I've shown this picture before, but I thought it was necessary to post it again in order to show my kitty's.....um....girth. My Eddie has always been a big boy, but I've been noticing he seemed especially spherical lately, so I weighed him and he has indeed gained almost a pound. (16.5lbs if you were wondering) That's a lot of kitty. The problem is that he's having trouble getting thru the kitty doors. We have one in the door to the basement, an another in the wall to our utilty room which is where we keep the cat boxes. (with 5 cats, you're gonna have multiple boxes)
We never had the flap on the kittty doors because one our less intelligent cats was afraid of it, but to keep it from being just a hole in the wall/door, we kept the trim pieces over the opening. Well, we noticed a few weeks ago one of the trim pieces kept falling off. We figured it was the big boy, but didn't think much of it, because you could just pop it back on. Then the other day, the trim piece over the opening in the basement made it all the way upstairs.
I'm pretty sure none of the cats picked it up in their little kitty mouths and carried upstairs, so I suspect Eddie actually wore up the stairs.
Poor fella. We obviously need to put him on a diet, but it's sooooo hard. We have 4 other cats who are skinny-mini's and need all the food they can get. We may have to lock him up during the day. It seems so mean, but what other choice do we have?
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My cat Howard topped off at 18 pounds a few years back. He is now a slim 15 pounder!
As a frequent "stalker" of your blog, I would like to say that I enjoy reading about COW, your home improvements, and your many other adventures. We, too, have a "fat boy." Andy tips the scales at 23 lbs. He should weigh about 12 lbs. He has a small head and short legs. People say that he looks like a balloon cat; Someone stuck a hose in him and blew him up! His legs are bowing holding all that weight. Since our other cat has passed away, we are trying to "limit" his food intake. Boy, is he grumpy these days! He even eats the DOG food...
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