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Or stop overfeeding your cats.
I totally agree with you, and I have also met and heard about cats with food aggression, inhaling food until they grow up from eating too fast, stealing other cats food, crying for food when they should not reasonably be hungry.
GLP-1s have eliminated much of the “food noise” that I used to experience, which is like intrusive thoughts about eating. It feels so good to not obsess or crave foods as intensely as I used to.
GLP-1s in some ways have given me my life back. I’m so happy I no longer dwell or fixate on food the way I used to. My health has improved. I can do exercises, sport activities that I couldn’t do when I was obese.
If we can help obese cats stop fixating on food too, I think that could be a good thing.
But it also raises some questions to me. Obese cats could be the fault of it’s owner not stimulating the cat with enough playtime, but perhaps not every case.
I feel bad that a cat would have to go to a vet every six months to get an implant in them. I wonder if an injection or oral supplement is an option for cats - or if an implant was preferred because humans may try to obtain GLP-1s for themselves using their cats.
Also, the only way I bonded with my mother’s cat was with churu treats. If her cat didn’t crave treats the way she does, would we still have bonded? When her cat escapes the house, one sure way to get the cat back in the house is to bribe it with treats. Would that stop working?
Obesity in pets should not be celebrated. It’s a sad thing.
When her cat escapes the house, one sure way to get the cat back in the house is to bribe it with treats. Would that stop working?
People say cats are just as possible to train as a dog, but I’ve never seen one that sits and rolls over.
If her cat didn’t crave treats the way she does, would we still have bonded?
Does it still need the treats? You may have trained it successfully to be friendly.
Obesity in pets should not be celebrated. It’s a sad thing.
Absolutely.
Does it still need the treats? You may have trained it successfully to be friendly.
This cat used to be a feral street cat, and is still shy and skittish with humans. She only bonded with people that patiently spent a lot of time with her, and importantly, fed her. I worry she wouldn’t bond with new humans if she doesn’t crave treats (she is not obese, so this drug isn’t necessary for her)
Is that The Penguin’s (i.e. Danny Devito’s) cat?
