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Very fat cat seized (40 pound German house cat! With picture)
Sydney Morning Herald ^
| April 7, 2004
Posted on 04/07/2004 8:27:25 AM PDT by dead
A German cat weighing six times the normal weight is so fat that it cannot take more than four steps without getting exhausted.
Now officials at a Berlin animal shelter are having trouble finding a new owner for six-year-old Mikesch, after it was taken away from his elderly owner.
The man, who was himself taken to a nursing home, had been feeding the 18.5 kilo cat two kilos of mince each day.
Groggy moggy ... Mikesch, the 18.5kg puss who tucked away a
couple of kilos of mince a day. Photo: AFP
"You can call it cruelty to animals," said shelter veterinarian Karin Bartell, as the cat stared straight ahead with a bored look.
"It's a problem for joints and the heart. The cat can't clean itself because he is too fat. He walks three or four steps and is completely exhausted because the heart no longer works properly and the cat can't breathe normally anymore."
Mikesch has been put on a strict diet to reduce his size.
Cats usually weigh between 3-6kg and should eat no more than about 300 grams of food each day, vets say.
A spokesman for Guinness World Records said they did not keep track of fat cats any longer but said the existing record was 18.55kg - a cat from Minnesota named O.T.
Reuters
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Germany
KEYWORDS: crazycatpeople; fatcat
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To: So Cal Rocket; Budge; agitator
Oh that is cold! The poor cat has enough problems without the added insult of being a fat cat compared to a fat RAT. Besides, the cat is cuter and can be helped.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:54:14 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: happydogdesign
ROTFL! Now THAT is sad!
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:55:06 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: dead
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:57:13 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: Arrowhead1952
"Is that one of the Viking Kitties after the past few month of eating DUmmy trolls?" LOL! Well, maybe, except trolls are just not that substantial. Besides, out viking kitties keep themselves in good shape by tracking them down.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:59:49 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: dead
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posted on
04/07/2004 6:01:59 PM PDT
by
smith288
(Who would terrorists want for president? 60% say Kerry 25% say Bush... Who would you vote for?)
To: dead
66
posted on
04/07/2004 6:03:55 PM PDT
by
smith288
(Who would terrorists want for president? 60% say Kerry 25% say Bush... Who would you vote for?)
To: dead
67
posted on
04/07/2004 6:04:47 PM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(immanentizing the eschaton)
To: mabelkitty
No dogs. We live in Rural Northeast PA. They are all also in and out of the garage. I have four of them. I would also camp at Radisson. I can rough it during the day but at night I need a bed to sleep in.
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posted on
04/07/2004 6:06:24 PM PDT
by
angcat
To: dead
LOL
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posted on
04/07/2004 6:08:03 PM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: Arrowhead1952
"You are probably right about that. DU trolls must taste horrible" And just imagine the smell!
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posted on
04/07/2004 6:09:40 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: Tooters
ROTFL! Those are funny!
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posted on
04/07/2004 6:16:05 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: angcat
Dogs. I should have known.
I forgot all about that.
We had a dog (rottweiler) for twelve years, and I don't know how or why, but he was ALWAYS getting ear mites.
Kids. Gotta love 'em. Recon and Miss Kitty were never together in the house, but they have such similar personalities that I like to pretend they would have been great pals.
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posted on
04/09/2004 5:40:29 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(A tuning, a Vote in the topic package to the starting US presidency election fight)
To: smith288
Giant Kitty. Doesn't look obese.
Owners seem to be able to afford the food. I think I can see the next meal behind that fence.
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posted on
04/11/2004 10:13:37 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(National 'Whip the Bunny' Holiday!!!)
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