Pampered cats have been piling on the pounds during the Covid-19 crisis as British owners spoil them at home, an animal charity has claimed.
Research from the Cats Protection charity says one in five cats have put on weight due to their owners over indulging them at home, with more than a quarter of owners admitting they had overfed their pet since March 2020.
Before the pandemic, it was estimated over three million of the UK’s pet cats were overweight, with the charity suggesting one in five more have gained between one and 2.25 kilograms in weight over the last year.
A CAT once considered the UK’s “fattest” has lost nearly three kilos after being placed on a special diet. Five-year-old Paisley was taken in by animal welfare charity Cats Protection last year when her owners could not cope with her anymore. The portly pussycat weighed in at 10.75 kgs - twice her recommended weight - and was so large that staff at the charity’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Chelwood Gate had to help her clean herself.
Cats Protection is warning cat owners to be aware of their pets weight. After being put on a specially prescribed diet, she was adopted by James Frankland, 52, from Hove, who has continued with Paisley’s slimming plan.
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