One of Britain's fattest cats, Mitzi, is looking for a new home, after being forced onto a diet and losing five-and-a-half pounds.
Mitzi, eight, was once one of the flabbiest felines in the country, and shocked vets when she tipped the scales at 1st 3lbs (7.7kgs) earlier this year.
She was immediately put on a calorie-controlled diet and a strict exercise regime, and now two months on, the kitty weighs in at a slimline 12.7lbs (5.79kg), and is much happier and healthier.
Mitzi was re-homed earlier this year, but was sadly returned to Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in Plymouth, Devon, back in August.
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And now, she's looking for her forever home with the help of staff at the centre.
Lisa Darcy, Woodside's assistant manager, said: "She's a quirky girl. She knows the deal. She's around two kilogrammes over the ideal weight for a cat.
"It is hard as she won't get up and do it [exercise] unless she's pushed. We've been getting her to run in the corridors."
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Volunteers at the charity think that Mitzi may have piled on the pounds by being fed plenty of treats by students at different addresses.
But her indulgent ways have been swapped for a much healthier diet, and the weight is slowly dropping off.
Lisa explained: "Her weight is slowly dripping off - she's on a low calorie diet but she's eight-and-a-half now so her metabolism has slowed down. She's got a middle aged spread.
"She can be stubborn - we have so many toys for her and we get the staff at opposite ends of the corridor so she can run to them. It all depends on her mood.
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"She's happy when she's snoozing especially if it's a sunny spot. We need to find her a home without other pets so there's no sharing of other food.
"Families with children over 10 should be suitable. She just wants to lounge around - she has human slaves.
"We have a weekly weigh for her - Mitzi just climbs on the scales, she knows the drill."
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If you think you could offer Mitzi the forever home she so badly deserves, contact Woodside here.
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