Measuring my cats’ body mass index – the FBMI
A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article by Dr J (though twitter) on the Feline Body Mass Index. It’s the same concept as the human BMI measurement where you look at a person’s weight and height and work out the percentage of body mass made up of fat.
Being the math geek in me, the article had a formula for calculating a cat’s body mass index so I thought I’d give it a whirl for my two 1 year old indoor cats, Rocket and Rosie (who will forever be known as The Kittens in our household).
Here’s your cat’s FBMI calculation:
While your cat is in a standing position, with the legs perpendicular to the ground and the head upright (good luck with that!):
- Measure the circumference of your cat’s rib cage. (The leve
Big Bang Apartment
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FEMA is better prepared for next hurricane disaster
W. Craig Fugate’s corner office at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sparse: a few family photos, a couple of blue and orange mementos from his beloved University of Florida Gators, and not much else.
“In big disasters, I ain’t going to be here,” FEMA’s director said, pointing to his desk.
Fugate, former head of Florida’s emergency agency, believes strongly that state and local officials must lead in disaster response, so barking orders at them during a crisis isn’t his thing. Fill Article…
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In order to find one of these pharmacies, you will need to do a local search. Look within your Canadian town and be sure to look for the discount shops that will help enable you to get everything that you need.
Insurance Association Applies Katrina Lessons to Future
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, insurers are highlighting the good that came from the worst U.S. natural disaster in a new report.
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America released a white paper on Aug. 11, 2010, The Hurricane Katrina Experience – A Property Casualty Insurance Perspective: Five Years Later. David Sampson, president and chief executive officer of the association wrote the document that explores the amount of damage caused by the hurricane throughout Louisiana and Mississippi and how insurers are handling catastrophic events.
More human and financial resources were deployed to assist the region than from any other storm in American history, said Sampson. T
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