Friday, December 03, 2010

Vets warn that cats could be obese within a decade

Tubby tabby Prince Chunk who recently died of heart failure, was made famous when he was found as a stray in New Jersey
Spotted this on the Daily Mail website. Vets are warning half of of cats will be too fat to fit through a ­standard cat flap within ten years.

The average feline is expected to weigh 11lbs by 2020, officially obese for a normal sized animal and pushing the limits of conventional flaps.

Around a third of cats and dogs currently treated at surgeries are obese, with the excess weight creating serious health ­problems in many pets.

Experts say this will rise sharply as cats mirror the trend in humans for eating huge portions and failing to take enough exercise.

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