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This seems like a good initiative, but makes me wonder, isn't there a risk these cats will end up overeating when endless Internet-people click the feed-button?
by torarnv 11mo ago
This seems like a good initiative, but makes me wonder, isn't there a risk these cats will end up overeating when endless Internet-people click the feed-button?
- RobotToaster 11mo agoCats generally don't overeat like dogs do.
- braebo 11mo agoMy cat would literally pop if he could eat as much as he wanted :(
- IAmBroom 11mo agoMy entire experience with cats disagrees.
- baking 11mo agoA vet once told me that male orange cats can become food-obsessed, and my entire experience with cats agrees with that. One orange male that needs to be food restricted, while every other cat I know doesn't.
- account42 11mo agoI've also seen non-orange fatties. At least other tabbies have to chonk potential. It's probably more of an individual thing (but some breed might be more prone to overeating than others) just like with humans.
- ooterness 11mo agoIt depends on the cat. Some will self-regulate, others will not.
- GreenWatermelon 11mo agoThe "oh lawd he comin"[0] meme is popular precisely because cat tend to over eat. [0] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chonk-oh-lawd-he-comin https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chonk-oh-lawd-he-comin