I saw that story on Inside Edition early in the week, and it made me mad. I can't believe anyone would let their cat get that fat and not do anything to help! It's not something to be celebrated. I imagine that the cat is pretty content, since she has a home and all, but I think she'd be happier if she lost a few pounds and could be more active.

I have two 8-lb girl cats and one 17-lb boy cat and one 18-lb boy cat. My cats ALL get low-calorie food and they get plenty of exercise and visit the vet each year. Some cats, like our boys, tend to be heavier. Bailey was a very sick 1.5-lb kitten when we took him in as a stray, and he has since grown into a very long, lean, muscular 3-year-old cat. He doesn't appear to have any excess weight - he's just a bigger structured cat. Leo is the heaviest (and also taller than Bailey by a couple centimeters when they stand up or stretch all the way out), with extra weight in his belly, probably from when he was surviving out on his own before he was rescued by the no-kill group and adopted by us. Sometimes I think Leo has a few issues because of his extra belly weight, so I can only imagine what a 33-lb cat must go through every day. It certainly couldn't clean itself, without flexibility. I hope cat and dog owners worldwide take notice of this story and figure out that it's a good thing to make sure your animals are healthy.