A 43-pound Cat

When Kristine met this fat cat, he was so big that he was named Biggie. Biggie weighed 43 pounds! For reference, the last time I took a cat to the vet, he weighed eight pounds, and I thought he was overweight. Biggie is a heckin' chonker, as they say. Kristine took him in and put him on a diet. Big orange cats are known to be very food-motivated, so Biggie was not happy with the amount of food, but he lost weight over time, and went from barely being able to move to playing with toys and walking all over the house. There was a period when he could walk downstairs, but not upstairs, which meant Kristine had to haul his behemoth butt back up. The family's success with Biggie led them to found The Big House Sanctuary and Rehab to help overweight cats get healthy. They've published an online guide called A Quick Guide to Dechonking. This video has a 30-second sponsor message at :30.