Laura Kay of Ontario, Canada, bought her cat Dexter from a breeder — and today he weighs 24.3 pounds — roughly the size of an adult male bobcat. He can only play with dog toys and eat dog treats.

Patches, a formerly 42-pound cat from Richmond, has reached his first weight loss goal of under 20 pounds with the help of ...

This cat is proof that anything is paw-sible. A woman adopted one of the “world’s most obese cats ” and is now showing off his weight loss journey after putting him on a strict diet. Lea ...

DEAR PET TALK: I have two cats. One slim, one, getting fatter by the day. How do I slim down the fat cat without depriving the slim cat? I have a regular life. I work. I go out. I can’t be here ...

Heath McNutt, a doctor of veterinary medicine at Rutland’s Riverside Veterinary Clinic, has been responding to questions about pets on his new blog, A Vet’s View. Dr. McNutt will answer questions on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests – and both species would likely ...

As a result, pet cats might be the best source of information about the human microbiome, and whether altering gut bacteria could help battle obesity, researchers say. "Being able to see changes ...

In cats, the figure is almost 58 percent, said Dr. Ernie Ward, a veterinarian and founder of the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention in Calabash, North Carolina.