UF veterinary professor Dr. Chen Gilor is leading a large pilot study of a GLP-1 weight loss drug called MEOW-1, or ManagEment of Over Weight cats.

An estimated 57% of U.S. cats are overweight or obese, according to a 2008 study by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. So WebMD asked Rolan Tripp, DVM, for advice on how to get fat cats back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeding your pet scraps from the dining table is an absolute no-go, no matter how much they beg. Stroking them, playing with them ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: My cat Fred’s fat underbelly swings when he walks. I think it’s ...

Royal Canin, a brand that aims to create healthy pet food with the aid of veterinarians, has announced a new cat food that ...

Weight loss journeys are never easy; they require patience and time. The same goes for cats. In fact, around 60% of house cats are overweight, and some reach extreme levels where serious intervention ...

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 ...

In the past, cats weren't nearly as obese as they are now because they were outside all of the time, or at least let out to roam and hunt at night. That's not the case anymore. In many ways, that's a ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A fat cat from Washington has reached viral fame after video of her protesting her workout routine went viral. Exercise is rarely fun, as Cinderblock the Cat can attest. But no ...

A Los Angeles animal shelter volunteer stepped up to foster an overweight senior cat, offering the feline a safe place to learn to trust again. Shelter volunteer Rhamine Miguelez, known on TikTok as ...