33-Pound Cat Found in Foreclosed New Jersey Home

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A 33-pound, "grossly overweight" cat was rescued last week from the home in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, shelter officials said.

When officers found Sprinkles, she was so obese that she couldn't roll over or properly groom herself. At four years old, she's three times her average weight.

"Whatever position she's in, she's stuck. She can barely move," Stacy Olandt, a volunteer at the shelter who took Sprinkles in, SOS Sea Isle City Cats declared.

Her weight was reportedly equivalent to a 700 pound human who should weigh 180 pounds.

Now, the forlorn feline was getting a full makeover. She would reportedly undergo a strict diet of four cans of cat food per day, and shelter workers hope she would lose a pound each month until she reaches her target weight of about 10 pounds.

She would also need a tummy tuck so her excess skin doesn't drag on the floor.

It wasn't immediately clear why she was left in the house, or how she got as big as she is.

Source: News agencies, Edited by website team