Latest Media Darling: 44-Pound Cat

2008_07_princesschunk.jpgLet it to an obese NJ feline to give the NY Post a chance to have a "Pussy galore!" half cover. Camden County shelter officials in NJ say the cat, who they named "Princess Chunk," was found wandering around without a collar. A volunteer told the Courier-Post, "How do you lose a 44-pound cat?!" Princess Chunk, described as being "built like a quarterback," was weighed on the dog scale because she was too big for the cat scale--the shame! Still, she was visited by various news and will be put up for adoption if her owners do not show up. Any prospective owner would probably have to be prepared to help Princess Chunk lose weight--healthy cats generally weigh closer to 10-12 pounds.

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That's not a cat, more like a ocelot.

Why are fat cats so damn cute, and fat humans...not?

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because cats are covered in fur

I've seen a pussy that was that fat and covered in fur before....it was nowhere near as cute as that cat.

Kitteh fed on hooman flesh.

That is one morbidly obese cat. But the 10-12 pound figure is wrong. It all varies depending on breed and gender. Healthy adult male Maine Coons can be well over 20 pounds. Adult Singapuras sometimes barely over 5 pounds.

She'll make at least 100 servings of Kung Pao Chicken in local take-out.

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