I realize that sound pejorative, but that’s what we call Eddie. He is our largest cat and not by a small amount. At last year’s vet visit, each of the other two kitties weighed in at 10 pounds apiece—Eddie topped the scales at 15 pounds. We haven’t yet taken them in for shots et cetera this year but I’m pretty confident he weighs even more.
Eddie isn’t lithe or graceful the way his brother, Wally, is. But he is strong and pretty agile despite his girth. Yesterday a large fly managed to get inside with us and both the boys gave chase—up and down the hallway, over our desks and anything on them and into the small glass block window by Kent’s desk.
I thought for sure that Wally would catch the fly. I was wrong. Eddie trapped it in that small glass block window and managed to smack it with his big paws, stunning it. I think it fell to the floor or maybe it tried to fly and couldn’t but either way it ended up on the floor by the back door. Eddie got down there in a flash and ate it. Wally was watching and I sort of think Eddie ate the fly so fast to keep his brother from getting it.
PS Edited to add that Wally cried and cried after the fly was dead. We think he was bereft that he couldn't have one too.
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Or he cried because the fun toy was gone. I swear that's why our cats drag in wildlife and then abandon them--they stop moving and the cats think "oh, no more fun" and wander off.
Smoochie is 15 lbs as well. Jake, if you remember him, topped the scale at 21 lbs, that was something.
Wow even after you put him on a diet? That is one huge cat. Good thing he's so sweet.
yup 15 lbs as of today, for Smoochie.
My poor baby Kiki she's 9 years old and weighs 16 lbs and a few ounces in there somewhere. Shes on meds for asthma that makes her gain weight. She looks like a balloon and she doesn't even eat as much as my other four cats do :(. You're cat is adorable btw!
Sorry to hear your kitty has asthma, that must be hard on both of you. And thanks for the compliment, Eddie is a hoot and a big ol lover kitty.
Fat Eddie weighs 15 pounds? I think he is misnamed. My cat, Big Guy, weighs about 28 pounds. He was named as a little kitten so even that young he was big. He eats the same amount as his sister who weighs 10 pounds. Believe me, we measure their food.
Well Fattie's brother weighs in at 10 pounds so compared to him, Eddie is chubby :-)
Your boy is HUGE!
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