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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:57 PM Jan 2013

Tiny the (formerly) fat cat loses half his weight, gets adopted

Before and After!



Just over a year ago, shelter workers at the Fredericton SPCA in New Brunswick, Canada, found Tiny the cat in a cardboard box near their front door. He weighed over 30 pounds and was severely stressed.

But life has changed a lot for Tiny since then. After a year of focused diet and exercise, he's lost half his body weight and now, he's been adopted.

The SPCA held an adoption day party Saturday, where Tiny’s foster parent Nancy Garon made their relationship official.

“It was a nice way to celebrate all the work, dedication and time that went into Tiny,” LeeAnn Haggerty, the director of education at the shelter, told TODAY.com. “She’s really bonded with him and it’s nice for everyone to know that he’ll be doing well in Nancy’s care.”

http://animaltracks.today.com/_news/2013/01/16/16531211-tiny-the-formerly-fat-cat-loses-half-his-weight-gets-adopted?lite

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Tiny the (formerly) fat cat loses half his weight, gets adopted (Original Post) joeybee12 Jan 2013 OP
Wonderful news! narnian60 Jan 2013 #1
I know... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #2
Good for Tiny! WI_DEM Jan 2013 #3
My little tri-paw weighed in at 55.4 pounds in July. That's why they were reluctant to sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #4
God luck to you and your kitty! joeybee12 Jan 2013 #7
Yay!! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #5
My kitty is kind of fatty CE5 Jan 2013 #6

sinkingfeeling

(51,473 posts)
4. My little tri-paw weighed in at 55.4 pounds in July. That's why they were reluctant to
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:34 PM
Jan 2013

amputate his front leg for cancer. He went on the Science Diet R/D plan and now weighs 40 pounds! We have decided to try and get him down to 35 because the less he weighs the better for the remaining front leg.

His picture, after his amputation 12/11, is here.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11617041#post14

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