Published 13:13 IST, October 29th 2019
Obese cat's underwater treadmill workout routine is winning hearts
Cinderblock is the cat who seeks to live longer with her ‘purrfect’ workout sessions. The cat was seen having underwater treadmill sessions to lose weight
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An obese cat who is desperate to lose some weight is winning hearts across social media. Cinderblock, obese cat who seeks to live longer with her ‘purrfect’ workout sessions was seen having underwater tremill sessions in a video that went viral on internet. Earlier, lazy cat became an internet sensation with her ‘one-paw workout’. But this time cat is all set for run.
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Cinderblock suffers from obesity
8-year old feline was taken to rthshore Veterinary Hospital in Bellingham which is located near Canian border for euthanasia. cat's previous owner h developed health issues and has an ailing far to care for. She couldn't cope with taking care of Cinderblock as well. Cinder reportedly weighs 25 pounds and has certain health issues. veterinary doctors prescribed regular workout sessions for cat to reduce weight. Veterinarian Kiffney and his team prepared an underwater tremill plan to execute same.
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underwater tremill workout
Kiffney told media that Cinderblock's previous owner h a far who was suffering from dementia and refore overfed cat. Kiffney and his team toger me a workout plan for cat to lose weight. rthshore Veterinary Hospital posted an upgred video of cat working out on tremill, this time with more amount of water.
post re, “Many people have wondered why we are subjecting Cinder to underwater tremill. Cinder has arthritis in multiple joints and is carrying an extra 10 lb of body weight. water provides a reduced weight-bearing environment that increases functional use of limbs without marked weight loing and resultant discomfort to joints. She's still in process of becoming acclimated to this tremill and water level is lower than we would like just so she can become used to process.”
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Animal obesity is a major concern
video received more than 2.2 million views. Kiffney furr said that obesity is a major concern even for domesticated pets as much as it is for humans. He said that it is important to raise awareness among people regarding animal obesity and his team is certainly dedicated to cause.
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18:48 IST, October 28th 2019