To be clear, too, the chubby cat is very well taken care of, and part of the reason they even have the wheel is so that he ...

Cats are carnivores, which means they eat mostly meat. House cats evolved from hunters who ate high amounts of protein and some fat and carbohydrates. They still need the same type of diet today.

This may mean that cats are a good model for studying obesity in humans, and studying them could help both us and felines get healthier overall. "Animals share our beds. They share our ice cream.