RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) – It’s been a couple of 12 months since Patches took social media by storm.
The as soon as hefty 40-plus-pound cat is now dwelling a slimmer and more healthy life after being adopted final 12 months.
“When you look at them in the face and they look at you, and you say to yourself I can’t imagine them being anywhere else, it makes me emotional,” mentioned Patches’ proprietor Kay Ford.
According to Ford, she’s going to always remember when she first met Patches.
“I just feel a very special bond with him,” she mentioned.
Patches was a whopping 42 kilos when Ford adopted him from Richmond Animal Care and Control.
The animal shelter workforce mentioned he was essentially the most large cat they’d ever seen.
Ford mentioned she instantly set to work serving to Patches lose his additional weight.
“It’s very easy to give into the begging,” Ford mentioned. “But if they know that you’re not going to give in, they stop, or at least Patches is like that.”
These days, Patches seems a bit completely different and Ford’s new way of life for him has made a distinction.
Patches at the moment weighs just a bit greater than 16 kilos.
“He goes up and down the steps,” Ford mentioned. “I really attribute it to his partnership with Wellesley [Ford’s other cat], his connection with Wellesley because that’s a lot.”
But this isn’t the tip of Patches’ weight reduction journey.
Ford hopes Patches can drop one other 6 kilos by way of weight loss plan, train and willpower.
“His first goal was to get to 20 pounds,” Ford mentioned. “It’s been amazing. He has consistently lost weight every single week.”
Patches’ weight reduction journey has additionally impressed different pet homeowners to make their pets a bit bit more healthy as his social media web page has grown to just about 50,000 followers.
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