It's cat-zilla! Lasagna the 30lb feline finds a new home after being abandoned at a New York shelter

UK Daily Mail ^ | September 25, 2020 | Claire Toureille

[C19fan]

An abandoned 30lb monster moggy who weighs the same as a three-year-old has embarked on a diet and fitness regime in a desperate bid to shift the 'quarantine flab'.

Lasagna, who tips the scales at a whopping 29.5lbs (2st 1lb) is nearly four times the healthy 8lbs weight for a cat and struggled to walk and groom herself.

The plump cat was found abandoned in a dog crate overnight in Hunting Park by ACCT Philly shelter workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday September 20.

Stunned staff put Lasagna, named after Garfield's favorite meal, on a strict diet and had to help her clean herself, a task she found impossible to do due to her size.

[miserare]

Have you ever watched “Tigers of Scotland” on Netflix?

It’s a great documentary about the ancestors of the tabbies that we love so well.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*cat/kitten ARTICLE ping*

If you want on or off this list, please let me know.

[dawn67yo]

I was going to mention Maine Coon cats. We had one and he weighed around 25 lbs. No fat, just BIG and lots of hair :) They sure do like to “talk” a lot. They say Maine Coon cats are one of the chattiest breeds. We never had to wonder what he was thinking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weebcQPRGUE

[packrat35]

My wife’s cat King Kamau is 25 lbs. He is a Maine Coon and really really large.

[Veto!]

Thanks. Fabulous idea to add a tad of water to her “fish in her dish.” She HATES fish, but I find it a useful term since my last cat, Andy, loved it. If she’s out in the yard, I stand on the deck and shout, “Who wants fish in the dish?” and she’ll usually scamper upstairs and come in. Sometimes. Once in awhile.

[mass55th]

What a sweet face. I hope they can get her trimmed down so she can start cleaning herself again.

[freepertoo]

I had a wonderful Maine Coon. She was huge, but not as big as this.

[Keyhopper]

30 lbs, how much in cat weight?

[Keyhopper]

Your going to come out one morning and find a deer on the front porch 😁

[leaning conservative]

Oh, such a sweet boy. So glad he’s going to a forever home.

[AFB-XYZ]

My sleek little black Burmese kitty

I love Burmese cats. Have never seen a black one, just the seal-brown ones with golden eyes. The breed is truly beautiful.

[Bob434]

LOL Or a moose