6 days ago
Black Cat Who Insists on Exercising With Dad Is the Cutest Little Workout Buddy
Meet Knuckles, the Black Cat who loves to hop on the treadmill and work out alongside his dad. Isn't he just the cutest little workout buddy!?
According to his human mama, Knuckles now requires working out on the treadmill six or seven times a day, and all at his "preferred speed," of course.
According to this video, Knuckles insists on walking on the treadmill so that he can work out alongside his human dad every time he gets on the exercise bike.
According to his human mama, Knuckles is "relentless in his desire to get on the treadmill." He is also very particular about his walking speed.
1.3 mph is too slow for the adorably named Knuckles, while 1.5 mph is just a little too fast for him. At these speeds, he will look around to let his humans know that he wants to go faster or get off the treadmill, and look at them to let them know that he wants to go to his human mama, 1.4 mph is the perfect walking speed for Knuckles. She notes that it's great that he enjoys walking on the treadmill so much.
When they first adopted him, they were told that he had Pectus Excavatum, which could make it hard for him to breathe if he put on extra weight.
According to PetMD, Pectus Excavatum in cats results from them being born with a sunken or concave chest cavity.
This chest cavity abnormality causes the heart to move out of place, which can squeeze its right side against parts of the lungs, creating a lung deficiency.
While this can be very serious, resulting in serious illness or even death in some cats, overall, Pectus Excavatum, which is Latin for "hollow breast," is very rare. So, thankfully, most of our feline companions will not be affected by it.
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