33 lb. cat in China

[ramanth]

A 33-pound cat in Qingdao, China is being described as a "feline monster" because of its 31-inch waist and large size, according to a report.

[.sarah]

I saw that on TV yesterday. Poor cat!

[sirrahbed]

Yes, I saw that kitty too. She really is far too fat I think. Well, Dylan is twenty pounds too, but he is also a large cat in general.

I did feel a bit sorry for the cat on TV, but she looked happy. I hate that they call her "monster" It isn't her fault.

[Catty1]

I know we all have cats that get a bit tubby, but we do keep an eye on things. IMO, anyone who keeps an animal overweight deliberately and does nothing about it is guilty of animal abuse.

I hope this news story results in some education for the owners from people worldwide!

[Van10]

Poor cat!

[lv4dogs]

Oh my, that poor cat. That is abuse. How sad.

[catmandu]

That Poor Cat.
I dont think that even Cat Zilla is near that heavy,and she eats and Cat Zilla is a regular Hoover of a Cat.
Thats like the Cat Pumpkin,An Orangie and who was 29 Pounds, and was always in my Home Town newspaper.
And died,in pain at the age of 6.

[Roxyluvsme13]

OmG the poor kitty

[Flatcoatluver]

I saw that a week ago!! its sick!!!! I wonder if they did that for the attention.

[Don Juan's mom]

Poor baby!

My friends' cat Gus is under vet's orders to lose 3 to 4 pounds (1.36 to 1.8 kilos)... and I think he's only around 20 pounds (9.09 kilos).

(I sent Gus a toy to help with his weight loss program. Maybe we could organize a toy drive for the Chinese cat.)

Liz

[jackie]

He will have a short life. Poor kitty.

[Miss Z]

They say that they think the cat is healthy...ahem, that is FAR from healthy. Think of all the pressure on his little heart, and he has to be helped out of bed, that is no life for him. His owner should be ashamed

[Catty1]

This is one of the broadcasters that showed the picture and told the story. I emailed them and asked them to pass on the message to Xu Jirong regarding his cat.

From the story, they are Chinese/English broadcasters, chinabroadcast; the email is: [email protected]

I was going to post my email, but it wasn't automatically saved.

I also suggested to chinabroadcast that they could do a followup story on the progress of this kitty, who, if slimmer, would spend many MORE happy years with his family!

Spread the word, ok?

Catty1

[icedtea]

that cat should be taken away from the owners. that is not responsible pet care. i hope nobody I know treats a cat liek that. it disgusts me. They are purposely "de-catting" that cat. They are makign it look like an overweight dog. its not fair on it. That could almost be described as animal cruaelty. Ok would they overfeed their children on purpose? i think not! grrr...

[Felix]

That is pittyful.I feel bad for that kitty.That is not healthy.