Cat wins slimming contest

Monday, 8 March 2010 21:00

One fat cat and her owner are celebrating after the feline managed to lose over 20 per cent of her body weight.

Toots was named the Chester champion of Kilo Crunch Challenge run by Vets4Pets at Brook Lane, Hoole, the Chester Chronicle reported.

She was crowned the weight loss queen after shedding 1.4 kg of her overall weight, slimming her down to 4.7 kg.

Her proud owner Lindsay Burdekin told the local paper that she had rescued Toots from a life on the streets and her weight loss had been noticeable because of her small size.

She added that Toots' diet had been improved from a tip from one pet health care professional which involved carefully measuring the amount of food the kitty was receiving.

Now Toots "definitely seems happier and healthier which makes all the hard work worthwhile", Ms Burdekin concluded.

According to the Pet Center, if you are hoping to help your furry friend lose weight you should not make food available to them all the time but rather feed them two to four small meals per day.

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Posted by Gemma