An overweight" cat was rescued last week from a home in
Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Shelter
officials told the Press of Atlantic City that when animal control officers
found Sprinkles, she was so obese that she couldn't roll over or properly groom
herself. At four-years-old, she's weighs approximately 33 pounds…three times
her average weight.
"Whatever position she’s in, she can barely move,”
Stacy Olandt, a volunteer at the S.O.S. Sea Isle City Cats Shelter, who took
Sprinkles.
Local sheriff's deputies found the pretty kitty in shabby
condition. She was covered in fleas and mites, suffered from an infection and
had "the paws of a 9-pound cat and the body of a 33-pound cat,"
S.O.S. employee Mary Devery told the New York Daily News.
Her weight is reportedly equivalent to a 700 pound human who
should weigh 180 pounds.
Now, that she is getting a full makeover, she'll reportedly
undergo a strict diet of four cans of cat food per day, and shelter workers
hope she'll lose a pound each month until she reaches her target weight of
about 10 pounds, Press of Atlantic City reports. She'll also need a tummy tuck
so her excess skin doesn't drag on the floor.
The Daily News reports:
Sprinkles was a little standoffish at first and barely moved
but now she seems to be adapting well to her new home. Devery said she is
walking round and is friendly to everyone, but because of her girth is unable
to climb stairs. Her size also prohibited her from properly grooming herself
and Sprinkles entered with infections and a flea infestation.
"She's doing great. She's moving around and she's as
friendly as can be," Devery said. "She's purring a lot. She's a very
happy girl."
It wasn't immediately clear why she was left in the house,
or how she got as big as she is, but you can apply to adopt Sprinkles or other
cats from the S.O.S. shelter's adoption page.
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