Ep 6 – Cat Health: Feline Obesity
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Today’s episode is focused on feline obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions and has serious consequences for cat health! In their 2012 “State of Pet Health” report, Banfield Pet Hospitals (which cares for over 430,000 cats) states that obesity has reached epidemic levels and goes on to say, “The prevalence of excess body weight has increased by 90 percent in cats since 2007.”
Being overweight or obese predisposes cats to a long list of diseases which includes arthritis, heart and respiratory problems, diabetes, hepatic lipidosis and renal (kidney) failure. In this episode, Arloa demonstrates how to tell if your cat is overweight and provides several tips for safely and gradually reducing its weight if it is overweight. Some of these include switching to moist food, avoiding free feeding, providing set meal times, and increasing the activity level. Arloa also stresses the importance of keeping an eye on the weight loss to ensure it’s not happening too quickly which can lead to other serious problems.
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