<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Courtesy of Mail Online (London, England) at:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263604/Tiny-obese-kitty-loses-HALF-body-weight-finds-new-home.html?printingPage=true">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263604/Tiny-obese-kitty-loses-HALF-body-weight-finds-new-home.html?printingPage=true</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">-------------------------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><h1><font size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now that's something to purr about! Tiny the (very) fat cat loses HALF his body weight and finds a new home</span></font></h1><ul></ul></div><div><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><li style="font-weight: bold; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tiny started out at 30.2lbs - about three times the size of average cat</font></li><li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-weight: bold; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He was put on strict calorie-controlled diet</font></li><li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-weight: bold; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lost half his body weight, now clocking in at 16lbs</font></li><li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-weight: bold; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Adopted by foster parent Nancy Garon</font></li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Tiny t</font><font>he formerly obese cat</font><font> has a lot to purr about these days.</font></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Not only has he lost half his body weight, the orphaned feline has found a new home.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The pudgy pet was dumped outside the Fredericton SPCA in New Brunswick, Canada, just over a year ago weighing a whopping 30lbs.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But, after sticking to a strict diet, the ironically-named feline is now fit and healthy and has been officially adopted by foster parent, Nancy Garon.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Garon even threw an adoption party for Tiny on Saturday, dressing the noticeably more slender cat in a sparkly bow tie.</font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>'It was a nice way to celebrate all the work, dedication and time that went into Tiny,' LeeAnn Haggerty, the director of education at the shelter.</font><font><br></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>'She's really bonded with him and it's nice for everyone to know that he'll be doing well in Nancy's care.'</font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The animal has a penchant or bow ties, which are made by some of the many volunteers who have tracked his weight loss progress on Facebook.</font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>Donations and sales of Tiny's Ties have already raised $10,000 for the Fredericton SPCA, Today reported.</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>Tiny now ways 16 pounds and the weight loss has transformed his life.</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>'As soon as he lost the first six pounds you could start to see the changes,' Haggerty said. </font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To not be able to groom yourself must've been pretty frustrating. When he walked, he used to take a few steps, but now he runs all over the place. He is a very playful cat.'</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font><font>In August, the cat had lost more than 10 pounds, weighing in at 19.1lbs. Haggerty said back then that it had taken a lot of hard work to bring Tiny's weight down to that point.</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>'When he came to the shelter, we knew this weight was a medical emergency, really that obesity in pets can be fatal; his weight was quite a concern,' she told CBS News.</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>Tiny, who at that point was about three times the size of an average house cat, was taken to Dr Nicole Jewett at Valley Veterinary Hospital, who created a special calorie-controlled weight-loss plan for him at a foster home.</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font><font>The drastic weight loss has been accompanied by a significant improvement in Tiny’s appearance and well-being, according to his veterinarian.</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>When the pet first arrived at the center, his coat and eyes were dull, and he could only make a few steps at a time before he would have to lie down. <br></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><font><font><font>Thanks to his new svelte physique, however, Tiny has become more playful and active. </font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'He runs, he plays — it's amazing,' Haggerty said.</font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Another fringe benefit that came as a result of Tiny's impressive slim-down is popularity.</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Fans send in fabric to the SPCA, which they use to make the signature Tiny ties and sell them on the site <a href="http://Etsy.com">Etsy.com</a> to raise medical funds for animals.</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>According to Haggerty, about 40-60 per cent of North American pets are overweight, and in cats, it can lead to diabetes, arthritis, organ issues and even death.</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>--------------------</font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><font><font><font><font><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fat cat: When Tiny arrived at the Fredericton SPCA, he weighed in at 30.2lbs, or about three times the size of an average house cat </span></font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><font><font><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><img src="cid:8C65E70E-747E-454A-9B1D-3C89E954DE3E" alt="article-2192346-14A7C8AC000005DC-71_306x423.jpg" id="8C65E70E-747E-454A-9B1D-3C89E954DE3E" width="306" height="423"></font></font></font></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">--------------------</p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New life: Tiny, pictured, the formerly obese cat has found a new home after losing half his body weight</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><img src="cid:09D0C27E-0434-4D65-BFC6-B545E2BD0420" alt="article-2263604-16FB2940000005DC-332_634x522.jpg" id="09D0C27E-0434-4D65-BFC6-B545E2BD0420" width="634" height="522"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">--------------------</p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Festive feline: Tiny, pictured, over the holidays is far more active now he's dropped the weight</span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><img src="cid:46B3CEFC-3889-45A2-A7B0-6FFBB443E042" alt="article-2263604-16FB294D000005DC-350_634x360.jpg" id="46B3CEFC-3889-45A2-A7B0-6FFBB443E042" width="634" height="360"></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">-------------------------------------<br><br><div>Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares"</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>