Patches is already making progress toward a healthier future. The 40.3-Lb. cat first made headlines on April 19 when Richmond Animal Care and Control shared a Facebook post about "the largest cat ...

Kay Ford told "GMA" she feels "incredibly blessed" to be Patches' new owner. A 40-pound cat named Patches has been adopted just one day after a Virginia animal shelter put an adoption ad for him.

It’s the purr-fect weight-loss plan! A 30-pound cat named Ty is swimming laps in an effort to lose 15 pounds after he was surrendered to Vanderburgh Humane Society in Evansville, Indiana in January.

Remember the 40-pound cat in Virginia who found his furever home last week? He's a total dude, pretty confident, and he's doing just fine. Kay Ford adopted the 6-year-old cat, named Patches ...

Patches the cat, who weighs over 40 pounds, went viral after a Virginia shelter posted about him. The shelter was looking for an owner to care for the cat and his "gloriously gluttonous body." ...

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Patches, the "viral" 40-pound Virginia cat that wound up at Richmond Animal Care and Control, is celebrating another major milestone five months after moving to Mechanicsville.

Together, the two cats weighed about 45 pounds. Healthy adult domestic house cats typically weigh between 8 and 12 pounds, so the two together could easily outweigh four typical kitties.

Photos show the corpulent cat — who weighs almost 38 pounds — wedged between the bars of the shoe shelf with his face stuffed in a bright blue Croc. A vet holding Crumbs. “Kroshik’s story ...