The Fattest Domestic Cat In The World: Rating Of Fat Men, Reasons For The Overweight Of An Animal, Is Such A Feature Useful For Health, Photo

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Whale cats: obesity in domestic cats

A strong, well-fed cat with round cheeks is a delight for the owner. Many cats love homemade treats, and the owners are happy to meet them. In some cases, the tendency to gluttony of mustachioed gourmets goes beyond reasonable limits and turns into the development of obesity, as well as a group of related diseases. For neglect of healthy eating, both the cat itself can pay with its health, and its owner - with nerves and wallet.

Content

• 1 The fattest cats in the world

  • 1.1 Himmi
  • 1.2 Katie
  • 1.3 Prince Chang
  • 1.4 Tulle
  • 1.5 Kylie
  • 1.6 Mau
  • 1.7 Other overly fat cats
  • 1.8 Photo gallery: alimentary (food) obesity in cats
  • 1.9 Video: obesity in cats

• 2 Causes and consequences of obesity in cats

  • 2.1 How to determine if a cat is overweight
  • 2.2 Causes of obesity in cats
  • 2.3 Effects of being overweight in cats
  • 2.4 Measures to normalize weight in cats
• 3 Why did the Guinness Book of Records stop registering fat cats?

The fattest cats in the world

The heaviest cats in the world are:

• Himmi - 21.3 kg at 2 years;
• Katie - at 5 years old 23 kg;
• Prince Chang - at the time of discovery 19 kg 950 g;
• Tulle - at 6 years old 19.5 kg;
• Kylie - 18.5 kg;
• Mau - at 2 years old 18 kg.

Himmi

The most well-fed cat in the history of mankind, the weight of which has been reliably confirmed, was Himmi. He lived in Queensland, Australia. Its owner, Thomas Wise, often used a cart, transporting his heavy pet, whose weight reached 21.3 kg. This record was set on March 12, 1978. Himmi's belly was 84 cm in girth, and his neck was 38.1 cm. The length of the cat, including the tail, was about one meter. Himmi died at the age of 10 from respiratory failure associated with obesity.

Although the owner of Himmi assured that the giant cat was obese due to its outstanding appetite and laziness, a 2006 study found in the remains of Himmi melengestrol acetate, used in animal husbandry to hormone-stimulate the growth of pigs during their fattening.

During the investigation, it turned out that the owner of Himmi, in pursuit of fame, gave him hormonal agents used in animal husbandry to feed pigs

Katie

Katy is a Siamese cat, lived in the city of Asbestos, Ural, Russia. In 2003, the weight of five-year-old Katie reached 23 kg. In length, including the tail, the cat was 69 cm, the girth of the abdomen was 70 cm. The length of her mustache was even described as 15 cm.

Katie's obesity also began with external hormonal intervention. Her owner used the drug Contrasex during her pet's estrus, after which Katie lost interest in cats, but acquired a new one - in food. According to the hostess, Katie ate sparingly - some fish, some meat, milk, sour cream, dry food; and the woman was not going to limit the cat's diet. Together with Katie, a cat lived in the apartment, whose body weight was normal. Katie, with her obesity, was the heroine of a story in BBC News.

Katy's weight reached 23 kg

Prince Chang

Prince Chang the cat weighed 19 kg 950 grams. He was left on the street after the arrest of the owner, without food or shelter. In 2008, the cat found a new owner and enjoyed the food with might and main, which led to the development of obesity.

After the owner, Prince Chang, was imprisoned, he was left homeless and starving, but soon he managed to find a new home, where he made up with interest the kilograms lost during his wanderings.

Tulle

The cat Tulle from Denmark reached a body weight of 19.5 kg by the age of six. The owner described the cat as very calm, complacent and extremely lazy. Like all obese cats, Tulle avoided physical activity and was not interested in the opposite sex. The guests who came to the house were deceived by the size and immobility of the cat and took it for an interior item - an ottoman. Often the owners had to move the cat from the place it occupied, since he refused to move independently. The plans of the Pedersen family, in which Tulle lived, was to begin a course of treatment for obesity in a pet. According to the owners, the cat did not have any serious diseases, except for being overweight.

Tulle is absolutely healthy and gained record weight only thanks to his monstrous laziness.

Kylie

Kylie the cat from Minnesota, USA, weighed 18.5 kg. Despite the solid weight category, she remained playful, mobile, climbed stairs, walked on the street.

The red-haired beast, as Kylie's owners call, tries very hard to lead a healthy lifestyle and constantly moves, walks in the fresh air

Mau

Kitty Mau was given to volunteers by an elderly owner who, due to her age, could no longer provide him with decent care. Mau's weight reached 18 kg, and at the shelter the cat was put on a strict diet, planning to find him a responsible owner in the future. Mau has taken part in several talk shows about obesity in pets. In May 2012, the pet died from developing respiratory failure, he was only 2 years old. The death of Mau deeply saddened the staff of the orphanage, who managed to become attached to the gentle and kind creature.

Mau had serious breathing problems, which caused him to die suddenly before he could find a new home.

Other overly fat cats

Also noted for their outstanding weight characteristics:

• Garfield's cat, absolutely healthy, with the exception of obesity, is an eighteen-kilogram heavyweight cat, seized by animal defenders from the owner due to excessive obesity from the pet against the background of complete neglect of his health.
• Cat Sassie from Canada also reached 18 kg in weight, from the age of 5 she developed diabetes mellitus, died of heart disease at the age of 18. It was not possible to establish the initial cause of the development of obesity, the cat slept a lot, ate chickens and tuna, after sterilization, the owners noted her rapid weight gain and increased drowsiness. This case of obesity is atypical in that the owners closely monitored the health and weight of the cat from the very beginning of the disease. The cat was on a diet, received insulin, and was seen by a veterinarian and nevertheless continued to be obese. The owners describe Sassie's appearance as a "fur ball on toothpicks."
• Elvis the cat (Dortmund). His weight reached 17.5 kg by the age of seven. The cat's condition worried its owner; after examination by a veterinarian, the development of diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders against the background of obesity was established. The cat was prescribed a diet that resulted in weight loss.
• Young Maine Coon Pikkis (Helsinki) weighed 16 kg with a body length of 123 cm. This weight is typical for adult large cats of this breed.
• Orazio the cat from Italy. The hostess adored her cat, and he loved sweets. As a result of indulging the unhealthy habits of the cat, his weight reached 16 kg. The owner did not plan to introduce any restrictions on the animal's diet.
• SpongeBob the cat entered the shelter at the age of 9, weighing 15.5 kg. He was practically deprived of the ability to move independently, and the staff of the shelter had to put him on a diet, as well as stimulate the cat's physical activity with a set of exercises so that the threat to his life and health passed.

Photo gallery: alimentary (food) obesity in cats

SpongeBob is located in a shelter, where they take care of him, they even gave the largest aviary

Meatball the cat took food from its kittens, which is why the owners had to build a special feeder, in which each animal eats in its section and does not see what is poured into other people's bowls

A resident of St. Louis, Missouri, pampered Biscuit, feeding him candy and all kinds of baked goods

Veterinarians took Otto from his owners, who really liked to pamper their pet with fat and abundant food, when they realized that the cat was starting to have health problems, and put him on a strict diet

Video: obesity in cats

Causes and consequences of obesity in cats

Obesity is the process of excessive formation of adipose tissue associated with the fact that a huge amount of incoming nutrients is unclaimed by the metabolic processes of the cat. Every 7-9 kcal taken from food and not involved in metabolic processes is converted into 1 gram of adipose tissue.

How to determine if a cat is overweight

The presence of excess weight in a cat can be determined by the owner himself by certain symptoms. Signs of ideal weight include:

• when feeling the ribs are easily determined;
• the stomach is tucked up - when viewed from the side, the costal arch is clearly visible;
• when viewed from above, behind the ribs, the waist is well defined.

Signs of obesity:

• when feeling over the ribs, a fat layer is determined;
• sagging abdomen;
• deposits of fat in the groin and lumbar regions, at the beginning of the tail, thickening of the skin due to the fat layer on the neck and shoulders.

The owner can determine the development of obesity in a cat even by its appearance.

Causes of obesity in cats

The reasons for the development of obesity in cats are divided into external (as a rule, these are easily eliminated errors in caring for a cat) and internal, associated with the development of diseases, the manifestation of which is obesity. The latter require the intervention of a veterinarian.

External reasons include:

• competition for food if there are several cats;
• constant free access to feed;
• lack of physical activity, lack of games, walking;
• the presence of fatty foods in the diet;
• the simultaneous use of both industrial feed and natural products when feeding a cat.

Internal causes of obesity:

• castration, sterilization;
• pedigree or hereditary predisposition (for example, Persian or British cats);
• pathology of the endocrine glands (thyroid and pancreas, hypothalamic-pituitary system, adrenal cortex);
• brain damage of various origins (traumatic, infectious) with the involvement of its structures responsible for the formation of a sense of satiety.

Effects of being overweight in cats

Overweight in cats predisposes to the development of a number of diseases:

• pathologies of the musculoskeletal system (arthritis, dislocations, sprains and ruptures of the articular ligaments, disorders in the structure of the spinal column);
• diseases of the heart and blood vessels (blood pressure rises, which negatively affects the function of the heart, blood vessels and kidneys; the contractile ability of the heart weakens due to the increased load caused by the need for blood supply of excess fat, as well as the replacement of part of the muscle fibers of the myocardium with adipose tissue, the so-called fatty infiltration);
• violations of liver function, its fatty degeneration develops;
• malfunctions of the reproductive system (the amount of sex hormones in both cats and cats decreases, the risk of violations of labor in cats increases);
• skin diseases (dermatitis develops more often);
• oncological processes (according to researchers, the incidence of tumors can increase up to 50%);
• metabolic disorders (type 2 diabetes mellitus);
• complications during surgical interventions, if necessary;
• reducing resistance to infectious diseases.

Weight management measures in cats

To normalize weight, a number of measures are necessary:

• visiting a veterinarian, since excess weight may appear due to another disease, exclusion of pathology or, conversely, treatment when it is detected;

• application of a diet (you should not just cut down on the diet, since the problem may be precisely in the quality of food, and not in its quantity):

  • ready-made veterinary feed;

    

    Some manufacturers have special lines for overweight cats

  • dietary natural products with complete exclusion of food from the common table:

    • fish;
    • bird;
    • lean meats;
    • low-fat cottage cheese.
• stimulating the cat's motor activity, involving it in daily outdoor games;
• compliance with the recommendations for dosing feed on its packaging (you cannot pour a portion into a bowl by measuring it "by eye");
• regularity of activities related to the fight against excess weight of the cat.

Why did the Guinness Book of Records stop registering fat cats?

A number of nominations were removed from the Guinness Book of Records that contributed to the harm to people or animals. The list also includes cats that are champion in weight. After registering the ethically dubious record weight of Himmy (Australia) cat, many cat owners, hoping to repeat this "success", began to feed their animals, causing damage to their health. To prevent this from happening again, this nomination was excluded.

Excessive obesity in cats is a serious veterinary problem and contributes to the development of a number of diseases leading to a reduction in the life expectancy of the animal, as well as to a decrease in its quality. It is very important to monitor the weight of the cat using visual criteria, as well as monitor the weight readings over time. When signs of obesity appear, it is necessary to consult a veterinarian in order to exclude diseases, the manifestation of which may be excessive obesity, as well as to correct the diet. Correcting the weight of a pet is the personal responsibility of its owner, and measures related to the fight against obesity should become a habit of its owner.