{"id":27430,"date":"2024-07-22T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T05:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecatpalace.com.au\/?p=27430"},"modified":"2025-10-20T01:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:55:08","slug":"do-fat-cats-live-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/2024\/07\/22\/do-fat-cats-live-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u80a5\u732b\u66f4\u957f\u5bff\u5417\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Long Live FAT Cats? The data is in! Fat Cats DO live longer!<\/strong> So \u2018size 6\u2019 cats live longest, followed closely by the even chubbier \u2018size 7 and size 8\u2019 ! Now that WAS unexpected. Super-sized \u20189\u2019 and super slim \u20183 and 4\u2019 did not live as long. Dr Kim thinks it may be because cats don\u2019t share - so when they get sick, they hide, and live on those reserves, so their relationship to \u2018fat\u2019 is different than for the social animals - humans, dogs, rats and mice.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27433 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/long-live-cats.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Things that are <b>NOT related<\/b> to being a fat cat are - <b>diabetes<\/b> (it is mainly genetic with burmese and siamese being especially prone, and age-related as everyone\u2019s pancreas declines by a variable percent each year), <b>arthritis<\/b> (cats as young as 2 years get arthritis, it is what happens to athletes and after car accidents when joints get damaged by excessive impact), nor<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>high blood pressure, kidney disease or cancer<\/b>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So one more food treat might not be as bad as is popularly believed. And besides, most cats cannot be conned into eating<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>more than they need - when they shout at you near the food bowl, your cat really only wants attention! Play with them, pat them or just stir the food to re-release the scents!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read the whole article on the relationship of Body Condition Score to Longevity<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>- <a href=\"\/zh\/info@thecatpalace.com.au\/\">email us<\/a> and Dr Kim can send it to you or find it here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/1098612X17752198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/1098612X17752198<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>And to follow that thought - the longer you live, the more problems you get - old age just ain\u2019t for sissies as they say - but regular Senior Checks (August each year!) mean that Dr Kim can make Accurate Age-based recommendations so you can keep YOUR CAT comfortable and interacting (aka demanding) for as long as possible. It is so hard to learn a new cat\u2019s rules so keeping your cat happy into their teens is a very manageable goal<\/p>\n<p>Antioxidant dietary modifiCATions increase longevity - cats &gt; 7 years<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purinainstitute.com\/science-of-nutrition\/extending-healthy-life\/longevity-study-in-cats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purinainstitute.com\/science-of-nutrition\/extending-healthy-life\/longevity-study-in-cats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>but only by 1 year (= 4 years humans), so sticking with the best food product you can afford (and that your cat will eat), is still the most effective therapy around. For more thoughts on feeding your cat see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/felinefriendlycare.com\/cat-owners-guide-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">felinefriendlycare.com\/cat-owners-guide-library<\/a><\/strong> where there are several great pdf\u2019s including \u2018what should I feed my cat?\u2019<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27434 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feline-purina-body-condition.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top tip<\/strong> - cats\u2019 weight is very indicative of their health. Weight changes - especially weight loss - are usually significant, so it is well worth the investment in getting a baby weighing machine see below ...<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>or a litter tray that weighs your cat...<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pet-tech.com.au\/products\/pet-tech-auto-cat-litter-box-65l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pet-tech.com.au\/products\/pet-tech-auto-cat-litter-box-65l<\/a><\/strong> some even know which cat is in the tray <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petivity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.petivity.com<\/a><\/strong> , and whether they are peeing or pooing - now that is a great use of AI deep learning!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Best start using it early, as a lot of cats get fixated on tray types, placements and litter preferences and sudden changes lead to \u2018pee-mail messages\u2019 - they stop using the tray.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27435 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/baby-scales.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"dsm_author":{"name":"Dr. Kim Kendall","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","archive_link":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/author\/dr-kim-kendall\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[{"term_name":"Blog","term_id":10,"term_link":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/blog\/"}],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-150x150.webp","medium":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-300x225.webp","medium_large":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-768x576.webp","large":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","1536x1536":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","2048x2048":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","et-pb-post-main-image":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-400x250.webp","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","et-pb-portfolio-image":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-400x284.webp","et-pb-portfolio-module-image":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-510x382.webp","et-pb-portfolio-image-single":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat-400x516.webp","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp","full":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fatcat.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27430"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29573,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27430\/revisions\/29573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecatpalace.com.au\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}