'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds

"NMR" wrote in message
news
http://www.local6.com/news/7267453/d...202202006&ts=H

http://tinyurl.com/mql5m

The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat
six pounds of chicken and pork each day.

Gee I wonder why he is a fat cat


It's basically animal abuse. Poor cat :-(

helen s

"RobZip" wrote:


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.. .
Perhaps this is a hoax? That site is full of tabloid junk. Who knows
how much of it is true? Or, even if somewhat true, perhaps greatly
exaggerated?

Joyce

Not a hoax. I saw the same video of the poor thing being helped up on the
bed on CNN. The owner blames the huge size on the cat having a large
appetite. The reporter commented on just how does the cat aquire 6 pounds of
chicken every day. This cat seriously looked like a bloated, ready to pop
tick.


I saw it on TV as well and noticed that even when just lying there his
breathing was labored.

-mhd

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"RobZip" wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
Perhaps this is a hoax? That site is full of tabloid junk. Who knows
how much of it is true? Or, even if somewhat true, perhaps greatly
exaggerated?

Joyce

Not a hoax. I saw the same video of the poor thing being helped up on the
bed on CNN. The owner blames the huge size on the cat having a large
appetite. The reporter commented on just how does the cat aquire 6 pounds
of
chicken every day. This cat seriously looked like a bloated, ready to
pop
tick.


I saw it on TV as well and noticed that even when just lying there his
breathing was labored.

-mhd

I wanted to slap that cheesy grin right off the guy's face. What a cruel
idiot.

"cybercat" wrote:

I saw it on TV as well and noticed that even when just lying there his
breathing was labored.
-mhd

I wanted to slap that cheesy grin right off the guy's face. What a cruel
idiot.

My sentiments as well.
-mhd

On 2006-02-21, RobZip penned:

wrote in message
.. .
Perhaps this is a hoax? That site is full of tabloid junk. Who
knows how much of it is true? Or, even if somewhat true, perhaps
greatly exaggerated?

Joyce

Not a hoax. I saw the same video of the poor thing being helped up
on the bed on CNN. The owner blames the huge size on the cat having
a large appetite. The reporter commented on just how does the cat
aquire 6 pounds of chicken every day. This cat seriously looked like
a bloated, ready to pop tick.

Yeah, it's the cat's fault for having a big appetite. Not. How
irresponsible can people be?

Nevermind. I already know the answer.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes RobZip wrote:

Not a hoax. I saw the same video of the poor thing being helped up on the
bed on CNN. The owner blames the huge size on the cat having a large
appetite. The reporter commented on just how does the cat aquire 6 pounds of
chicken every day. This cat seriously looked like a bloated, ready to pop
tick.

I didn't mean that the cat weighing 33 lbs was a hoax, but that he ate
6 lbs of meat a day seems like an exaggeration.

Joyce

In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes NMR wrote:

Which site Joyce if you are talking about local 6 site it is a news
channel website not a tabloid site all that stuff you see is happening or
has happened in Florida or the world

But the focus is totally on sensational stories, weird events, tragic
accidents, fires, killings, kidnappings, illnesses, scare stories. Didn't
see any world news on the site, although I only looked for a few minutes,
so maybe I missed it. But just the fact that it's easy to miss tells you
something about how prominent world issues are to that station.

I'm not saying the news is not real. I'm just talking about the focus on
the site - it's definitely tabloid material.

Joyce

NMR wrote:
http://www.local6.com/news/7267453/d...202202006&ts=H

http://tinyurl.com/mql5m

The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat
six pounds of chicken and pork each day.

Gee I wonder why he is a fat cat

I saw this on the news this morning. Poor kitty, it was really
pathetic that anyone would let their cat get that fat

PawsForThought wrote:
NMR wrote:
http://www.local6.com/news/7267453/d...202202006&ts=H

http://tinyurl.com/mql5m

The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat
six pounds of chicken and pork each day.

Gee I wonder why he is a fat cat

I saw this on the news this morning. Poor kitty, it was really
pathetic that anyone would let their cat get that fat

Poor thing. Cherokee was 25 lbs but he didn't look anything like that!

In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes wrote:

I saw this on the news this morning. Poor kitty, it was really
pathetic that anyone would let their cat get that fat

Poor thing. Cherokee was 25 lbs but he didn't look anything like that!

It's not about how the cat looks, though. It's about whether the cat's
weight is affecting its health.

It makes me suspicious whenever someone tells me, "I'm just concerned for
your *health*", when they suggest I lose some weight - when I know that
what they really mean is that they don't like my looks. I am pretty healthy,
after all. (And I'm not young.)

Anyway, I don't think the issues are the same for humans and felines.
Human bodies can adapt to storing a lot of fat, and it doesn't mean one
is unhealthy (contrary to popular myth). But cats really can't tolerate a
lot of fat in their system, as it can lead to fatty liver syndrome and a
host of other problems. Also, a fat person can choose to exercise more,
to build up their muscles so they can carry their weight better and not
suffer so much damage to their knees and so forth. A cat isn't going to
do that. And since a person is in control of their diet, they can choose
whether to eat healthful food or not (which doesn't necessarily determine
one's weight, but certainly can affect one's health). A domestic cat cannot.

Still, when I hear someone talking about how bad a fat cat *looks*, I
wonder if we're not just projecting our own prejudices on the cat (and
by extension, onto their human caretaker). Someone else compared the cat
in China to a bloated tick. We don't really need to go there, do we?

Joyce