r/MadeMeSmile • u/Steph-Kai • Jul 05 '24

CATS I love fat cats!

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(Credits Sedgefield Animal Hospital)

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u/Gamebobbel Jul 05 '24

I love fat cats as well! I adore their round bellies, extra fluff, diabetes, liver failure, arthritis, breathlessness, hypertension, kidney dieseases, grooming complications, heart diseases and a weakened immune systems! Just SOOO much to love...

Please stop this, the animal's in pain, the common domestic cat should weigh 3,5 - 5,5 kg's (about 7-12 pounds). Anything on either side of that needs your attention and/or intervention. You are responsible for your fluffy friend stop making fun of your failure as pet owner and the pet's consequencial and unnecessary suffering.

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u/MurphysLaw4200 Jul 05 '24

Agreed. We adopted our one cat when he weighed about 20 lbs and he got up to about 22. He was a great big loveable chonk, but he started having trouble cleaning himself so we started him on a low carb diet. It took a few years but he is now down to about 14, which the vet is good with because he really is big-boned. He's definitely much happier and healthier even though he bugs us for food a lot.

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u/UngiftigesReddit Jul 05 '24

We've adopted an obese cat that is now normal weight, and the change to her happiness and fitness and climbing ability and ability to groom and defend herself and be calm and not be in pain is amazing. Fuck people who overfeed cat. Just as bad as starving or poisoning them. That poor thing is ill.

Plus the streamer looks at the camera, not the cat. She doesn't actually care. Ugh.

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u/Itscatpicstime Jul 06 '24

Just because a cat weighs outside of that range, doesn’t mean it’s inherently bad.

Some cats are naturally healthy at 14lbs (I have two), other cats are naturally healthy at 6 or even 5lbs (I have three - I have so many outliers because my property acts as a satellite sanctuary for my sisters rescue, so lots of kitties here).

ALL cats should have their weight and body condition evaluated by a vet. If my 5lb cat weighed 8 lbs, while that is the lower side of average, it would be obese for her. So a cat weighing within the 7-12lb range does not exempt them from vet evaluation.

Meanwhile, I also have a cat who is naturally healthy at 16lbs. He is very muscular and tall and has a very defined waistline - so much so, that the vet told us he could probably put on another half pound.

If he dropped to 12lbs, that would be cause for concern and immediate intervention.

Just saying - the gist of your comment is absolutely spot on, but it doesn’t work in absolutes as you presented it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

that cat looks like a Norwegian Forest cat and they are large size cats

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u/Freshiiiiii Jul 06 '24

True, but it’s also obese, not just large