Overweight or Obese Cats Presented to Australian Veterinary Practices: Risk Factors and Prevalence

摘要

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of overweight cats attending Australian veterinary clinics and to identify predictor variables for cats being categorised as overweight and obese. Of the 973 cats reported as being other than underweight, approximately half were male and 919 were neutered. Two hundred and seventy-three were categorised as overweight (26.2%) and 69 (6.6%) as obese. Prevalence increased with age up to 10 years, then declined. Surprisingly, rural and semi-rural cats were more likely to be reported in the overweight and obese weight categories compared with urban cats. In the overweight and obese weight categories, domestic breeds were more likely to be reported than exotic breeds and desexed and male cats were more likely to be reported than entire and female cats.