“I have an overweight cat, but she has a bladder condition and has to eat special food the vet prescribed that makes her fat. Poor thing, her belly touches the ground, and she has such little paws and a little head for her body.”

— Amy Hittle, nurse, Wichita

“No. I have a cat, but we play with him all the time so he gets a lot of exercise. If you just let your cat lay around, which they tend to do, it's going to become overweight.”

— Courtney Griffin, Lawrence High School senior, Lawrence

“Yes, my cat Ralph. He could set off the scale that opens the doors at the grocery store.”

— Michael Young, restaurant manager, Lawrence

“I have an overweight cockapoo, a cocker spaniel/poodle. We have two dogs, but he's the boss. When we put the food down, he steals from his sister.”

— Christine Lamanno, office manager, Kansas City, Mo.