The fattest cat in the world went on a diet

A six-year-old cat named Patch weighed 18.3 kg. That is, like an average four-year-old child. She ended up at the Richmond Animal Care and Control animal shelter in Richmond, Virginia, and then her weight loss journey began. This was reported on the shelter’s Facebook page.

“Despite the enormous weight, Patch is a very picky eater. The animal was taken to the shelter by its owner, who could no longer care for him. When I saw the unfortunate animal, I almost cursed it. This the biggest cat I’ve ever had. found in The average weight of a pet cat, depending on the breed, is about four kilograms,” said Christy Peters, director of the Richmond Animal Care and Control Center.

Diagnostic tests showed that the cat was quite healthy, despite the fact that he had to live in one of the offices of the rescue team, because he was too big for the cage.

“In fact, Patch can be a great source of inspiration for me. Maybe we can lose weight together. I’m not unhealthy overweight, but I gained five kilos during the pandemic that I want to lose,” the cat’s new owner. shared.

Note that Patch is considered the fattest cat in the world. In 1986, 10-year-old Himmy the cat was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s fattest. He weighed about 21 kilograms and died the same year. And in 1998, the compilers of the Guinness Book of Records abandoned this title so that owners would not feed their cats.

Recall that the Ukrainian cat-blogger Stepan from Kharkov became the hero of Times Monaco magazine. The publication told the amazing story of the animal.