as the most enormous Maine Coon cats that you see in America. He caught my eye. He is a ginger-and-white tabby Norwegian Forest Cat with beautiful long fur. He weighed 2 stone 2 lbs at the time the photographs were taken. And at …
Here is a cat weight reduction program by an experienced cat guardian/caretaker who instigated the program on the advice of her veterinarian which was successful in reducing weight by 30% in six months.
In my opinion, there are three reasons why there is a current so-called “cat obesity epidemic”. The three reasons are (a) uncontrolled feeding (b) dry cat food and (c) normalizing obesity.
Veterinarians in North America are failing their cat patients because they don’t want to address head on the sensitive subject of cat obesity with their clients for fear of offending them. There are other reasons one of which might be that veterinarians are often tied to pet food manufacturers such as Hills whose main product is dry cat food. This restrains the vet’s ability to discuss diet.
