Look at this Fat Cat

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[Jack Rabbit]

1. The Fat Cat

. . . should replace the elephant as the GOP mascot.

On second thought, I am too much of a cat lover to really suggest that.

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2. I think that the GOP should use the $ symbol

It makes more sense to me.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Okay, just as long as it isn't a Rabbit

[montana_hazeleyes]

14. Maybe "The Bird"

That's what they're giving us all the time.

[pstokely]

3. ever seen dogs this fat

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5. My Golden

She died several years ago and she weighed over 100 pounds.

[saoirse]

11. Those guys should have a skateboard to ride around on

I don't know how else they get around.

Too funny!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. That's Animal Abuse

Poor kitty! :-(

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6. People think it's cute

It's not not cute at all and it's as hard on a dog as it is on human.

[bubba_fett]

8. my first photoshop

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9. LOL

He looks drunk.

[Seldona]

13. Nice

Me in my early 20's.

Glad I got that over with.

Anyway that is one FAT cat.

[Beaker]

10. our cat is fat, but not THAT fat...but I would never call it "abuse"...

we have three cats- 1. She-ra is a siamese/himalayan mix we got as a young kitten from a farm in Iowa when the owner died...
2. Mars is a red tabby that we got as an older kitten from a no-kill shelter in our area.
3. Xena is grey tabby that was a stray that chose our yard/garden(we don't have any grass, but rather a large sculpted flower garden w/ponds and fountains) to take up residence in...especially after I put a box of rags out there for her to sleep in. according to the vet, she was about 2 when we got her.

before bringing Xena in(it was late fall) we took her to a vet to be dipped, get her shots, & be spayed- (it turned out she was "with kittens" at the time, but they were aborted as part of the spaying).

BTW- She-ra and Mars are de-clawed in the front, Xena has all her claws.

the way we feed our cats is to leave dry food(purina One, cat-chow or 9lives- we tried Iams/science diet for a while but they didn't care for them) and fresh water down and available at all times...once a day I split a can of moist food between the three(usually 9lives or Friskies- the tuna-can size), and when I make my wife's lunch in the morning I usually give Mars & She-ra some deli-turkey, but Xena won't eat it.

Xena is the fat one. being a stray, she was the smallest when we brought her in, and she's still the shortest-like she was the runt of the litter...but she got fat in a hurry. the constant availability of food and her habit of not knowing where her next meal was coming from was a bad combination.

we've had Xena several years now(She-ra is 9, Mars 7, Xena 5/6) her weight seems to have leveled off, and we still leave the food out the same as always. I understand that the extra weight may cause her trouble, but I'm not about to change their routine or feeding habits- all the cats are comfortable and happy, and are enjoying a better and longer life than they would have ever had as strays or at a shelter. when they are sick(not that often at all) they get taken to the vet. but they will all die someday- and until that happens, i'll let them decude when and how much they want to eat. and when the time comes for each of them, that their health declines to an irreversible level that requires lots of daily maintenence/shots, etc., we'll say our good-byes, and have them put down, secure in the knowledge that they've been given the best life we could give them, and they were a lot happier than they would have been as life-long strays.

[saoirse]

12. Captions anyone?

I like:

WTF are YOU lookin' at?

And I like the eyes of the shy onlooker in the background.

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15. You caught that

I was wondering if it was a dog to a cat.

[afraid_of_the_dark]

16. If looks could kill

Look at the glare he's giving the camera!

[ironflange]

17. I have one like that! Warning: Kitty porn!

[Kamika]

18. What the hell you lookin' at bud

lol gcreat cat pic :D

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19. My Cat was that fat

He use to sit up like that and give you a look like "Are You looking at me looking at you looking at me bud".