The dieting season officially opened Tuesday in many American homes. But one Fargo family's efforts began in earnest last April following the death of Heine McNair, a 22½-pound tabby whose weight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meowzempic is here. Experts estimate that more than half of the world’s pet cats are overweight — and now the flabby tabbies might ...

While some cats seem to have the unique ability for putting on the pounds as they age, others are just born and bred big. We've asked Emmy-Award Winning Veterinarian Dr. Jeff Werber to share a few cat ...

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 ...

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 get healthier in the ...

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 24-7. ...

Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and Type 2 diabetes, a new study claims. Food-related changes in obese cats' ...

A man has shared the biggest rescue he has ever mounted, after a 25 pound "hunk" of a feline, aptly named Fat Cat, got stuck up a tree. Duane Hook is an avid tree climber and uses his skills to save ...