Overweight in cats is a much more common problem than it seems, and although many people consider it "cute" or harmless, it can have serious health consequences. A cat that gains more weight than ...

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 ...

Many house cats don’t get enough exercise and become overweight. This includes Remo, the cat of PETBOOK editor Louisa Stoeffler. She shares how she managed to help her cat lose weight slowly and ...

John Flanagan, PhD, discusses his team's study that shows that a high-protein, low-digestible-carbohydrate diet combined with controlled weight loss may improve diabetic remission rates in overweight ...

John Flanagan, PhD, explains how targeted caloric restriction produced high remission rates in overweight diabetic cats and ...

Overweight pets often have a shortened lifespan and they are more likely to develop debilitating illnesses such as diabetes ...