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 really do something about it. It is a classic case of cat obesity and it is really quite easy to manage that: you feed your cat less and you feed your cat with better cat food. Less food treats is also an important factor in weight control. Throw in a bit of playtime too. Mild exercise must help. Less calories, more calories out = weight loss. Obvious
We know how people love to be loved by their cat and as a consequence they can tend to overfeed them. I think overfeeding a cat is really showing up a person’s weakness and vulnerability and the need to be loved. The way I see it is that cat owners think that their cat will no longer like them if they refused them food. What can happen is the cat owner gradually habituates their cat to eating more and too much and then they unable to reverse the process due to the fear of alienating their cat companion. This is all about people, as usual.
The rise in domestic cat obesity parallels the rise in domestic cat type II diabetes and it would seem also to parallel the rise in human obesity which is occurring in the West. It is certainly occurring in the UK, the USA and possibly northern Europe. Dry cat food also contributes to the rise in type 2 diabetes in cats it is said. It makes sense because the body’s sugar level control is messed up by the unnaturally high level of carbohydrates in cat kibble.
Smart thinking Dan. You could be right. You really could.
This is an alarming picture if it is real.
It makes me wonder how the caretaker could let things get this far.
I understand, completely, how hard it is to deny our cats anything It’s almost unbearable when they are begging and crying for more of something that they can’t have more of.
That’s one of the reasons I stopped manufactured treats years ago. Not only are they unhealthy, but they are almost addictive. I had 2 cats that only wanted treats and wouldn’t eat food until I stopped getting them. I don’t want that battle anymore, so there are no treats here.
This can’t be 100% real. The head position may be possible, but the foot position, in my opinion, would not. Would it? Nah… This is a very well done Photoshop.
The shape of the body looks more like a rabbit than a cat to me, if the pic hasn’t been photoshopped then I think that cat is scared stiff and is drawing his/her head in and fluffing up the body. It somehow doesn’t look natural to me. I’m a bit of a watermelon myself LOL
The domestic cat is often too inactive and overfed. Here is the world’s fattest cat 1950. His name was Klauz. I think he lived in Holland.
wow so giving cat too much dry cat food can rise in diabeties. Will have to keep a more controllled eye on how much i feed my cats.