[Anonymouse]

For any pet to reach such a size is not inevitable; owners can encourage them to take the proper amount of exercise. This is abuse and neglect, pure and simple. The owner should be prosecuted, and the cat should be legally seized and given a good home.

After lots of exercise, a healthy diet and hydrotherapy, that is, the poor thing.

Looking after a cat properly is not difficult. Mine, for instance, was encouraged from kittenhood to take exercise (she was brought up originally as an indoor cat, so this was important) by the simple expedient of placing kitty treats in places where she'd have to climb or jump to get at them. This also has the added benefit of allowing the cat to exercise her natural instincts and behaviour, resulting in a more relaxed and well-behaved moggy. It worked perfectly; she is now 12 (every time I think that, I think, "No, she can't be! 12?! Really?!" - it hasn't seemed like 12 years) and showing few signs of aging or slowing down - she can still leap from my bedroom windowsill onto my wardrobe with utter grace and no effort at all.