Why are so many of our cats now obese? The biggest change I have seen in the last 50 years of being around cats is in their lifestyle. The majority of cats are no longer farm animals that wander the ...

Obesity in cats can have major consequences on their health and quality of life and can result in conditions like cancer, arthritis, and diabetes. With more than 60% of cats in the US being obese, ...

Many house cats don't get enough exercise and become overweight. This was also the case with Remo, the cat of PETBOOK editor ...

Instead of weekly injections like the human recipients of the blockbuster weight loss pharmaceuticals receive, the felines ...

Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests -- and both species would likely get healthier in the ...

This cat is proof that anything is paw-sible. A woman adopted one of the “world’s most obese cats” and is now showing off his weight loss journey after putting him on a strict diet. Lea Dallas adopted ...

Studying the fattest of cats may help us understand how to treat obesity in humans. The shifts in feline gut microbiomes in response to changes in diet are very similar to those seen in humans, ...