And I thought my cat was fat...

Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4654653/?GT1=3256

It may seem that I am making light of this, but I really don't think it's
very funny. My cat *is* slightly overweight but not so much that it affects
her health, and I do watch her intake very carefully (she's still on a
diet--it's been a very slow process but she is losing weight and will
hopefully be down to where my vet wants her within a year). I think
allowing a pet--any pet--to become so obese should be considered abuse.

Mine is 18 pounds and definitely not overweight. ;-)

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

I think
allowing a pet--any pet--to become so obese should be considered abuse.

The old guy was taken to a nursing home. I'm pretty sure he had alzheimers.
There was a young woman in my grandmothers retirement center. She had
alzheimers. She was obese because she couldn't remember if she ate or not so
she'd eat again, same thing with medications. That's why they sent her to the
retirement hotel wtih a nurse. Her cat was extremely obese also. She'd forget
if she fed it or not. I doubt he did it intentionally. If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd realize
something was wrong.

I think
allowing a pet--any pet--to become so obese should be considered abuse.

The old guy was taken to a nursing home. I'm pretty sure he had alzheimers.
There was a young woman in my grandmothers retirement center. She had
alzheimers. She was obese because she couldn't remember if she ate or not so
she'd eat again, same thing with medications. That's why they sent her to the
retirement hotel wtih a nurse. Her cat was extremely obese also. She'd forget
if she fed it or not. I doubt he did it intentionally. If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd realize
something was wrong.

If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd realize
something was wrong.


Yes, Mary, I'd realize something was *very* wrong.... :-)

Sherry

If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd realize
something was wrong.


Yes, Mary, I'd realize something was *very* wrong.... :-)

Sherry

One of my cats, Jade is about 14 or 15 pounds and before I read about this
fat cat I thought she was a little big. Of course Jade was this way when I
rescued her. I certainly would not feed either of my cats 4 pounds of beef
each day.

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"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4654653/?GT1=3256

It may seem that I am making light of this, but I really don't think
it's
very funny. My cat *is* slightly overweight but not so much that it
affects
her health, and I do watch her intake very carefully (she's still on a
diet--it's been a very slow process but she is losing weight and will
hopefully be down to where my vet wants her within a year). I think
allowing a pet--any pet--to become so obese should be considered abuse.

Mine is 18 pounds and definitely not overweight. ;-)

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

One of my cats, Jade is about 14 or 15 pounds and before I read about this
fat cat I thought she was a little big. Of course Jade was this way when I
rescued her. I certainly would not feed either of my cats 4 pounds of beef
each day.

--
Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs!
www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek

Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time!
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"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
...
Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4654653/?GT1=3256

It may seem that I am making light of this, but I really don't think
it's
very funny. My cat *is* slightly overweight but not so much that it
affects
her health, and I do watch her intake very carefully (she's still on a
diet--it's been a very slow process but she is losing weight and will
hopefully be down to where my vet wants her within a year). I think
allowing a pet--any pet--to become so obese should be considered abuse.

Mine is 18 pounds and definitely not overweight. ;-)

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd
realize
something was wrong.


Yes, Mary, I'd realize something was *very* wrong.... :-)

I suspect I would too! What is hilarious about Buddha is that she
remains
quite agile. Watching her zip around after the laser pointer and
various
insects is really funny. This is how we have been exercising her.
Hopefully she will lose the excess weight before it takes its toll
on her.

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
If you see your dead cat
getting exhausted after 4 steps and unable to clean himself, you'd
realize
something was wrong.


Yes, Mary, I'd realize something was *very* wrong.... :-)

I suspect I would too! What is hilarious about Buddha is that she
remains
quite agile. Watching her zip around after the laser pointer and
various
insects is really funny. This is how we have been exercising her.
Hopefully she will lose the excess weight before it takes its toll
on her.

It *is* abuse. "Killing with kindness" comes to mind, though....but even a
very
elderly man should have realized FOUR POUNDS of hamburger meat was
excessive.

I suspect he may have dementia, and he wouldn't have realised anything
of the kind. They did say he was taken to a nursing home, so unless one
knows more about his condition, it's really not right to judge him as
"abusive."

I don't judge this person. To allow a cat to become so fat it is incapacitated
is abuse. Whether the owner had the faculties to realize what he was doing is
another issue. Intentional abuse, absolutely not. Thus the reference to
killing the cat with kindness.
Abuse is abuse. Again, in this instance the owner may or may not be accountable
for his actions. We don't know.

Sherry