33 pound cat, 2 photos

[barb162]

http://www.local6.com/news/7267453/detail.html

You want to talk about a real piggycat?

[InsultComicDog]

1. That's an obese cat

...but I have a 25 lb. cat (a Maine Coon) and he isn't even overweight.

[barb162]

4. WOW, I thought Main Coons were just slightly larger than normal

cats

[InsultComicDog]

28. Not all Maine Coons are 20+ lbs.

But some of the males are.

[madinmaryland]

27. Our Maine Coon weighed 24 lbs.

There was no fat on him.

Truffle..

[ThomCat]

29. My Maine Coone was 32 lbs

He was a little chubby, but not fat. He was a very tall, very long, very solid beast.

And a lovable mush...

I love Maine Coons. I'd own no other cats given the choice, but all my cats are rescued so I don't get to choose.

T.

[madinmaryland]

32. Ours was very loveable.

And he was very good around small children. Even would let our daughter try and ride him like a horse. If he got upset, he'd just leave.

[ThomCat]

34. Mine, Pixie, was very calm and friendly with kids too.

He didn't mind that they pulled his fur occassionally. He didn't mind when they hugged him a bit too hard. He never hissed or bit anyone.

I know several other people who have had Maine Coons and I have come to the conclusion that they are, as a breed, much more social and docile than many other breeds. Awesome family cats.

I miss my Pix... He was my first cat ever. :)

[Suich]

2. There is no way in the world

I believe that cat is in "suprisingly good health."

No way!

:hi:

[barb162]

5. I woul;d think it would have some heart or kidney problems

coming up soon. I also bet it has a had time walking

:hi:

[philosophie_en_rose]

30. 'surprisingly good health' = not dead yet.

That poor cat!

[benburch]

3. Wow...

And I thought WE had a fat cat.

[barb162]

6. how much does your cat weigh

[benburch]

13. 21 pounds.

And she's not a big cat, just fat.

[barb162]

14. That's a large cat especially for a female.

My largest is 15 pounds and a male. He's tall and fairly large boned. And the vet wants me to put him on a diet.

[benburch]

17. Very difficult to keep a cat on a diet when there are multiple cats! nt

[Kerrytravelers]

7. That poor kitty.

I wonder if he gets teased by his kitty friends? :shrug:

[barb162]

15. He probably is too busy eating to notice?

How can he eat 6 pounds a day. 1/6 his body weight every day!

[Nutmegger]

8. Cat turns up fish!

"The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat six pounds of chicken and pork each day."

[In_The_Wind]

9. I'm surprised the poor cat can walk at all.

[barb162]

16. I bet he walks with his legs really far apart ,has a very strange gai

[In_The_Wind]

25. I'm sure you would win that bet!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Hey, that's just sad.......

Someday that cat will pay the price of being so damn overweight......

Sounds to me as though the owners are compensating for not having kids, or something like that.....

Too bad for the cat......

It does have such a sweet face, though......

:hi:

[barb162]

18. I know, it's hard to believe it doesn't have high blood pressure

or something. ANd I bet he has to sleep on his back. I had a female cat who was getting a little chunky and the chunkier she got the more she slept in her back. She had very skinny legs and a somewhat big abdominal area. But she was maybe 2-3 pounds overweight. I got her in as a starving stray and I think she just wanted to eat all the time. She would bang on the cupboard where she knew I kept the cat cans and do a really long unusual meow until I opened a can for her.

[flamingyouth]

11. I had a 28-pound cat.

He was a real sweeheart. Sadly, his weight caused a host of health problems. We were able to help him get some of the weight off through a strict diet. I think he got down to 23 lbs.

That cat is gigantic. :wow:

[barb162]

19. Did your cat walk with his legs farther apart than normal and did

that cause arthritis problems? I have 4 cats and my biggest is about 15 pounds and my oldest only weighs 6 pounds right now. SO I always keep food out for the oldest and of course my biggest one makes a beeline for it

[flamingyouth]

21. Yeah, that among other things.

He had a hard time keeping himself clean, he had problems with his pancreas, he had a condition called mega-colon, the list was endless. I have no idea how old he was (I found him when he was about 10 or so) but he at least had a few good years. He sure was a sweetheart, that big guy.

[Robeson]

23. Glad you made his last years, good ones, flamingyouth...

....:thumbsup:

[RevCheesehead]

12. That's really not that unusual.

I had a friend in North Carolina who had a 30 pound tabby. She said that he packed on the weight right after he was neutered. The vet said that happens sometimes, and it really didn't hurt him any. However, he really looked more like a groundhog.

And a family here has a 30 pound calico. Just a tubby, like some of the rest of us.

:hi:

[barb162]

20. I bet he did look like a goundhog. That's a good description

[sakabatou]

22. What a tub of lard

[neweurope]

24. That's cruelty. Disgusting.

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[ScreamingMeemie]

26. We have (finally) gotten our kitty's weight down to 24 pounds.

When he was my father in law's cat, all he ate was people food. He IS surprisingly healthy (except for arthritis) as well.

[Shine]

31. Damn, that's a big ass cat!! Surely, that can't be too healthy for it.

hmmm...

[hyphenate]

33. That poor baby!

She'd be a really pretty cat if she lost weight. As it is, she likely can't groom herself well, and probably will die very young otherwise. I've seen some tubbies, including my own Garibaldi (who comes in at about 22 lbs), but that poor kitty would make Garibaldi look thin!

(He's a Maine Coon and he's just very big. He could stand to lose some weight, too, but any more than 5 lbs would make him look emaciated)

[Lochloosa]

35. Our local news showed him last night

He had to help the cat get on the bed. What cat can't get on the bed?

A fat cat!

This cat could hardly walk. IMO the owner should be charged with animal cruelty.

Here is the pick right before he picked him up.