Volunteers helping morbidly obese cats lose weight at ARL of Boston
Updated: 9:13 PM EDT Aug 1, 2023
Volunteers helping morbidly obese cats lose weight at ARL of Boston
Updated: 9:13 PM EDT Aug 1, 2023
SPRINKLERS OFF. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MIKE. VOLUNTEERS AT THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON ARE WORKING TO HELP MULTIPLE 30 POUND CATS LOSE SOME WEIGHT. YEAH, THEY NEED TO. A TYPICAL HEALTHY WEIGHT FOR A CAT IS ABOUT 10 POUNDS MALEFICENT A THREE YEAR OLD FEMALE CAT AND KING A SEVEN YEAR OLD MALE CAT. THEY WERE BOTH OVER 30 POUNDS WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE RESCUE. THEY COULDN’T GROOM THEMSELVES. BOTH CATS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON A SPECIAL DIET. VOLUNTEERS SPEND EXTRA TIME PLAYING AND EXERCISING WITH THEM AND ONCE THEY DO LOSE A BIT MORE WEIGHT, THEY WILL BE UP FOR ADOPTION. THE RESCUE HOPES TO FIND FAMILIES COMMITTED TO HELPING TH
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Volunteers helping morbidly obese cats lose weight at ARL of Boston
Updated: 9:13 PM EDT Aug 1, 2023
Volunteers are assisting staff members at the Animal Rescue League of Boston in their efforts to help two morbidly obese cats lose weight.Maleficent, a 3-year-old female, and King, a 7-year-old male, both arrived at the ARL of Boston weighing over 30 pounds and could not groom themselves. A typical healthy weight for a cat is 10 pounds.Maleficent and King have both been put on a special diet and volunteers spend extra time playing with the cats and getting them to exercise.Once the cats lose a bit more weight, they will be put up for adoption. The ARL of Boston hopes to find families that are committed to helping the cats continue their weight loss journey.
BOSTON —
Volunteers are assisting staff members at the Animal Rescue League of Boston in their efforts to help two morbidly obese cats lose weight.
Maleficent, a 3-year-old female, and King, a 7-year-old male, both arrived at the ARL of Boston weighing over 30 pounds and could not groom themselves. A typical healthy weight for a cat is 10 pounds.
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Maleficent and King have both been put on a special diet and volunteers spend extra time playing with the cats and getting them to exercise.
Once the cats lose a bit more weight, they will be put up for adoption. The ARL of Boston hopes to find families that are committed to helping the cats continue their weight loss journey.