Posted on 01/12/2007 11:33:44 AM PST by NormsRevenge
PORTLAND, Ore. - A 20-pound cat whose girth got him stuck in a pet door while trying to plunder some dog food was reunited with his owner Thursday.
Owner Geoff Ernest said the tubby tabby, Hercules, went missing while he was in Seattle for a lung transplant six months ago.
Jadwiga Drozdek, who lives in suburban Portland, found the feline stuck in the dog door of her home a few days ago, helped free him and gave him a plate of food on her patio.
While at the Humane Society, Hercules was diagnosed with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, similar to HIV in humans.
The society says cats can live years with the virus and still make good pets, but owners should keep them indoors to keep it from spreading.
Veterinarians say about 40 percent of America's cats are obese, putting them at risk for a variety of diabetes-related disorders.
Hercules, meanwhile, has had his 15 minutes of fame, piling up stacks of hits on YouTube and other Web sites.
That poor cat is O'Beast.
This is the only one I could find. Definitely the same cat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eLIMc4khe0
I hope that vet tech remembered to lift with her legs and keep her back straight. Someone should tell Hercules food is not love (and get him on nutri system).
If I tried to give our cat carrots, he would rip my arm off. He thinks he is onne of the dogs
If you don't care about your cats................ just kill them now!
We have had about 20 cats over the years here ............... original shots from the vet and nothing else after that.
But we have added the carrots to their food over the years.
They have been generally outdoor cats and lived over 20 years each.
Good luck with the carrots.
He looks like he's been just told he's under arrest!
;-)
That is great! Is he yours?
I got him at Cuteoverload. There are 1000s of them here:
http://www.cuteoverload.com
Thanks, we were adopted back in the summer. Went to go fishing one morning and this little gray fur ball was under the boat.
When O'Brien takes you to Room 101 I know what he's going to use on you. :)
No matter. I'll just have a double shot of Victory Gin.
actually, I was thinking about Bustifer Jones, he's not skin and bones, in fact, he's remarkably fat. Of course, he wears a tux and this cat doesn't.
I don't know, looks like he'd eat the rabbit before he'd eat the carrots ;)
Fortunately we never had litters that big ,, whew!
Cute !
Oh man, bad Photoshop!
Carrots? They eat them on their own??
I get their calendar every year...page a day....I will never be without it...sooo funny.
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