Good grief

Daniel Mahoney wrote:
What's a stone?

Victor

14 pounds, isn't it?

Dan

Yep. Means the cat weighs 35 lbs. if this is true.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:41:06 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

It's a shame there's no place to comment (rather than just email Annova) on
that site. That woman is *beyond* stupid. She thinks this is cute. She
won't think it's so cute when the cat has serious health and joint problems,
if it doesn't already.

This site does allow comments regarding the story:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...n_page_id=1770

It also has more pictures as well as a photo caption that states that
the vets don't know if he has a medical problem other than overfeeding.

On Apr 15, 9:48*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
kilikini wrote:
"Sherry" wrote in message
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On Apr 15, 8:51 am, "kilikini" wrote:
"wafflycat" wrote in message

.. .

No, cat owner, it's not funny or clever that you've done this to
your cat...

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...=news.quirkies.....

Stupid, stupid woman!

Do you think that image is real or photoshopped? Tyrone is a big
cat, 15 pounds, not fat in the least, but he's a big cat. I can't
imagine a cat, like the one in the picture, is that fat and that
long without some photo adultering.

And, heck, if this is a true story, that owner has a serious
problem. That feline looks to be about 40 pounds!!!!

kili

Kili, I think it's a real photo. The woman holding him is probably
very small herself, giving the illusion that
he is so long. My Cherokee was 25 lb. and even though he was huge, he
was not as big as he looks in this pic.

http://members.aol.com/sriddles/cherokeesherry.jpg

Wow, that's one heck of a cat, Sherry! *LOL. *You may be right about
the photo angle, then.

kili

But Sherry's cat Cherokee was also a long-haired cat. *That also makes them
look much bigger

Jill- Hide quoted text -

That's sure a fact. Do you know, I thought Biskit was a little tubby
till we had her shaved last year. I was shocked at how tiny she really
is.

Sherry

I'm just glad the Guiness Book has stopped announcing "Fattest cat"
etc as a record, so as not to encourage people to overfeed their
animals in quest of a record. That's taking proper responsibility and
removing incentive for animal neglect.

My poor Tyche was obese at 12 lbs. She's lost a little weight, after
a year and a half on diet food, and it's frustrating because she is
the hyper-queen of our 4. It's not that she doesn't exercise, it's
that she wolfs food--and will shove the others out of the way to get
it--while we also have Kumani aka Princess Particular, our under-
eater. (You know when the vet says "if you know ANYTHING that she
will eat, try it, because she needs to eat regularly" it's bad.)

(Right now our Princess Particular is at a healthy weight on a mix of
Hills w/d and Fancy Feast Grilled Chicken (the only acceptable flavour
of canned food EVER.) Unfortuntely, we also have to bait Tyche
(Princess Piehole) away from Kumani while she eats and so....Tyche is
still an overweight kitten.

--Fil

And, heck, if this is a true story, that owner has a serious
problem. That feline looks to be about 40 pounds!!!!

On Apr 15, 1:44*pm, Enfilade wrote:
I'm just glad the Guiness Book has stopped announcing "Fattest cat"
etc as a record, so as not to encourage people to overfeed their
animals in quest of a record. *That's taking proper responsibility and
removing incentive for animal neglect.

My poor Tyche was obese at 12 lbs. *She's lost a little weight, after
a year and a half on diet food, and it's frustrating because she is
the hyper-queen of our 4. *It's not that she doesn't exercise, it's
that she wolfs food--and will shove the others out of the way to get
it--while we also have Kumani aka Princess Particular, our under-
eater. *(You know when the vet says "if you know ANYTHING that she
will eat, try it, because she needs to eat regularly" it's bad.)

(Right now our Princess Particular is at a healthy weight on a mix of
Hills w/d and Fancy Feast Grilled Chicken (the only acceptable flavour
of canned food EVER.) *Unfortuntely, we also have to bait Tyche
(Princess Piehole) away from Kumani while she eats and so....Tyche is
still an overweight kitten.

--Fil

I'm glad too, Fil. Cat Fancy was doing a "Fattest Cat" contest a few
years ago, and IIRC after the feedback they got, I believe they did a
retraction on it.
I do realize that some cats are just piggish eaters. I've had some.
Each of them was an ex-stray. I think they practiced "opportunistic
eating"....kind of like, "I better wolf all this down right now,
because I don't know when the next meal's coming."
Cherokee would have eaten himself to death if we'd let him.

Sherry

Someone who thinks this is cute probably won't spend the money to "fix" the
problem.
"Lorraine" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:41:06 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

It's a shame there's no place to comment (rather than just email Annova)
on
that site. That woman is *beyond* stupid. She thinks this is cute. She
won't think it's so cute when the cat has serious health and joint
problems,
if it doesn't already.

This site does allow comments regarding the story:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...n_page_id=1770

It also has more pictures as well as a photo caption that states that
the vets don't know if he has a medical problem other than overfeeding.

The vet was surprised that Smokey, ex-feral, didn't do this. He would
get agitated if the bowls were empty but wouldn't stuff himself if
they were full. He just wanted to know food was readily available IF
he was hungry. It was funny to watch him scream over an empty bowl
and, when it was filled, walk away....because he wasn't hungry, he
just wanted security of knowing food was around.

Kumani and Tyche are sisters and exact opposites at meals...freak
kittens the both of them....

--Fil

Each of them was an ex-stray. I think they practiced "opportunistic
eating"....kind of like, "I better wolf all this down right now,
because I don't know when the next meal's coming."
Cherokee would have eaten himself to death if we'd let him.

"Enfilade"

The vet was surprised that Smokey, ex-feral, didn't do this. He would
get agitated if the bowls were empty but wouldn't stuff himself if
they were full. He just wanted to know food was readily available IF
he was hungry. It was funny to watch him scream over an empty bowl
and, when it was filled, walk away....because he wasn't hungry, he
just wanted security of knowing food was around.

Kumani and Tyche are sisters and exact opposites at meals...freak
kittens the both of them....

--Fil

LOL, cats, go figure
Hug
Kyla

Each of them was an ex-stray. I think they practiced "opportunistic
eating"....kind of like, "I better wolf all this down right now,
because I don't know when the next meal's coming."
Cherokee would have eaten himself to death if we'd let him.

"Enfilade" wrote in message
...

The vet was surprised that Smokey, ex-feral, didn't do this. He would
get agitated if the bowls were empty but wouldn't stuff himself if
they were full. He just wanted to know food was readily available IF
he was hungry. It was funny to watch him scream over an empty bowl
and, when it was filled, walk away....because he wasn't hungry, he
just wanted security of knowing food was around.

Kumani and Tyche are sisters and exact opposites at meals...freak
kittens the both of them....

--Fil

Each of them was an ex-stray. I think they practiced "opportunistic
eating"....kind of like, "I better wolf all this down right now,
because I don't know when the next meal's coming."
Cherokee would have eaten himself to death if we'd let him.

None of our ex-feral have been big eaters. Yes they get upset when they
can see the bottom of the bowl. More so than the meezers ever have. But
once they know its there, they are fine.

Of course there is no reason for a feral cat to ever go hungry around here
if it is healthy enough to do even some remedial hunting.

They have all been even more impressed with the endless supply of fresh
clean water than they have with food.

Jo

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:48:15 -0700 (PDT), Sherry
wrote:
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I do realize that some cats are just piggish eaters. I've had some.
Each of them was an ex-stray. I think they practiced "opportunistic
eating"....kind of like, "I better wolf all this down right now,
because I don't know when the next meal's coming."
snip

It certainly holds true for my crew. Little Bit and Spotty were both
very thin when they came to me, and both now are overweight. Princess
was starting to grow a belly when I switched everyone to diet kibble.
Sammy and Furby are probably at or very close to their ideal weight.
They're both right there at feeding time, but after a couple bites to
curb their hunger they walk away.
--
Steve Touchstone
Little Bit, Sammy, Spotty, Princess, Furby
and Rocky (RB)
Pix at http://tinyurl.com/22pfn8
Vids at http://tinyurl.com/4yb6nj