Skinny, the cat, loses almost 20 lbs.

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Skinny, the cat, loses almost 20 lbs.
Topic Started: Mar 22 2014, 03:48 AM (119 Views)
Bitsy	Mar 22 2014, 03:48 AM Post #1
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Underwater treadmill? I wonder how that works for a cat? Quote: Skinny, the tabby cat that once tipped the scales at 42 pounds, has dropped nearly half of his body weight. That was the update Thursday by Dr. Brittney Barton, who is overseeing Skinny's weight loss at HEAL Veterinary Hospital off Lemmon Avenue in Dallas. On Thursday, Barton tweeted "Skinny the cat is soooo close to his goal weight! Down to 22 lbs 12oz!" Barton, who is Skinny's attending veterinarian and owner, has had the cat on a strict fitness regimen, which includes walking in an underwater treadmill. In September 2012, Skinny was found in the backyard of a Richardson residence. Skinny was first taken to stay at the Richardson Animal Shelter before moving to East Lake Pet Orphanage where he could receive expert care of his large size. A year later, Barton told neighborsgo that she wants Skinny to weigh 22 pounds. Mission accomplished. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/richardson-lake-highlands/headlines/20140321-skinny-the-famously-fat-cat-is-down-to-his-ideal-weight.ece



Trotsky	Mar 23 2014, 12:16 AM Post #2
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Bitsy Mar 22 2014, 03:48 AM Underwater treadmill? I wonder how that works for a cat? I imagine the water buoys up a lot of the cat's weight allowing him a farther walk than his 42 pound limit of 5 feet. Sort of the same idea as water aerobics for those whose weight aggravates their arthritis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A37RTaoEuM Although, how you get the cat INTO the water without a battle royale mystifies me. Edited by Trotsky, Mar 23 2014, 12:27 AM.



Bitsy	Mar 23 2014, 12:33 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Trotsky Mar 23 2014, 12:16 AM Bitsy Mar 22 2014, 03:48 AM Underwater treadmill? I wonder how that works for a cat? I imagine the water buoys up a lot of the cat's weight allowing him a farther walk than his 42 pound limit of 5 feet. Sort of the same idea as water aerobics for those whose weight aggravates their arthritis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A37RTaoEuM Although, how you get the cat INTO the water without a battle royale mystifies me. Thanks. Getting the cat to that point is what stuns me.



FuzzyO	Mar 23 2014, 05:15 AM Post #4
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	I don't think a cat of that weight would be agile enough to put up much of a fight.



blizzard	Mar 23 2014, 11:12 AM Post #5
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	I wonder what the cat handler looks like after the kitty comes out of the water!



Trotsky	Mar 24 2014, 12:55 AM Post #6
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I had a smart Persian and a stupid one. The stupid one forgot how to clean her ass and needed at least two sprayings in the bathtub per week with one of us holding her and the other handling the rear spraying. Lord how she screamed and screamed. Unbearable all 'round. She would be all pretty for several hours and then take another shit. It's one of the many reasons I will not get another pet. Went to Gay Expo at the Javits Center yesterday and a pet center was trying to palm off a skinny exhausted 9 year old cat who was positive for feline leukemia. Can you imagine anyone taking that on? She was a pretty cat but I'd give her near zero chance of making it until Christmas. (I watched the progression of FeLV in my mother's cat so I know first hand...not pretty.) Edited by Trotsky, Mar 24 2014, 01:00 AM.



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