Real World, Real Results #Hillspet

Yo! This is Cathy Keisha and welcome to #HillsPet’s version of The Biggest Loser—Pet Edition. It’s been fun guest hosting this fabulous show where we talk about overweight cats and dogs and how we can help them take off the extra poundage. Over the past year, your host—ME—has lost a pound just talking about it!

Today, we have a special guest, who I’ll innerduce you to later. This cat has actually been ON the Hill’s® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution diet for the past 2 months. Before we meet our special guest, I’d like to tell you a bit about this diet, where you can still eat yummy food and lose weight too!

Cat Obesity Hits Epidemic Proportions! #HillsPet

CK here with some breaking news. This may sound like a headline from The Enquirer but it’s true. Over 50% of all U.S. cats and dogs are overweight; and, in most cases, their pet parents don’t care! It’s an outrage! That’s what it is. A study by the Banfield Pet Hospital State of Pet Health 2012 says that over the past five years the number of overweight cats has increased by 90%! Tell me that’s not an epidemic.

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Live Longer. #HillsPet

Yo! It’s CK and I’m here to tell you how you can help your pet lose weight and save your relationship. Your relationship with your pet, that is. I ain’t no Dear Abby! I’m going to share some Before and After pics that should get your attention. It’s time to stop denying Fido or Fluffy might have a weight problem.

Plumpy—I mean Autumn.

When the peeps first brought Autumn into their house, she was a little round ball of a cat. She had been TW’s Mom’s cat. Gramma used to tell TW that Autumn was a “dud” because she never played. Her nickname was “Plumpy." Gramma’s intentions were good; but, because she was in her late 70’s when she adopted Autumn, she didn’t have the energy to play with her. Autumn became lazy. She was the equivalent of a human couch potato.

Once TW adopted her, she changed Autumn's diet and set up a daily exercise time for her. Every day, she’d come home from work and get out the feather wand toy. Every day, Autumn would jump and play for the entire 20-30 minute play time. Did I mention she’d also purr the entire time. Autumn was definitely not a dud. She loved to play and was so much happier. Autumn was a slender cat trapped in the body of a flabby tabby.