Cats counting calories?

Charlie. AKA Monster.

Love that cat. Former barn cat turned house cat with attitude.

He won't "do his business" in the house/kitty litter. No, this cat MUST go outside to do his "thing." Unless absolutely (i.e. Kim is sleeping and WILL NOT get up and Lorne is away and won't give in) necessary.

We love him for it. I very, very, very, very rarely have to clean out the kitty litter. In fact, we have a bin of kitty litter that is now nearly three years old and will likely long outlast Charlie's time here on earth.

So as a way of saying thanks we sometimes give him "treat" food. He doesn't like the soft kind. It's gotta be crunchy. Whiska's Tempations is "IT."

Today I gave him some treats in the holiday spirit. But something caught my eye... 'Only two calories per treat,' read the label. What the @#$%!?

Are cats now counting calories? Do our feline friends worry about "thunder thighs?" Do I need to worry about how my cat looks to other cats? The neighbours?