Wow, I've seen posts about the here and there. I've got such mixed feelings about it. I mean it's interesting and good to spread awareness. But it feels wrong to make entertainment from sick people.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the sick aren't going to magically get better from not laughing at them

[–] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but it's kinda sick behavior to laugh at them. Where is your empathy?

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

buried, where it belongs

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It may motivate them and help them with connections to get better. I wish they weren't exploited to do so, but it's not my TV programming.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Poor kitty. :(

Obviously his weight was a huge problem and massive threat to his health. But honestly if he had cancer, I don't know that they would have known before it was too late anyway, even if he was of normal size. That's the scary part about cancer. It grows silently until it causes noticeable problems and by then it can be difficult or impossible to treat... especially in animals.

[–] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Aww poor little guy.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Those irresponsible owners. Cats can suffer from cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes too.

[–] nocturne@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

The chonky kitty was existing on a diet of cookies and soup when his pudgy plight was discovered, Newsflash reported.

It’s believed that hospital staff enjoyed feeding him to the point where things went more than a little overboard.

“Kroshik’s story is an extremely rare case when someone loved a cat so much that they fed him to such a state,” a spokesperson for the Matroskin Shelter in Prem explained.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/06/lifestyle/russian-rescue-cat-named-crumbs-weighed-38-lbs-was-unable-to-walk/