Why are so many of our cats now obese? The biggest change I have seen in the last 50 years of being around cats is in their lifestyle. The majority of cats are no longer farm animals that wander the ...

Controlling your cat's everyday diet will also help your cat maintain a healthy weight. Sometimes, cats will eat out of boredom, instead of when they are feeling hungry. To prevent this, have ...

The owner of Patches, the once 40-pound cat adopted from Richmond Animal Care and Control more than two years ago, has ...

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After spay-neuter surgery, metabolic rate decreases. Cats require 24% fewer calories to maintain their body weight, and a dog ...

This One Habit Could Be Quietly Shortening Your Cat’s Life originally appeared on PetHelpful. In the past, cats weren't nearly as obese as they are now because they were outside all of the time, or at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Your obese cat could help advance veterinary medicine. The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center says they are recruiting obese, but otherwise healthy adult cats. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests – and both species would likely get ...

Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and Type 2 diabetes, a new study claims. Food-related changes in obese cats' ...