Claire. Posted June 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Portly Pets: Report Highlights Obesity in US Dogs & Cats As Americans are getting fatter, so are their pets — a new report says that about a third of pet cats and dogs in the United States are overweight or obese. Read more: Live Science 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ZZ. Posted June 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Not ours. Our cats and dogs are like us = "svelte" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted June 27, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted June 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, .ZZ. said: Not ours. Our cats and dogs are like us = "svelte" I can't stop laughing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacoavenger17 Posted June 27, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 27, 2017 It's for the harvest, don't get on the ships and for the love of god don't let your pets go either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Giovanni Posted June 28, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2017 At least they eat well and don't starve to death! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted June 28, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2017 When I was growing up we had what to this day was the best cat I've ever seen. We found him stuck in our lemon tree as a kitten hanging from the thorns, we gave him a hotdog and then he never left. He was mostly an outside cat who would spend a lot of times indoors as well, but one day he disappeared and we thought he was eaten by a coyote or hawk. Then we found out that our street actually had a crazy cat lady who would lure animals inside with food, and sell/adopt them out in the local Pennysaver magazine. When we got him back he was traumatized for a few days and very fat. Eventually he recovered and lost his weight after being able to exercise outside again for a month or two. Most likely all of these obese animals are from areas where it's not practical to let the pet roam outside(we lived at the base of a mountain with a few large fields nearby and no busy roads). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted June 28, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, King Giovanni said: At least they eat well and don't starve to death! No, they won't starve, but they may die of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gallbladder diseases, sleep apnea or other breathing problems, to name a few. Plus they'll have limited mobility, poor quality of life, possible depression, and joint and body pain. But at least they're eating well, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacoavenger17 Posted June 28, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: No, they won't starve, but they may die of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gallbladder diseases, sleep apnea or other breathing problems, to name a few. Plus they'll have limited mobility, poor quality of life, possible depression, and joint and body pain. But at least they're eating well, right? Western food products will do that to ya, regardless of species. And that's not even getting into the euthanized horse meat in most canned petfood that causes tolarence to the drugs used later on in life when/if the vet puts the pet to sleep. and with how nuts cats seem to go for cans I feel there may be an addictive additive in cans. Also there's the growing problems with pet dental care, which is often overlooked until it's too late or close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Giovanni Posted June 28, 2017 #9 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Exercise is the word. But yeah at least they're eating well. How dare i wrote that thing? I'm a terrible person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Giovanni Posted June 28, 2017 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: No, they won't starve, but they may die of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gallbladder diseases, sleep apnea or other breathing problems, to name a few. Plus they'll have limited mobility, poor quality of life, possible depression, and joint and body pain. But at least they're eating well, right? Will you excuse me for being such a horrible person and didn't mention exercise? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted June 28, 2017 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, King Giovanni said: Will you excuse me for being such a horrible person and didn't mention exercise? No excuses. EVER..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Giovanni Posted June 28, 2017 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: No excuses. EVER..... Sounds like mercy isn't something gorillas can show, right?? The thing is, i've seen stray animals too skinny to even move. I've even had nightmares about that. That's why i don't mind seeing chubby animals. That shows their owners care about them. It's way better than throwing them out on the streets, even they're called careless and irresponsible pet owners in both cases. Sometimes i'd even rather see fatty animals. At least they're not starving to death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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