passersby. He’s amassed quite a fan base, in fact, but his flabby frame often gives people the wrong impression.
“90 percent of the folks seeing him believe he is pregnant,” Riedel said.
Nope. It’s just fat.
In order to clear things up about Fat Fred, Riedel decided to post a sign on the window where he usually lazes:
The secret’s out — and the chonky cat has no idea.
“If Fat Fred could read the sign, he would likely rewrite it to say he is ‘NOT on a diet,’” Riedel said.
Fortunately, thanks to the help of his owner, Fred has begun to slim down. At his last weigh-in, he’d dropped to 25 pounds. That’s still quite hefty, but Fred’s otherwise healthy.
Especially his hearing.
“He is actually very spry and can hear a morsel drop from one end of the clinic and arrive with amazing speed,” Riedel said.
One thing Fred’s not, however, is pregnant.
And now the world knows it.