Meet Big Bertha, the two-year-old cat who was discovered matted and abandoned in a sports bag.
Poor Bertha was discovered in Calthorpe Park in Birmingham by a member of the general public back in October.
She was very matted and obese, weighing in at 11.5kg even after she had a trim to eliminate all the excess fur.
She was so big that she couldn’t even groom herself.
Named Big Bertha by her rescuers at the RSPCA, the cat has actually already lost a 3rd of her body weight with their help.
Cattery manager Emma Finnimore said: ‘When she arrived she was 11.800kg. This is the largest cat I have seen in my 22 years working for the RSPCA.
‘A vet carefully clipped away her matting but she still weighed 11.500kg and was too large to live in a cat pod as she wouldn’t have actually had the ability to utilize the cat flap, so we needed to adjust a cat run for her till she went to a foster home.’
Bertha was placed on a stringent diet plan and workout program when she was taken in by the charity.
She requires weekly weigh-ins and routine veterinarian checks to ensure she’s still on the ideal track. ,
Foster carer Emma Cureton, who is presently caring for Bertha in her home, said: ‘The weight has gradually come off and she’s already lost a fantastic 3.82kg – which is a 3rd of her body weight.
‘She’s still got a little method to go, however she’ll arrive and will quickly be all set to discover a brand-new home.’
The RSPCA’s leading ideas for keeping your family pet at a healthy weight
- If you believe your family pet may be obese, constantly consult your veterinarian in the very first circumstances.
- As a guide, you ought to have the ability to see and feel the overview of your family pet’s ribs without excess fat covering.
- You ought to have the ability to see and feel your family pet’s waist, and it ought to be plainly noticeable when seen from above.
- Your family pet’s stomach ought to be tucked up when seen from the side.
- Get your family pet weighed at the veterinarians routinely if you are worried.
- If your family pet is utilized to deals with, provide as part of their day-to-day provision of low-calorie foods. It is a good idea to set a day-to-day provision of food, weigh it out at the start of the day and stay with it.
- If you wish to provide your family pet deals with, for instance, if you are training them, you ought to include this into their day-to-day food allowance and lower it appropriately.
- You might utilize lively interaction with your family pet or an unique toy as a benefit rather.
- Always ensure your family pet is getting a lot of workout.
Credit: RSPCA
‘She was in such a sorry state when she arrived at the rescue centre with her matting pulling on her skin,’ Emma included. ‘We don’t understand how she got so big as she is just a young cat.
‘We think maybe someone had been constantly feeding her as she was so large she was left unable to groom herself.’
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