Friday, 25 February 2011
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Now Even American Pets Are Fat
This is a guest post from Just A Guy Thing.
If Americans want to beach themselves on a couch, failing to prove themselves smarter than 6th graders, allowing the remote to slide effortlessly through their orange Cheetoh-dusted digits, that's totally fine. Less competition for me at the bars. However, when these tubs can't even get mobile enough to step outside and walk their pets, there's a very real problem that goes beyond cute pictures of fat puppies.Dogs aren't goldfish. They aren't meant to live in close quarters without the light of day while you enter hour 11 of your Halo game. As a pet owner you have duty to tend to the needs of your pet. Like walking them, and not feeding them the same crap you're pumping down your gullet. Which is why this WSJ article is so upsetting. A study to be released next week indicates that half of cats and dogs in America are overwieght or obese. This is leading to "diabetes, arthritis, kidney failure, high blood pressure and cancer."
Two things to take away from the article: Active dogs need 30-60 minutes of outdoor play. Which, probably not coincidentally, is probably the same amount of activity that your cookie-dough ass requires. Also, don't leave your pet's dish full of food all the time. These are animals that were once wild and are genetically conditioned to eat whatever's in front of them because they don't know where there next meal will come from.
Oh, and if you buy a dog treadmill, I will fucking kill you.
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Haha, Americans are lazy asses. (I'm American, I'm allowed to say that. Even if I wasn't I would.)
I first became aware of pet obesity while looking for dog shampoo at walmart. Skimming the isle minding my own business, a bottle caught my eye and what was it? Diet pills..For your pets. Disturbing.
Pets are getting fat, because their owners are fat.
9/10 fat pets always have lazy ass owners. (from my experience.. not PERSONAL experience, but from looking at other ppl)
Owners give their pets the same exact lifestyle that they live. It's unfortunate... THAT is REAL animal abuse. Peta thinks skinning for fur and eating chicken is animal abuse.. Think INSIDE the box! Most pet owners are animal abusers.. Pet or not, animals are animals.. Most pets get fed same canned meals daily, put on a leash, some owners like to dress up their pooches and give them pedis/manis/and dye their hair.... it's so disgusting. That's why I chose not to have a pet, because I really DO LOVE animals.. and I cannot guarantee that I will give them the true love that they deserve at all times! And god knows, if they have to get surgery with a bill of thousands of dollars... sorry pet.. I'm not that rich
I seriously once had someone tell me that it was okay to leave your dog's food bowl full at all times because after eating so much they get sick a few times... they would learn their lesson and only eat when hungry. All of his animals were overweight. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have pets.
They are fat because Americans are feeding them like Americans. Also, the pet food these days? It's like people food! Their bodies are not made to eat our food.
@LaughOutLoudLauren@xanga - Ha! You can say that a-thrice! Very lazy
i completely agree one of the joys of owning a dog is playing with her outside and around the house people food should stay on our plates. dog food is made with their health in mind period.
I can't wait to have a dog and run in the park with them every day.
I don't really care if people want to be obese and lazy, but people who don't take care of their pets fucking disgust me.
Eh. My cat is pretty fat. He gets carb-loaded food and would down the whole thing(enough food for 5 cats for 12hours) before I could run in and stop him. My bunny is pretty fit due to free running at least 4 days a week. Every dog I've had was fit and muscular.
According to your first paragraph, I should be fat, because any time I'm free at home is pretty much spent on the couch or in my room, on the computer, relaxing... but I work a labor-intensive job 4-5 times a week :]
My cat is tubby now, but only in comparison to when I got him. I'd say that his distended tummy is due to the malnutrition he used to have when he lived on the streets. I don't know his age or his weight, but when I got him you could see his ribs through his fur. He's filled out a lot.
Even though he looks kinda fat, I think he's generally healthy. Most vets say that your cat is probably at a healthy weight as long as you can still feel their ribs when you touch their sides. We usually play several times a day, running back and forth in my apartment and twirling strings. Idk. I love my little man.
I always told my friends that as soon as I turned 18 I would get MY own dog. Now as much as I would love one I know it would be wrong to own a dog because my busy schedule would not allow enough time a pet requires. I don't understand why some people adopt a puppy and then leave it locked up alone all day and night in a tiny flat. And then they wonder why their dog is always acting “crazy”.
dogs here are fat too. more and more people use baby stroller for dogs!! Well, those strollers are tailor- made for dogs. So terrible. So now they don't even need to walk. So sad.
As someone who works in kennels at the SPCA, I can tell you that animal obesity is a huge problem! I've had to carry a dog with a blanket wrapped under her stomach, because she was too big to walk. It is just plainly neglect when an animal gets to that point, just the same as starving them. I can tell you that the dogs are just as miserable being that huge as if they were skin and bones. Makes me so angry....
I love the ending "Oh, and if you buy a dog treadmill, I will fucking kill you."
Our pets are good and I don't know anyone with obese/fat animals, but I know they exist. Poor babies :[
American pets have always been fat, what are you talking about?
Dog tredmill? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Now I click on Healthkicker posts, and it's really Mancouch, and I get to read the F word right out there in the open. Oh joy.
Talk about animal cruelty..
This subject is very serious and I adamantly oppose anyone that mistreats animals this way. With that said, this post was fucking hilarious.
"your cookie-dough ass requires""if you buy a dog treadmill, I will fucking kill you"
LMFAO
I think the issue of overweight pets is awful.
That said, while it's entirely possible that the majority of people with fat pets are fat themselves, I'm sure there are also plenty of healthy weighted people with overweight/obese pets, too.
In fact, my aunt and uncle had an overweight dog. He was put on a diet, of sorts. They were healthy weighted people. My husband and I both have a weight problem, currently working on it, and our cats are NOT overweight.
I think it should be common sense that pets don't need a full dish of food all day long. It's not just an overweight/obese person who doesn't have common sense.
Basically, I think this post could have been better done without all the immature statements like "cookie dough ass", for example. Of course, even though I thought this was on healthkicker, since it's on mancouch, I'm not really all that shocked.
And while I generally think dog treadmills are a bit ridiculous, I could see the use in some cases
My dog is in the healthy range. He's gained some weight in his older years, he can't get around like he used to, poor thing!
@mashroob@xanga - ew. that IS pretty disturbing.
just because you want to harm your body, dont bring it to your pet >
My cats' food bowls are kept full and I have never had a problem with pet obesity. They are very active and visit the vet regularly.