Fat Cats

Fat Cats

Twenty-Five percent of cats are clinically obese, which is defined as an excess accumulation of body fat. This is important because obesity can reduce your cats life span. Obesity also predisposes to Heart Disease, Skin Disorders, Arthritis, and Fatty Liver Disease, Cancer, Lower Urinary Tract Disease, and Diabetes. Obesity can either cause or result from Diabetes. In either case weight loss helps regulate blood sugar and may decrease or eliminate the need for insulin. Obesity also increases the risk of anesthesia, makes cats more intolerant to heat and decreases their stamina. NOTE: A cat or dog in optimal body condition has 15 to 20 percent body fat.

Fat Cats