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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Catjane on July 02, 2007, 20:53:56 PM

Title: Kitty work out!
Post by: Catjane on July 02, 2007, 20:53:56 PM

Hahaha!  Just browsing a vid site (linked to in another thread here) and found this:

http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2007/01/08/kittytreadmill/index.html (http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2007/01/08/kittytreadmill/index.html)

Bless him!  Seems like he's on a mission to fight that flab!

Title: Re: Kitty work out!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on July 02, 2007, 21:21:06 PM

 :rofl:

Title: Re: Kitty work out!
Post by: hOrZa on July 02, 2007, 22:57:14 PM

I liked that :)

Title: Re: Kitty work out!
Post by: Hippykitty on July 03, 2007, 09:05:00 AM

Eeeeeeekkkk!!!!

Cats don't have the heart/lung aerobic capacity for sustained exercise like this.
Cats can run sprints, not marathons, which is why they often lose prey - they can be outrun if they don't bring their prey down within a short time. (Remember those big cat wildlife doc.s where the lioness gets woofed out and the wildebeest gets away?).
This exercise machine is made for prolonged effort, which is why the cat keeps rolling off - he's puffed out and his heart is being over-taxed.

 :no no: :RIP:

Title: Re: Kitty work out!
Post by: goatboy on July 03, 2007, 19:05:47 PM

I tie Ozzy's favorite toy mouse to the washing line in the garden to give her excercise. That keeps her running round like a loon, then she gets puffed out sits on my lap and goes to sleep for an hour  :Luv: