Socrates the cat weighs in at 22 pounds (and looks a lot like Luciole's Baby the Greatest... well, a heftier version. Baby IS pretty lithe)
Posted by kluciole at 9/26/2009 12:07 PM 
Categories: International, Health, Animal Rights, news, Photography
Categories: International, Health, Animal Rights, news, Photography
Mega moggy: Socrates weighs in at a massive 22lb after his owner failed to notice he had piled on the pounds
22lb cat Socrates is signed up to the PDSA's Pet Fit Club 23rd September 2009
22lb cat Socrates is signed up to the PDSA's Pet Fit Club 23rd September 2009
His owner apparently hadn't noticed that Socrates was getting a little pudgy.
As you can see from her face however, the vet's nurse realised straight away.
At a whopping 22lb, the black and white heavyweight in Jenny Doig's arms is more than double the size of a normal cat.
Owner Bill Duncan, 52, had taken Socrates to the vet worried by his lack of get-up-and-go.
The verdict, not surprisingly, was that he was simply too fat to move, possibly because of his taste for cheese and onion crisps.
Twice a day, regular as clockwork, he had managed to stagger to his paws and miaow for his breakfast and tea.
Now however, meals are a little disappointing. Five-year-old Socrates has been chosen as one of nine finalists in Pet Fit Club, the PDSA animal charity's annual diet competition.
Diet: Hungry Socrates is now fed around half the amount he used to eat
With just 100 days to reach his target weight of 9.9lb, he gets two 50g helpings of prescription diet food a day. That's about half of what he used to eat.
'Because he's long-haired I hadn't noticed how big his belly was getting,' said Mr Duncan from North Shields, Tyne and Wear.
'When I feed him now, he scoffs it down and looks at me as if to say, "Where's the rest of it?"
Fellow fatties: Smoky (left) who weighs 20lbs and Amber (right) at 16lb are also taking part in the PDSA slimming competition
Time to slim: Porky Bessie (left) and Scamp (right) have also joined the PDSA's Pet Fit Club
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