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Wanted: 1 home, giant fridge, bushels of cat litter
Philadelphia Inquirer ^
| July 29, 2008
| Dan Lieberman
Posted on 07/30/2008 9:33:51 PM PDT by Daffynition
PHILADELPHIA -- There are fat cats and then there are fat cats.
South Jersey, to be sure, has seen its fair share of the indictable variety, but never before has it seen the likes of the portly pussycat found waddling in Voorhees.
Meet Princess Chunky -- all 44 pounds of her and just two pounds shy of the 1987 Guinness World Record for overweight cats.
Camden County Animal Control Officer Jim McCleery got the call Friday. There was a stray cat prowling on a patio in the Ashley Run condominium development.
"We picked him up and I knew from the get-go it wouldn't fit in the regular cat carrier, so we had to put him in a dog carrier ... it was a big cat, the biggest one this year," said McCleery, of the Camden County Joint Municipal Animal Control Program.
Employees at Camden County Animal Shelter called the feline "Captain Chunk." Realizing she was female, the name was quickly changed to "Princess Chunk." Her "foster mom" -- shelter volunteer Deborah Wright -- calls her "Princess Chunky."
As the shelter seeks to find the feline's owner, Princess Chunky is now in "foster care" at Wright's Sicklerville home. She is fed only wet and dry cat food.
Wright is trying to develop an exercise routine for the orange and white, short-haired domestic cat, estimated to be about 4 years old.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: cats; kittyping
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To: KarlInOhio; wideminded; dighton
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posted on
07/31/2008 3:01:10 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: Biggirl; Huntress
Silly Lilliputians. Lunch when my nap is over, please?
22
posted on
07/31/2008 3:06:57 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: Daffynition
Another giant cat! =^..^=
23
posted on
07/31/2008 5:29:18 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^==^..^=)
To: Daffynition
24
posted on
07/31/2008 6:44:44 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: Daffynition
Fed only wet and dry cat food!! Is there any other kind? I’ll bet the person who wrote this article listens to only AM or FM radio when they are driving around.
25
posted on
07/31/2008 6:50:35 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Any day above ground is a good day.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Hehehe!
26
posted on
07/31/2008 7:11:59 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: 4yearlurker
Maybe as opposed to carrot sticks and celery? ;(
27
posted on
07/31/2008 7:13:51 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: wideminded
Our big boy Livingston is somewhere in the 28- to 30-pound range. He’s fat, but he’s not grossly fat...if he was slimmed down he’d still be over 20 pounds. Maine Coons are big cats, and he’s a bit bigger than average for the breed. Gorgeous, too, but dumber than a box of rocks. Then again, when you look as good as he does, you don’t need brains.
}:-)4
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posted on
07/31/2008 7:23:13 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
To: Daffynition
29
posted on
07/31/2008 7:27:48 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: Daffynition; Slings and Arrows
As my wife said this morning, (read about this in the Detroit News) don’t you think the owner would have noticed a 44# kitty not at home?
Well he or she doesn’t have to buy a side of beef every couple of weeks to feed tubby.
To: Daffynition
31
posted on
07/31/2008 8:44:48 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(NO B.O.)
To: 4yearlurker; Daffynition
32
posted on
07/31/2008 8:48:29 AM PDT
by
LucyT
(What happens in Denver won't stay in Denver... August 25 - 28, 2008)
To: Daffynition
33
posted on
07/31/2008 8:53:43 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(NO B.O.)
To: Daffynition
“One hell of a nice animal, frequently mistaken for a meatloaf....” - B. Kliban
34
posted on
07/31/2008 8:58:24 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(I love the Irish, just not O'Bama)
To: Pistolshot
I think this is where the idea for Garfield originated...
35
posted on
07/31/2008 10:44:58 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: LucyT
No, not a low hanging cloud..
36
posted on
07/31/2008 10:46:28 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: llevrok
B. Kliban? I ate him.
37
posted on
07/31/2008 10:48:24 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
To: Slings and Arrows
To: happinesswithoutpeace; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; ...
Thanks!
Ping to post #38 for an update!
39
posted on
08/01/2008 9:57:43 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
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To: Daffynition
Put that cat on the Atkins diet (or some form of a raw diet), quickly! She's obviously been eating too many carbs.
Sorry, but there's just no good excuse for a cat to get that fat. Holy Toledo!
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