Obese Pets

[wendywc]

I didn't get to see this show, but did anyone else see this cat in the news?

http/english.people.com.cn/200602/17/eng...217_243641.html
It weighs 33lbs/15kg and waist measures 30inches/77cm. Plus eats 6lbs/2.7kg of chicken and pork a day.

 

[Bloo]

No individual pics I could find, but here's the article "Fat Pets" - Channel 4 - 9PM

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

More fat pets;

"A cat from Hampshire and a dog from Yorkshire that together managed to shed 33kg (73lb) were named joint winners of the 2005 Slimmer of the Year contest"

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4595910.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1619515.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3388003.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4179473.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4228965.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventr...ire/4221514.stm

http/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4124596.stm

....As you can see though if you read the articles, it does appear people are trying to do more about this pet problem now days and spread awareness about it...Personally though, i think people that let their animals get this way(which much be deliberate), should be banned from keeping animals.

 

[RandomWiktor]

I think that anyone who overfeeds pets and young children is not only being abusive/neglectful, but also should get into some serious counselling until they learn how to show love and affection without showering the object of thier love with treats and fattening food. Obesity is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous than being underweight; it is linked to everything from diabetes and asthma to sterility and deformed offspring. It is known to result in heart disease and other serious conditions, and is a huge contributor of arthritis, slipped disks, and torn ligaments in many animals.

I have had to deal with several obese animals in my life. My amazon, my two parakeets, and my cat were all obese when rescued. While it can be hard to deny a pet tasty treats, and force him/her onto a restricted diet, the end result is worth it. My cat is still about 1lb overweight, but considering he was about 6lbs overweight, he's lost a massive amount - and is still losing. He has so much more energy now and his coat is gorgeous. The pudgy keets are also doing better on a healthy diet; they'd been fed only spray millet by the prev. owner and thus were vitamin deficient, nearly round, and very weak. One is still slightly heavy as he eats compulsively, but at least he can fly and isn't having trouble breathing. And my amazon's weight problem was a mix of poor diet and no exersize - what a tiny cage she was in when I rescued her!
What I'm getting at with this is, the fact that people let a pet become obese when it was perfectly healthy is absolutely abhorrent.

 

[SPLiSH]

My nans Cavalier king charles is as big as the one that was feature

Cavs are very prone to obesity, we have two and Jasmine is fighting fit while Phoebe is clinically overweight. They both are walked every day and get fed the correct amount of Hills Science Diet - Phoebe gets less than Jasmine- but Phoebe (who is smaller structurally) is still chubby.

I think it's a genetic thing with her, but those pics of those other poor pets! They make me mad...

Especially that man holding up the poor cat like he was proud of it's suffering!

 

[juliehainsworth]

My nan did used to walk her Cav all the time until her health problems got too bad, she does however still play football with her when the arthritis isnt too bad!

I feel sorry for the pets being fed loads of food just to show affection! I give my dog titbits and treats but I also play with him and take him for nice long walks, I dont get the same pleasure from giving my dog a tit bit as I do from play and walking him!

It's sad to see that there are more and more animals out there that are reaching that sort of size! I suppose its good in a way that some of the owners have started to take action against it but it makes me wonder at what cost to the animals life expectancy though?