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Everyone loves a good weight loss story, and they are even better when they involve cats! Fat cats (also known as chonks, heckin chonkers, and absolute units) are cute and cuddly, but too much weigh is not conducive to longevity. Cats who reach a healthy weight are happier, more active, and they clean themselves better, which is very important to their humans.
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Notice how this mustachioed cat went from a wide stance to balancing on his feet normally. A lot of cats display that when they lose excess weight. Putting a cat on a diet is difficult, since your cat will not cooperate. It's totally up to you to get them down to a healthy weight, which can seem like torture to a cat whose only joy in life is eating. Restricting food is especially hard when there are other pets in the house. But the rewards are great when a cat looks this good. See the amazing transformations of 50 chonky cats who went from "Oh Lawd, He Comin'!" to svelte and healthy over time with a caring human who put them on a diet, at Bored Panda.