Don’t think that raising a chubby cat is cute. Cat obesity will seriously affect the cat’s health, increase the burden on the cat’s heart and respiratory organs, and cause chronic diseases and liver problems. How to determine if a cat is already in the obesity stage and what are the causes of obesity? The editor will analyze it for you below.

Determination and understanding of cat obesity

Overnutrition diseases: With the improvement of people's living standards, obesity has become a common clinical nutritional disease in small animals.

Main common causes: Feline obesity is mainly a syndrome caused by excessive accumulation of fat tissue in the body due to overnutrition and/or lack of exercise.

Judgment of obesity and weight: It is generally considered that when the weight of an animal exceeds 30% of the ideal weight of the species, it is considered obese;

Judgment of overweight: If the weight exceeds 15%-30% of the ideal weight, it is called overweight.

Subcutaneous fat layer: Obesity mainly manifests as thickening of the subcutaneous fat layer (especially under the abdomen and sides of the body), and a plump and round body.

Sluggish walking response: Cat. Wobbly walking, slow reaction, unwillingness to move, etc.

Causes of cat obesity

Excessive diet and nutrition: Food is not good in palatability, high in calories, excessive intake, and insufficient exercise.

Breed, age and gender: Cat obesity is related to breed, age and gender. Older cats are more likely to be obese, and female cats are more likely to be obese than male cats.

Suffering from endocrine diseases: cats such as hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, and damage to the hypothalamus.

Cats sterilized and neutered: Cats are also prone to obesity after sterilization.