Tiny the Cat's Amazing Weight Loss

Photo by: Fredericton SPCA / Facebook

In this photo posted in January, Tiny appears to be looking for diet tips on the internet -- but Haggerty and her team were concerned when Tiny first arrived that he wasn't eating enough. Between the stress of the shelter, the stress of The Box Incident, and everything else going on, "he started to lose weight too quickly" -- about three pounds in the first week. (For reference, the Weight Watchers online ... more 

Photo by: Fredericton SPCA / Facebook

In this photo posted in January, Tiny appears to be looking for diet tips on the internet -- but Haggerty and her team were concerned when Tiny first arrived that he wasn't eating enough. Between the stress of the shelter, the stress of The Box Incident, and everything else going on, "he started to lose weight too quickly" -- about three pounds in the first week. (For reference, the Weight Watchers online tool often tsk-tsks members for losing more than two pounds a week -- and that's humans.)

The vet's initial advice to the foster family, Haggerty says, was "we just need to get him eating," and hospitalize him if necessary, because weight loss that rapid in cats can lead to liver failure. Before they "could even think about a diet," they had to get Tiny eating and stabilize his weight (and mind), which took a week or so.
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