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Fear not, I’m not making a bold philosphical claim in this post; I’m refering to the fat cat called Socrates, whose story we told you about all the way back in November!

You may remember Socrates was over twice his ideal body weight last year, weighing over 10.1kg! For this reason, he was chosen by PDSA (the vet charity) to take part in a 100-day diet and fitness prgramme to help him slim down and lose him dangerous levels of fat. Well, now his diet is over and he’s lost a huge 1.5kg – 15% of his body weight!

However, despite Socrates’ great achievement, Amber – a fat cat from Edinburgh – also took part in the challenge and managed to lose 17% of her body weight over the 100 days! This put Socrates in a still highly-respectable second place and has inspired his owner, Bill Duncan; “Before Pet Fit Club, Socs struggled just to groom himself properly, he had no interest in his toys or exercising and spent most of his time cat-napping. “Now, he’s like a different cat. He can groom himself and reach places he couldn’t before. “As a result his coat is in superb condition, he has loads of energy and loves playing with his cat-toys.”

Bill is determine to continue Socrate’ diet until he reaches his ‘ideal weight’ of 4.5kg. He hopes his cat will have achieved this by the summer of 2011. From everybody here at the Cat Health Blog – good luck Bill and Socrates! Keep up the good work!

Socrates, a cat from Newcastle, was 124% overweight when he was put on a 100-day fitness and diet programme by vet charity PDSA. At 10.1kg, Socrates was over double the weight he should ideally be, which is never healthy for any living thing!

He is now halfway through the 100-day challenge and has lost a massive 0.65kg! Bill Duncan, his owner, is thrilled and hopes his pet will be down to 8.8kg by the New Year; “His coat has brightened up and he is much silkier to the touch. He has also started to groom himself more and has loads more energy” the proud owner declared. There won’t be a New Year blowout for Socrates though, as Bill plans for his cat to trim down to an impressive 4.5kg over the next year and a half; “at the end of it, I will have a healthier and happier cat”. Bill might be pleased to know that his pet insurance premium will probably also drop radically when his cat reaches a sensible size!

The diet and fitness programme for Socrates has been tailored by Newcastle PDSA PetAid hospital, who report that he “the change in him, even at this halfway stage, is fantastic”. Hopefully this story will serve as a reminder of our responsibly to keep our cats trim and healthy over this season of gluttony!