hi,
i am cat sitting (long term) my sisters elderly cat (she is 15 years old)
i have known this cat all her life, and she loves to eat and had gotten a bit plump
since being with me, she has lost some wt, which wasn't bad, since she was over wt to start with
but now i can see what i always wondered about before- this cat has a chest that seems, well, barrel-chested, to me- her rib cage seems to flare out at the base, and just seems too big
now, maybe this is due to the wt loss
or maybe some cats are just made this way
or- could this be a sign of a some problem (esp with her lungs or heart)
she shows NO SIGNS of illness at all, she seems happy and she is more active than she was at home, in short she seems well
but i don't know if perhaps something is developing that needs to be looked in to.....
if you have seen my other posts, i tend to worry!!
so it would help if anyone else knows of, or has, a cat with a large rib cage...
anyone?
i am cat sitting (long term) my sisters elderly cat (she is 15 years old)
i have known this cat all her life, and she loves to eat and had gotten a bit plump
since being with me, she has lost some wt, which wasn't bad, since she was over wt to start with
but now i can see what i always wondered about before- this cat has a chest that seems, well, barrel-chested, to me- her rib cage seems to flare out at the base, and just seems too big
now, maybe this is due to the wt loss
or maybe some cats are just made this way
or- could this be a sign of a some problem (esp with her lungs or heart)
she shows NO SIGNS of illness at all, she seems happy and she is more active than she was at home, in short she seems well
but i don't know if perhaps something is developing that needs to be looked in to.....
if you have seen my other posts, i tend to worry!!
so it would help if anyone else knows of, or has, a cat with a large rib cage...
anyone?