Now this is a MANS cat!

[Laura's Babies]

I got to meet this hudge size boy last night when Mike & I went to trap strays at this persons house. We went to trap 5 for s/n and 5 were s/n today. All but one were polydactal.. It was Mom Cat, Dad Cat and 3 of their babies that are about 6 months old now. (the dad is the only one not polydactal). This lady has 10 inside cats of her own and this is the biggest of them at 27 pounds. He is a long and tall boy so he does not look obese at all and he is just the sweetest LUV BUG you ever met! All but one or 2 of them are very people friendly so we had one or another in our lap the whole time we were there. I kept telling this one he was a REAL Man's Cat with his bigness!

He let me brush him and he would arch his back into the brush with every stroke of the brush, making happy feet the whole time! It was just so cute how much he loved being brushed!! Mike even brushed him some and when Mike stopped, this big boy looked at him and verbally objected to to Mike, not to stop..

Mike wanted his picture with this cat so here it is....

[lvpets2002]

Awee how so Handsome these two are.. Yes the baby is a man's cat for sure.. Now I am not understanding of are you keeping this cat??

[cassiesmom]

Oh my goodness, he is so precious! What a hunky handsome orange kitty! I just want to hug and squish him.

What will happen to the other kitties now?

[moosmom]

What a handsome orange boy he is. A real feline stud muffin. Well, not anymore anyways.

[Randi]

Aww, what a handsome lovebug he is. I'm sure you enjoyed every minute! From where I sit, he doesn't look much bigger than Fister, but he must be... with his 27 pounds.

God job you're doing, getting all these kitties s/n.

[Laura's Babies]

Awee how so Handsome these two are.. Yes the baby is a man's cat for sure.. Now I am not understanding of are you keeping this cat??

lvpets2002- This is that ladys cat, we just went inside to meet her 10 inside babies... How could I say NO to being invited in to meet 10 fur babies, being the cat lover I am! Hers are already s/n..

The ones we s/n were strays outside.

What will happen to the other kitties now?

cassiesmom- someone at the vets office that helps do s/n knows someone who will take most of them for barn cats and could possiably place the others.. With BIG paws like they have, the would have to be excellent mousers!!

I am telling you, you just don't realize how big this boy is until you actually pick him up! The lady is only 5 ft. tall and weighs only around 130 pounds and she has a bad back so she can't even pick him up anymore.... and he is such a sweetheart!!!

[Freedom]

Big talkative orangie, he he. Hi fella!

[Taz_Zoee]

He is so handsome, and so is the cat! hee hee

We have a cat at ARF right now that weighed close to 40 lbs when he came to the facility. With the love and care of a foster he is now down to 35 lbs. He is the cutest darn tuxie kitty ever! I would take him in a hearbeat if I could. My dogs would give him the exercise he needs. I just know there is someone out there that will be the perfect home for Pierre.

[catmandu]

Wow what a Huge Owesome Orange MagnfiCat!!!

Michael and Miquelito and Our Orange Porch Angels are so impressed!!

He is Super Orange Cat!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

What a handsome orangie. He sure doesn't look that large to me but I'm used to big cats.

[Sonia59]

What a handsome boy He doesn't look that large to me either, but like krazyaboutkatz I am used to big ones

I dream mine would love to be brushed this way

[Medusa]

Aaaaw, what is it about orangies that make us fall in love w/them?

[GILL]

He's a cuties, but looks smaller tham our Mits (18lb) and Peak (15 lb). One of our fosters is a just under 40 lb tuxie, Timmy. He's not fat just a big boy.

[Kittyfoot]

Hey folks, I'm Wayne Pond, the "co-parent" of the big boy here.... the cat I mean. Wife Barbara will be along directly as LaKitten.

Our boy's name is Joseph Walker Pond. He showed up here one day not long after Hurricane Katrina. Skinny as a rail but with a big fat tail. Once we got him inside we discovered that all 4 of his feet were coated with asphalt and he could hardly hobble around. As you can see he's well recovered but the tar did cause some damage to his pads and he's not quite graceful. He's our big loveable Klutz.

But right here I want to thank both Laura and Michael. We were in a real bind with our "outside kits". We live in a trailer park and our landlady was threatening eviction if we didn't "dispose" of them. The local "shelter' told us they would immediately kill them as "unadoptable". We were at the point of taking them to an uninhabited area and releasing them to save their lives.

Laura and Michael are the reason these kits are safe and sound today and I once again say Thank You, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[phesina]

What a beautiful cat Joseph Walker Pond is!

And may I join you in saying "Thank you" to Laura and Michael.. God bless them, and God bless you and and your family and Joseph Walker, too.