超过一半的猫，都太胖了

美国流行肥猫病。

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.

不仅仅是特别“邋遢”的26磅重的大公猫BeeJay，当他被费城一家收容所收养时，他上了头条;或者是纽约40磅重的barsik，他太胖了，需要一辆婴儿车才能走动。弗吉尼亚-马里兰兽医学院的一项新研究显示，美国超过50%的小猫超重或肥胖。

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.

研究人员说，额外的体重可能意味着额外的绒毛和可爱，但也意味着额外的健康问题，这会损害胖乎乎的猫咪的生活质量。

“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.

兽医学校营养助理教授梅根·谢泼德博士在一份声明中说：“就像人类一样，肥胖也有并发症，比如关节疾病。”

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.

这项为期一年的研究，由宠物食品品牌Purina赞助，研究人员招募了44只胖嘟嘟的猫咪，并给它们制定个性化的减肥计划，看看什么能最有效地帮助猫科动物减肥。

“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.

临床营养住院医师劳伦·多德博士说：“我们总是听到猫主人希望他们的猫减肥，因为他们明白保持理想体重的重要性。”

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，像人类一样，坚持节食对肥猫来说是很困难的。这项研究记录了猫主人让猫减肥的几种方式。

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

对于肥猫米科·安杰洛(Miko Angelo)来说，新玩具和通过过量喂食“爱[他]到死”都是成功的减肥方案。

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.

根据一份新闻稿，其他有效的治疗方法包括让猫“把蔬菜当作低卡路里的零食吃”，甚至像一位猫主人那样，和它们一起节食。