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In Meow's case, the shelter is awaiting blood test results to make sure he doesn't have any additional health problems. Shelter veterinarian Jennifer Steketee said the idea is for Meow to gradually lose weight by eating a special diet. He has already lost a couple of pounds since being turned in. Steketee said the dangers of feline obesity are not much different than they are for humans
-- extra pressure on the heart and joints. Swan said all the extra weight makes it tough for Meow to play. He had little interest in the super-sized toy mouse the shelter gave him when he first arrived and he couldn't squeeze much more than his head into the carpeted ring attached to the shelter's scratching post. "He's very sweet. He's doing everything a normal cat would do except he loses his breath and tires easily," Swan said. "We're seeing what we can to do help him."
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