Videos of Cinderblock, an 8-year-old gray domestic shorthair, has captured the attention of social media users. A Facebook video of Cinderblock meowing while lazily using a treadmill has been seen more than 2.2 million times.
The cat was relinquished by its owner to Britta Kiffney, DVM, at Northshore Veterinary Hospital in Bellingham, Washington < link > who posted the video of the morbidly obese cat. Kiffney hopes Cinderblock’s plight inspires people to keep their pets healthy.
Source: CNN, October 26, 2019. Link. “We are hoping to raise awareness of pet obesity, as nearly 60% of pet cats are either overweight or obese,” Kiffney said. “Many people do not realize their pet is overweight.”