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Henry Holloway, Deputy Foreign Editor
Published: 14:35, 6 Sep 2024
Updated: 19:13, 6 Sep 2024
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A MONSTER cat weighing as much as a toddler was found living in a basement gorging on biscuits and soup.
The flabby feline - named Crumbs - tipped the scales at nearly 38lbs and was found to be too fat to even walk.
The massive cat was named 'Crumbs' for his ability to gobble up food
He tipped the scales at nearly 38lbs - as much as a toddler
The animal shelter plan for his to lose nearly three quarters of his weight
Animal rescuers found him living in the basement of a hospital in Perm, Russia.
He is believed to have piled on the pounds after being fed by the staff.
The fat cat - who bears more than a passing resemblance to the cartoon character Garfield - was so rotund he could barely move.
His new home now plan to shift almost three-quarters of his weight - getting him down to around 10lbs.
But unlike his orange doppelganger, the mammoth was gorging on a diet of biscuits and rich soup rather than lasagne.
He is believed to have been abandoned by his owners before taking up residence beneath the hospital.
He was named Kroshik - the Russian word for Crumbs - after his ability to hoover up every scrap of food.
Vets at the city's Matroskin Shelter were even unable to perform an ultrasound scan on the stray because of his thick layers of fat.
Centre volunteers have not put him on a strict diet and plan to give him workouts on a treadmill once he can walk again.
They told local media: "Kroshik’s story is an extremely rare case when someone loved a cat so much that they fed him to such a state."
He faces a long treatment - needing to lose up to 150 grams every week to reach his target weight.
And only then will he able to properly exercise to shift more of the pounds.
The shelter has said his treatment will be expensive - but they are happy to pay it for him.
Crumbs has a strong resemblance to the cartoon character Garfield
He was found living in the basement of a hospital
He needs to shed 150grams a day to make sure he can walk again
He is hoped to get on a treadmill soon
