超過(guò)一半的貓，都太胖了

美國(guó)流行肥貓病。

And it’s not just the especially “chonky” 26-pound big boy BeeJay, who made headlines when he went up for adoption at a Philadelphia shelter, or New York’s own 40-pound Barsik, who’s so fat he needs a stroller to get around. More than 50% of the nation’s kitties are overweight or obese, according to a new study from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.

不僅僅是特別“邋遢”的26磅重的大公貓BeeJay，當(dāng)他被費(fèi)城一家收容所收養(yǎng)時(shí)，他上了頭條;或者是紐約40磅重的barsik，他太胖了，需要一輛嬰兒車才能走動(dòng)。弗吉尼亞-馬里蘭獸醫(yī)學(xué)院的一項(xiàng)新研究顯示，美國(guó)超過(guò)50%的小貓超重或肥胖。

The extra weight may mean extra fluff and cuteness, but it also means additional health problems, which can impair a chubby puss’s quality of life, researchers say.

研究人員說(shuō)，額外的體重可能意味著額外的絨毛和可愛(ài)，但也意味著額外的健康問(wèn)題，這會(huì)損害胖乎乎的貓咪的生活質(zhì)量。

“Just like in humans, there are complications associated with obesity, such as joint disease,” says veterinary school nutrition assistant professor Dr. Megan Shepherd in a statement.

獸醫(yī)學(xué)校營(yíng)養(yǎng)助理教授梅根·謝潑德博士在一份聲明中說(shuō)：“就像人類一樣，肥胖也有并發(fā)癥，比如關(guān)節(jié)疾病。”

The yearlong study — which, full disclosure, was sponsored by pet food brand Purina — enrolled 44 chunky felines and gave them each personalized weight-loss plans to see what works best to help kitties lose weight.

這項(xiàng)為期一年的研究，由寵物食品品牌Purina贊助，研究人員招募了44只胖嘟嘟的貓咪，并給它們制定個(gè)性化的減肥計(jì)劃，看看什么能最有效地幫助貓科動(dòng)物減肥。

“We hear all the time that feline owners want their cats to lose weight because they understand how important it is to keep their cat an ideal body weight,” says clinical nutrition resident Dr. Lauren Dodd.

臨床營(yíng)養(yǎng)住院醫(yī)師勞倫·多德博士說(shuō)：“我們總是聽(tīng)到貓主人希望他們的貓減肥，因?yàn)樗麄兠靼妆３掷硐塍w重的重要性。”

However, like humans, sticking to a diet can be difficult for fat cats. The study chronicled several ways owners have gotten their cats to shed the pounds.

然而，像人類一樣，堅(jiān)持節(jié)食對(duì)肥貓來(lái)說(shuō)是很困難的。這項(xiàng)研究記錄了貓主人讓貓減肥的幾種方式。

For fat cat Miko Angelo, new toys and not “loving [him] to death” through overfeeding made for a successful weight-loss regimen.

對(duì)于肥貓米科·安杰洛(Miko Angelo)來(lái)說(shuō)，新玩具和通過(guò)過(guò)量喂食“愛(ài)[他]到死”都是成功的減肥方案。

Other effective treatments included getting cats to “eat vegetables as a low-calorie snack,” and even dieting alongside them, as one cat owner did, according to a press release.

根據(jù)一份新聞稿，其他有效的治療方法包括讓貓“把蔬菜當(dāng)作低卡路里的零食吃”，甚至像一位貓主人那樣，和它們一起節(jié)食。