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 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

buried, where it belongs

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Aww poor little guy.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] nocturne@piefed.social 21 points 2 days 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/