Yes, the first time we took Ripley to the vet and he had hit 22 pounds we got some looks. The vet said that although Ripley is an extra large cat he still needed to lose weight. He said we should get him down to the 18 pound range or we would be dealing with Diabetese issues in the future. It was hard but we got him down to 18 pounds. He did gain a little back but after he became deathly sick two years ago he got down to 15 1/2 pounds and looked too skinny so we are back to almost 18 and he's fine.

Saying your cat weighs 20 pounds always gets a shocking but funny reaction.