Fat Cat Enters Weight Loss Competition To Get Healthy

When Marie Clair adopted Puff from a local shelter in England, she could not believe how chubby she was.

“Puff is the biggest cat I’ve ever seen,” said Marie. “It was obvious her previous owners had overfed her and overdone the treats.” She even had to transport her home in a dog cage because she was simply too big for the cat carrier she had brought.

While she tries to be careful about what the chubby cat eats, Puff is always hungry, and she’s very sneaky when it comes to food. “I’m strict with what she eats but she’s determined, I’ve caught her eating the fish food from the fish tank before,” Clair said.
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If Puff stayed at her current weight she would soon have many health issues, so it was decided to enrol her in PDSA’s Pet Fit Club program. This is a weight loss competition for pets in England, and is currently in its 11th year.

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“Each year we select a number (up to 20) of overweight dogs, cats and rabbits from across the U.K. to participate,” Jessica Wassell of PDSA explains. “They are put on a diet and exercise program at their local PDSA pet hospital and attend monthly weigh-ins to track their weight loss.”

Puff has already lost a little weight but she still has a long way to go. She’s competing against four other cats, six dogs and a rabbit! At the end of the Pet Fit Club program, a winner is crowned — and just maybe, Puff will be the one to take home the title.

Click here to see a rather chubby kitty that looks like Pusheen!
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( h/t: Thedodo )