Oh, what a feline!
A large tabby cat rescued from the basement of a Russian hospital was so fat that when animal shelter workers found him, he was unable to walk.
Kroshik, or “crumbs,” may have lived in less than ideal conditions, but he certainly wasn’t starving: the giant redhead weighed 37 pounds.
The little feline was eating biscuits and soup when its condition was discovered, Newsflash reported.
It is believed that hospital staff enjoyed feeding him to the point that things went too far.
“Kroshik’s story is an extremely rare case where someone loved a cat so much that they fed it until it reached this state,” a spokesperson for the Matroskin shelter told Prem.
Apparently, the shelter veterinarians were unable to get a proper ultrasound of the big guy during a medical checkup, due to the considerable weight Kroshik was carrying.
Now the overweight cat has been put on a strict diet at the shelter, in hopes of getting him back to his ideal weight.
According to WebMD, most domestic cats should weigh around 10 pounds, although this can vary by breed.
The burly boy will even have to train on a treadmill, once he is able to walk.
Earlier this year, a 28-pound chub with the “best belly in town” was discovered on the streets of Richmond, Virginia, and taken to a shelter.
Workers nicknamed him “One Frosty Too Many,” or Frosty for short, after the popular candy bar sold at Wendy’s.
Meanwhile, a cat named Moses in the UK was put on an aqua aerobics program to lose some of his 20 pounds.
“I saw a difference almost immediately. It was difficult at first, but now he doesn’t complain and knows exactly what he needs to do when he goes to his sessions,” said owner Jenna Joshi.
New York Post
