A fat cat who weighed almost 2st when she was dumped in a sports bag and left in a park has lost a third of her body weight after being put on a strict fitness regime. The monster moggy, nicknamed ‘Big Bertha’ by rescuers, was found abandoned last October.
The two-year-old’s fur was so matted she could barely stand up and she tipped the scales at 11.8kg (1.86st) – almost three times the weight of normal cats. Big Bertha was taken in by the RSPCA but she was so big she couldn’t fit through a cat flap in the rescue centre.
A vet clipped her fur and she was put on a strict diet and exercise regime. After four months, Big Bertha has lost 3.82kg – the equivalent of a large adult cat. The charity now hopes she will find her forever home.
