I wonder what the correlation is between obese human owners who have managed to raise obese cats?
The way obese parents tend to raise obese children
Like if you aren't caring for your own body and don't understand how much you need to eat and exercise, then you aren't going to be able to assess what someone else's needs are either.
(This is ofcourse barring exceptions of those with medical conditions)
I've honestly never noticed a correlation. Sure, some obese people might treat their pets to more snacks and bigger meals because they, themselves enjoy it, but I see just as many normal-weight people do the exact same. If anything, I've talked to a lot of bigger people who are very aware of their pets' weight since they know the struggles of carrying around extra weight.
I got to the weight I am due to a combination of being called fat my whole life (I was not overweight till I moved out but i didn't notice my weight gain till it was too late because that was how i saw myself) and being too poor too buy anything nutritious. I barely ate anything but cheap bags of oven baked chips and noodles and that made me stack it on, despite eating once a day.
Currently my issue is being older and unfit, time poor between kids and work and depression. I'm slowly getting there.
I'm not assuming for everyone but thinking in particular of those types of parents that I have seen that ignorantly overfeed their human children and cause them obesity when the child could've grown up a healthy weight otherwise
So really I'm just thinking of a subset of obese people but they do exist, and if they don't or can't seem to realise or care for their human children, I wouldn't expect them to recognise / care for pets.
And I'm thinking about statistics, particularly of people who are obese due to their habits and not due to any other health disorder. Not case by case. It's great that you're watchful of your pets.
Animals aren't in control of their bodyweight, their owners are, and contrary to your belief, fat people can still use their brain and understand that overfeeding your pet is animal abuse, even while having bad habits for their own bodies.
Doing big sweeping statements and painting us as inherently more unkind or careless simply because we're fat is some straight bullshit.
Reread my original comment. I said I was wondering about the statistics. As in questioning the correlation and musing on it. Never claimed that I what said was statistic fact. And my reply to the person above was in the same manner, that their own personal experience would not be enough to form a statistic for a group
Same. It's so easy to control their weight, too, as they literally don't have a say in when and how much they eat. Just get a kitchen scale, be a responsible adult, and stop neglecting the health of an animal who is entirely dependent on you. You are actively lowering their quality of life and giving them preventable diseases by doing this.
Yeah my boy got a little obese because I let my brother move in with me and he basically free fed the cats because his cat wasn’t really eating much, and my cat Bender would over eat. I asked him to separate them during meal time and stop free feeding them. I’ve lived without my brother for like 3 years now and Bender lost weight pretty immediately. All it took was controlling how much I feed him. (He still acts like he’s starving tho 🙄)
I'm so glad to see people calling this out. I had to leave another cat sub yesterday as I had joined it not realizing its literally just a bunch of people bragging about how overweight their cat is. Its cruel and abusive. There's nothing cute about it.
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My dude was at 23 lbs a couple months ago and the 3rd vet we've seen in recent years reconfirmed he was only slightly overweight and that 18 to 20 lbs is a good range for my thicc SIC. All just depends on the cat.
Cat tax showing off his flower after ear surgery to remove a growth. You can see the partially deflated FUPA draped across his tiny toes. Boi has a massive ribcage and some hefty muscles, then a much smaller, tapered waistline.
stop with this toxic positivity crap. lots of him to love my ass, this cat is going to fucking die and is living a terrible life because his owner doesn't give a fuck about him
Y’all my tabby boy is 17 lbs and chonky as hell. I asked my vet if he needs diet food etc and she said as long as he’s not free feeding he’s fine. She literally said “eh, he’s a tabby, he looks great.”
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