absolutely disgusting

[Miakoda]

Yuck.

We had a client who brought her 32 lb cat in and complained about how animal control fined her $250 and mandated she bring the cat in to us for a diet plan and check-up. And I'm not talking about a Main Coon or any other larger breed (which still doesn't weigh that much!). This cat should've been around 9 lbs......tops! And honestly it really should've been in the 7-8 lb range. The cat could not walk on it's own. It could barely stand up. It's abdomen dragged the floor. It could not groom itself other than just the 2 front paws and about 1/4 of the way up the front legs. It could not get into a litter box if it tried. The poor thing was horrid and miserable.

And the woman did nothing but bitch & complain about how AC needs to go after neglect & cruelty and those who starve their cats and not people like her who love their animals. I wanted to slap her.

What happened to the cat? In the end the cat was seized and euthanized by AC after the woman put it in the front yard to "enjoy the sunshine" as she claimed it liked to do as it was attacked by another cat and severely injured. And I believe she was fined another $250.

 

[TheGoldenRetriever]

And the woman did nothing but bitch & complain about how AC needs to go after neglect & cruelty and those who starve their cats and not people like her who love their animals. I wanted to slap her.

Too bad it's not legal to bitch-slap somebody like that. Sounds like yet another idiot thinking along the lines of "well, at least I feed him" ... as if their own brand of cruelty is any "better" than another.

Many overweight animals are not quite soooo obese as that BC or the cat you mentioned ... but still overweight. Many times their owners are clueless rather than overtly or intentionally cruel. I see a lot of overweight Labs and Goldens. Their owners think they are doing these dogs a favor because they claim "But he's always hungry!!" They don't seem to realize that dogs of these breeds (and many others!) will frequently eat as much as you give them!! The dogs don't know any better ... it's up to the owner to know what's best for them.

What happened to the cat? In the end the cat was seized and euthanized by AC after the woman put it in the front yard to "enjoy the sunshine" as she claimed it liked to do as it was attacked by another cat and severely injured. And I believe she was fined another $250.

What a freakin' moron!! That poor obese cat could have safely "enjoyed the sunshine" from a window from inside the house. Amazing it didn't occur to her that a cat so obese it can barely move would be vulnerable left outside by itself.
Sure hope that woman didn't breed herself (as in have children) ... sounds like her gene pool needs some chlorination.

 

[Boemy]

Yuck.

We had a client who brought her 32 lb cat in and complained about how animal control fined her $250 and mandated she bring the cat in to us for a diet plan and check-up. And I'm not talking about a Main Coon or any other larger breed (which still doesn't weigh that much!). This cat should've been around 9 lbs......tops! And honestly it really should've been in the 7-8 lb range. The cat could not walk on it's own. It could barely stand up. It's abdomen dragged the floor. It could not groom itself other than just the 2 front paws and about 1/4 of the way up the front legs. It could not get into a litter box if it tried. The poor thing was horrid and miserable.

And the woman did nothing but bitch & complain about how AC needs to go after neglect & cruelty and those who starve their cats and not people like her who love their animals. I wanted to slap her.

What happened to the cat? In the end the cat was seized and euthanized by AC after the woman put it in the front yard to "enjoy the sunshine" as she claimed it liked to do as it was attacked by another cat and severely injured. And I believe she was fined another $250.

Just reading that made my blood boil. Why are people so blind?