31 Pound Cat Looking For A New Home (Pic) - Boston DUers YOU Can Adopt!!

[matcom]

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ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- An overweight kitty was abandoned by his owners, and now, he needs someone new to help him loose a little weight.

Meet Albertus Magnus. That's Latin for "Fat Albert."

He weighs in at 31.5 pounds, which is about double what he should weigh.

Workers at the animal shelter says he's a sweet cat. He just needs a little help.

"They all love him here," said Kathy Pereira of Attleboro Animal Control. "It's just that we know he needs some help with his weight, so somebody that can really exercise him and get his weight down."

Albertus has been on a strict diet, since arriving at the shelter.

The special food is a little more expensive, but it's important.

The extra weight is just as bad for cats as it is for humans.

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO41712/

[ThomCat]

1. I hope someone adopts him.

:(

Damn the person who let him get that heavy and then abandoned him. x(

Two of my three cats are overweight, but not nearly to that extent, and I worry about their weight every day. I can't imagine giving up my beasties.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. Thom, I've met those things. You don't have cats. You have trained oppossoms.

:rofl:

[ceile]

2. Poor sweet baby!

Hopefully, someone will adopt him!

[carly denise pt deux]

3. my cat was not quite that fat, but almost

as she got older, she has lost the weight, now she is just reallllllly flabby
Carly

[YDogg]

4. this isn't another of those boston pranks, is it??

[AngryAmish]

5. maybe he can move in with the Mexican family with the giant baby?

[asthmaticeog]

6. Shouldn't the bomb squad try to detonate it first?

[xchrom]

7. oh-ho albertus -- what a baby!

soooo - cute.

[trof]

8. OK, I don't get 'diet food' for pets.

Unless the cat lives outside and is a PRODIGIOUS hunter, he gets WHAT YOU GIVE HIM.

It's pretty simple to figure out how many calories he needs and limit him to that.
Empty bowl?
Come back tomorrow, bud.
jeez
:shrug:

[matcom]

9. *GASP* Outside Cat????!!!!!111

:popcorn:

[mondo joe]

14. Do I hear a songbird in the distance?

[bullwinkle428]

18. The better-quality pet food companies generally formulate their

low-cal foods by reducing the fat content and increasing the fiber content to allow the animal to feel filled-up and satisified at a reduced caloric-intake.

[Coyote_Bandit]

10. I tried to adopt a dog once that was just as overweight

Poor thing could barely walk the length of the street and back. He was so overweight he had dimples on his hips. He felt bad and was grumpy. There were some major problems with the other animals here so he didn't stay. I've always wondered what happened to him.

He was a King Charles and the rescue group told me that the nanny had surrendered him. Apparently his previous owners were getting a divorce and his custody was a matter of some significant dispute. Even so they had chained him in the yard with food and water and no exercise for months. So he got morbidly obese. Those same owners had paid nearly $4,000 at a charity auction to acquire him.

[DainBramaged]

11. I'd adopt him in a heartbeat if I lived up there

He could keep my fat boy company (who I adopted last year)

[grace0418]

13. Oh, that sweet boy looks just like my Frankie!

I *LOVE* it when they sleep like that! It makes my heart break into a million pieces. Followed, of course, by the urge to squeeze that chubby belly.

[DainBramaged]

16. He is an absolute doll, sleeping on my left arm as I type this

he occupies the left side of my desk since day one. He lays across my arm so I can barely type. He enjoys his fat little head bouncing around I guess.

[kedrys]

19. Ahem. What's my Caesar doing at your house...?

:P

[DainBramaged]

21. They could be related, he is a doll too

[stellanoir]

12. Told ya

STRAY CAT ALERT !!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6133121

Too bad I relugated with a formerly GD worthy post to the lounge by some presumed anti astro linearist mod.

Yikes

[ThatsMyBarack]

15. Fat or not....

....this sweet boy is gorgeous! I hope people are now lining up to adopt him in Boston. :loveya:

How old is he?

[stuntcat]

17. he's BEAUTIFUL

he looks like a perfect cat, you can see he knows things. His vet bill will be expensive but I hope the right person will take him!

[SeattleGirl]

20. Feel the burn, kitty!

Oh my, but that cat is FAT! I hope he finds a good, loving home that will help him lose the excess weight.

He's beautiful, btw.

[havocmom]

23. Was he really abandoned by owners, or did he eat them?

Man, dats a big puddy cat.