title: Overweight cats: prevalence and risk factors.
abstract: Body condition was assessed by owners and veterinarians for over 2000 cats presented to 31 private veterinary hospitals in the Northeastern United States. Each owner completed a questionnaire querying potential factors associated with his/her cat's body condition. Veterinarians reported twenty-five percent of cats were overweight (heavy or obese), while owners estimated 29% of their pets were overweight. Apartment dwelling, inactivity, middle age, being male, neutered, of mixed breeding, and certain dietary factors were associated with being overweight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Scarlett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donoghue
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saidla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wills
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002369:Castration / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009511:New England / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires