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'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds (OF COURSE there are pictures :-) )
Local 6 (Florida) ^ | February 20, 2006

Posted on 02/20/2006 7:19:41 PM PST by Stoat

'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds

 

POSTED: 6:16 pm EST February 20, 2006
UPDATED: 6:32 pm EST February 20, 2006

 

A 33-pound cat in Qingdao, China, is being described as a "feline monster" because of its 31-inch waist and large size, according to a report.

The 9-year-old cat from the Shandong Province is so heavy it needs the help of its owner to get onto a bed. However, the cat is in surprisingly good health despite its weight, Local 6 News reported. The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat six pounds of chicken and pork each day.

This fat cat is not alone in his weight problem, according to the report. Obesity has become a serious problem for the modern cat, primarily due to a lack of exercise and a richer diet. Cats are susceptible to a range of illnesses including kidney trouble and diabetes, if they are allowed to remain overweight.

 
A 33-pound cat in Qingdao, China is being described as a "feline monster" because of its 31-inch waist and large size, according to a report.
 
The 9-year-old cat from the Shandong Province is so heavy it needs the help of its owner to get onto a bed. However, the cat is surprisingly in good health despite its weight, Local 6 News reported.
 
The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat six pounds of chicken and pork each day.
 
This fat cat is not alone in his weight problem, according to the report. Obesity has become a serious problem for the modern cat, primarily due to a lack of exercise and a richer diet.
 
Cats are susceptible to a range of illnesses including kidney trouble and diabetes, if they are allowed to remain overweight.
 
 
 
 
 

 


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animals; bigcat; cat; china; commiecat; commiekitty; fatcat; monstercat; pets; pussygalore; vikingkitties
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To: MinuteGal

Great story. You should submit an article to Cat Fancy magazine or something!!!!!


121 posted on 02/20/2006 11:04:42 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: wafflehouse

I've only just started going to Fark about a month ago and have yet to figure that one out. Could you enlighten me?


122 posted on 02/20/2006 11:10:13 PM PST by Serb5150
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To: 2111USMC

"6 lbs. of chicken and pork every day? "

That is a misprint, should say 6# a week.

I say the story today on FOX.


123 posted on 02/20/2006 11:13:19 PM PST by Beagle8U (An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
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To: Beagle8U

* saw


124 posted on 02/20/2006 11:22:10 PM PST by Beagle8U (An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
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To: windcliff; stylecouncilor

And you two thought your cats were fat, but this one has them beat.


125 posted on 02/21/2006 1:53:30 AM PST by I Drive Too Fast
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To: onef; TXBubba

fat kitty ping


126 posted on 02/21/2006 2:34:14 AM PST by beaversmom
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To: RockinRight

>>>That one's photoshopped.


No it is not. I have it on good authority that picture was taken by Looter Guy.



::rolls eyes::


127 posted on 02/21/2006 4:01:37 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: BunnySlippers

bump

:)


128 posted on 02/21/2006 4:02:06 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Stoat
That's cruel. He's over feeding the cat or else it has a health problem - thyroid? The owner is killing the cat. It's the same as obese people - they eventually die when they are sooooooooooooooo obese.
129 posted on 02/21/2006 4:05:31 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
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To: nmh
The owner is killing the cat.

Agreed....several posters have commented on that.  The pictures of the owner suggest that he is blissfully ignorant and clueless about about this, and I can't believe that the cat is having a happy life, being unable to even walk as it is.  One day the poor animal will die a painful death from renal failure or perhaps a cardiac anomaly, and the owner will think that he gave the cat a 'good life' by overfeeding it.

130 posted on 02/21/2006 4:13:06 AM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat

What do you feed a cat that big?

131 posted on 02/21/2006 4:22:03 AM PST by gridlock (eliminate perverse incentives)
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To: Stoat

33 lbs of cat in China will feed a small village for a week..


132 posted on 02/21/2006 4:23:16 AM PST by cardinal4
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To: Stoat
Won't be long before their bathroom scale is no longer able to take the weight.

Fortunately, there are alternatives...

133 posted on 02/21/2006 4:25:09 AM PST by gridlock (eliminate perverse incentives)
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To: Stoat

I suggest we hi-jack this thread and turn it into a Rachel Corrie/St. Jemima Memorial Thread...

OK, that might be a little obscure...


134 posted on 02/21/2006 4:28:53 AM PST by gridlock (eliminate perverse incentives)
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To: Stoat

How many litter boxes does that cat fill up a day? **6** pounds of chicken???


135 posted on 02/21/2006 4:33:39 AM PST by SoftballMominVA
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To: Conservative til I die
And I thought my cat was too fat.

;-)

136 posted on 02/21/2006 4:45:25 AM PST by beyond the sea (Alan Simpson: "All you get is controversy, crap, and confusion from the media.")
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To: BunnySlippers

LOL


137 posted on 02/21/2006 4:51:02 AM PST by beyond the sea (Alan Simpson: "All you get is controversy, crap, and confusion from the media.")
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To: RichInOC

I would hate to clean that litter box. He is a cute putty tat.


138 posted on 02/21/2006 5:13:17 AM PST by angcat
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To: wafflehouse
and it could lay down a pile bigger than most people at times.

Ewwwwww. I've seen dogs, even little ones, do that, but not cats!

I'm allergic to cats, but a friend of mine had 3, 2 average size and one big cat. He wasn't exactly fat, just big. She had at least 4 litter boxes and seemed to be constantly cleaning one or the other. And replacing air fresheners in every room. (They didn't help.)

139 posted on 02/21/2006 6:48:52 AM PST by fortunecookie
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To: Stoat

Alf TV Show Cast

I love cats!

140 posted on 02/21/2006 7:03:43 AM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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