![]() ![]() ![]() If your kitty’s not getting enough physical activity throughout the day, they can have serious problems like hypertension and heart diseases. The huge amount of calorie intake might result in the accumulation of fat inside the body in absence of exercise. Just like any other living beings cats also need to burn calories by doing some activities. Domestic cats get tasty snacks without moving and that just means that our beloved kitties literally don’t have to move a muscle to get fed. In the wild, cats need to hunt their way around, and this leads to them spending tons of energy. If anything, I like to think that we are good at spoiling our cats. Pet owners like to spoil their pets by treating them to tasty snacks often, and it’s no different for a cat owner. It’s not only over-eating that’s the problem in most cases. Such eating habit leads to obesity in cats and can health complications. They can eat anything which is served before them and they eat a lot frequently. Tabby cats are very much active and play around a lot which corresponds to their massive hunger. ![]() The major reason for a tabby cat to increase its weight is overfeeding. Let’s walk through some reasons why tabby cats are fat. Reasons why tabby cats are fat?Ī cat’s weight is determined by their feeding habit and amount of calories intake in their food. But female tabbies weight 2-3 pounds lesser than male tabbies.Īs valued family pets, tabby cats are often quite well-fed and cared for, and American ones- even more so! So, it's not surprising that they build a layer of fat underneath their coat. The average weight a healthy tabby cat can have is around 10 pounds. While some breeds do tend to weigh a little less, it can be said that body weight mostly depends on the individual’s feeding habits as well as their level of activity. Some breeds like Mane coon can weight a lot (around 25 pounds) and are still considered healthy. Sometimes, breed can also be the contributing factor. Our animal friends getting fat depends more or less on the individual itself. Well, it depends on the body frame of the cat as well as what they do all day. Striped coat pattern looks pretty cute and it’s not hard to see why we want them as pets. Moreover, the detailed design of such kind of coat type can be distinguished with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on its forehead and presence of dark stripes on light background across its body. This specific pattern of fur is common in almost all types of breed of pet cats. So, today we will get to know if it is normal for tabby cats to have fat body type or not.īut before jumping right into the topic let's understand what tabby cats are.ĭomestics cats having striped and mottled like coat types are considered as tabby cats. When tabby cats put on some weight which is over the limit of healthy weight, their humans start worrying about it. This habit of overfeeding increases their tendency of weight gain more easily and can ultimately lead to some serious complications in cats. These cats have massive amount of hunger and eat whatever is served before them. While large tabby cats look cute, they may also develop health problems.įat cat owners are very conscious of their pet kitty’s health condition. ![]() Not just Round Boys on Instagram, but the Facebook group This Cat Is Chonky, which is devoted to the larger cat and has amassed more than 850,000 members since its launch in May 2018.It's very easy for tabby cats to get quite overweight if you aren't careful about their diet and level of activity. Why? The fat finger of blame is being pointed firmly at the internet craze for posting pictures of tubby tabbies. But cuddliness can kill! “It’s particularly an issue with cats,” says Sheridan. “People think their pets should be cuddly,” she says. Libby Sheridan, veterinary technical affairs manager at Purina UK and Ireland, says cat owners have a “skewed perception” of what constitutes a healthy weight. Quality, not quantity, is Purina’s mantra. That’s odd – you would think such companies would want to sell as much as pet food possible. In any case, flabby felines should not be encouraged, as, I’m afraid to say, Instagram accounts such as Round Boys and Round Animals, with their hundreds of thousands of followers, do.Īnd who is kicking up a fuss about meaty moggies? The pet food company Purina, part of Nestlé, seems to have got this ball rolling. Photograph: Benoit Daoust/Alamy Stock Photo ![]()
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