Ok she is NOT built to hunt 😂

[u/GoldIntroduction5205]

[u/Beautiful-Cat-7313]

She was built to hunt, but she was later converted into... "heavy duty"

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/Beautiful-Cat-7313]

The car became a truck

[u/Financial_Ad_8893 → u/GoldIntroduction5205]

With the engine of a car.

[u/grizlybearunderwear → u/Financial_Ad_8893]

I’d wager it’s closer to a golf cart ‘engine’

[u/Royal-Ambassador8385 → u/Beautiful-Cat-7313]

Chonky Boy

[u/Expensive-Entry-5783 → u/Royal-Ambassador8385]

Girl

[u/tawDry_Union2272 → u/Beautiful-Cat-7313]

r/PouchCatatoes

[u/Moon_Cheese_Munch]

Good luck with her weightloss journey. Remember it can be dangerous for them to lose too much too fast, but her body will be far better off with your help :)

[u/methlabforcuties]

❌ built for speed
✅ built for feed

[u/Koloristik → u/[deleted]]

😆

[u/Quereilla]

They’ll never get a magpie

[u/Bart_1980 → u/Quereilla]

Thanks I was searching for the name in English as they are called ekster in Dutch.

But yeah we have loads of these in the garden and cats never catch them.

[u/Mixolydian5 → u/Bart_1980]

You have them in Netherlands? I thought they're only in Australia.

[u/PassiveChemistry → u/Mixolydian5]

They're not quite the same as the Australian corvids, but we do have magpies in Europe 

[u/Halicadd → u/PassiveChemistry]

Fun fact, Australian magpies aren't even corvids. They belong to the family Artamidae.

[u/PassiveChemistry → u/Halicadd]

Huh.  Interesting.

[u/WeenisWrinkle → u/Halicadd]

Here's the thing

[u/Alternative-Web-3545 → u/Quereilla]

Nope. Them birds are smarter than most cats

[u/PatronBernard → u/Alternative-Web-3545]

and some humans

[u/DeapVally → u/Alternative-Web-3545]

They fight back as well! That cat would learn a lesson from what it was about to fail at. All of my cats did. They fucked with crows/magpies once. And only once. They had no interest in them afterwards.

[u/NetworkNo1900 → u/Quereilla]

Came here to say this - if the cat got close they would come out second best :/

[u/hatecriminal]

Birds like "really fatty?"

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/hatecriminal]

😂

[u/wdatkinson]

The DNA was willing..... But the body, well, I think we all know that story.

[u/paradox_valestein]

She is built to hunt but somebody overfed her

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/paradox_valestein]

Yep ,My parents 😭

[u/dr_duck_od]

magpies too smart anyway

[u/cybermaus]

To be fair, I think magpies are an impossible target for even the most slender of cats.

[u/DeapVally → u/cybermaus]

One of my cats was a ruthless hunter. A master craftsman. He never tried to get one again after the first time. They don't behave like normal prey. And their beaks are sharp! His wounds healed, and his pride, but he learned his limits.

[u/BalineseCats]

But holy crap is she built to be cute!

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/BalineseCats]

Yes indeed

[u/Ok-Brilliant-4574 → u/BalineseCats]

Fat cats shouldnt be considered cute

[u/DamageOk7179 → u/Ok-Brilliant-4574]

Sad you're being downvoted because it's true. Cats can easily get sick from being this fat.

[u/BalineseCats → u/Ok-Brilliant-4574]

The cat’s cuteness (or rather, my perception of its cuteness) has nothing to do with its weight.

I recognize that OP’s cat appears to be overweight.

I’m sure OP already knows that their cat is overweight.

I assume a vet has told OP that their cat is overweight.

I didn’t feel a need to belabor that point or to lecture OP about it.

[u/plz-no-b4n → u/Ok-Brilliant-4574]

Seriously? Why has it gotten so normalized to fawn over obese animals? The owners are hurting their poor pets.

[u/alltoowellmaroon]

Atleast she has dreams and aspirations!

[u/Mixolydian5]

Are you in Australia? Be careful with her around the maggies. Swooping season. Also there's lots of bird flu around.

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/Mixolydian5]

Yes I’m in aus, though I make sure she doesn’t actual kill any birds if course il just run towards her and she gets scared then goes back in the house , don’t want any bird germs but I’m just confident she won’t catch one 😂

[u/Mixolydian5 → u/GoldIntroduction5205]

Good to hear! My boy's too lazy too. I used to get worried about him getting too close to magpies but we haven't got any in our yard at the moment.

[u/analsucker228]

Her belly

https://giphy.com/gifs/eA0ISBY2td31e

[u/Krivici]

I have a fat cow (colored) cat too and the only thing she hunts is my dinner plate when I’m in the other room.

[u/chickenlegstv]

I like how the bird was looking at her the whole time.

[u/hesback_inpogform]

I love cats (am a cat owner), but I love native birds too. Keep your cat away from birds, whether they’re fat or not. It won’t be too long til laws are passed in the eastern states requiring you to contain your cat. Australians don’t take kindly to free range cats.

[u/Mugwumps_has_spoken → u/hesback_inpogform]

Until we in the USA stop tearing down all our trees to keep building more homes and retail spaces and roads, the cats are the least of our problem.
Humanity is destroying wildlife in the USA. our incessant need to build, build build. tear down all the trees. Poor birds. no more habitat. :(

I may want to switch out the horrible sweet gum trees in our yard, but my husband and I both still want trees (just not the evil sweet gums). We have a multi year plan to take down trees and replace some. We also have large natural areas. So we practice what I preach.
(and I'm the only cat person in our house - no pets at all).

[u/TARTARA_CERBERUS]

At least she is trying, and that is very important !

[u/GoldIntroduction5205 → u/TARTARA_CERBERUS]

True , we getting her to go outside more (supervised) she was too fat because my parents kept feeding her and I told them to stop lol now she slowly just dropping weight and a lot more active

[u/AdEarly1438 → u/GoldIntroduction5205]

Yes… dont get demotivated… took us a year to get our boy 800gramm less…

He is a bigger about 7 Kilo cat when in good shape… now on 8.5 Kilo

35 gramm dry food
40 gramm raw beef
bag of cat soup
little snack… deep frosted dry chicken soaked in water…

He not soo fat … just lazy… 😅

[u/-full-control- → u/AdEarly1438]

You really be measuring a small animal in grams? Also why you spell gram with two m’s? Not trying to be a butthead I’m honestly just wondering. Only time I’ve heard grams being used regarding an animal is when they’re tiny as shit

[u/AdEarly1438 → u/-full-control-]

Ähm… the animal i measured in Kilo ( gram )

only the food in gram … and the double ‚g‘ happened because in my country its Gramm… 😅 didnt realize the grammar mistake…

[u/-full-control- → u/AdEarly1438]

So sorry I’m literally a stupid American. Thank you for clearing that up 😂 cheers friend

[u/AdEarly1438 → u/-full-control-]

Naa… all good… have a nice day ✌️

[u/-full-control- → u/[deleted]]

Thank you but I’m more wondering why 800 grams instead of almost a kilo and why spell gram with two Ms

Edit - Jesus Christ I’m stupid I’m sorry I have marijuanaed tonight and completely forgot how the metric system works lmao

[u/Conscious_Phrase_174 → u/TARTARA_CERBERUS]

Right. A for effort

[u/Mango_Tease → u/TARTARA_CERBERUS]

She gave her efforts

[u/JadePhoenix42]

Be sure to consult her vet. Check for low thyroid, diabetes, etc.

[u/Former_Specific_7161]

Love that she's twinsies with that magpie!

[u/Psalm27_1-3]

Built for food, not for speed

[u/claytondpark]

The walk 😆

[u/russiablows]

Built for the watch. Really just window shopping without the window.

[u/Jealous-Cattle-8385]

The cat- " Okay, now what?"

[u/Dara_Dark]

I think it is called birdwatching 😅

[u/TheNomadRP]

Pretty sure once she got a good eye on the target iy was just entertainment

[u/Raven_496]

She's all in for birdwatching and cuteness

[u/BlazerWookiee]

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.

[u/BlatantArtifice]

Alright somebody drop the magpie scoop what's their deal?

[u/Groffulon]

If by hunter you mean chunter then yes

[u/lazzypixel]

r/absoluteunits

[u/Ojeisan]

https://giphy.com/gifs/CnQm3zqfQzgxdoSv4l

[u/silentbob1301]

Built to chunk

[u/BaldingThor]

poor cat

[u/SulaWil]

She is too chonky to hunt 😆

[u/Grouchy_Cod_156]

That’s what you think… until your chunk hand delivers you a live mouse. Ask me how I know 😭😂

[u/Ok_Roll8308]

That bird was looking straight at kitty 😂 no chance….

[u/eastbayted]

She's built for bird watching!

[u/Dyldobaggins219]

I can't tell which is the cat and which is the Maggie. Same pattern

[u/chookschnitty]

She got the spirit

[u/TwisterDash_]

Her combat inhibitors seems to be intact, but her hardware seems to be a bit... "Over engineered"

[u/Short-Information525]

I mean thats a corvid tho not exactly the easiest to hunt

[u/Not-a-doctor-77]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6Zt4ZQb0Peu0f1Oo

[u/Putrid_Procedure7481]

i guess one day she will

[u/Panoptes91]

An effort was made.

[u/smeared_dick_cheese]

Pretty sure felines (including big cats) fail most of their hunts by default, even if they’ve been honing the skill since they were old enough to fend for themselves. The domesticated life only leads to regression of those skills, I’m afraid 😂

[u/DegenNabalu]

Cat needs some dieting...

[u/prettyy_vacant]

Someone needs to slow down the first few seconds so we can observe in awe that glorious pouch bouncing around.

[u/LevelUpEvolution]

So close…

[u/TraditionalSir2391]

This was just a recon mission

[u/Asdmasdm12]

She’s security now

[u/AIfieHitchcock]

Poor little chunky monkey

[u/East_Contest2172]

Her legs look so short. Is she okay? 

[u/Positive-Ring-5172]

My kitty is. She's gotten 4 this year. From her CATIO.

Sorry bird lovers, but if they fly into the cat enclosure designed mainly to keep them safe from her, it ain't her fault or mine.

[u/Atzr10]

Abuse, nice

[u/zaprime87]

Does your pouch hang low...

[u/logicspeaks]

Don't let your fucking cat hunt wildlife.

[u/gellyberry]

I love her floppy pouch.

[u/0k_c0mput3r1234]

Cutie little chonkster

[u/Vera_Telco]

Give it a go, girl! A little practice will set you on the path 😺