"Great Loss": World's Fattest Cat Crumbs Dies Weeks After Joining Fat Camp
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Galiana More, the owner of the cat shelter that treated Crumbs, said that the tumours may have triggered multiple organs to collapse.
The world's fattest cat, Crumbs, has died weeks after joining a feline fat camp, the New York Post reported. The cat, named Kroshik (Rusian for Crumbs), gained viral fame after he was put on a weight-loss regimen following his rescue from the basement of a Russian hospital. He was raised on a diet of scraps, biscuits and soup, causing him to weigh a whopping 38 pounds (around 17kgs). Since his recuse, he'd been making notable progress at a specialised veterinary centre in Perm, Russia, losing 7 pounds.
The cat's journey was, however, cut short when he developed sudden breathing problems and died on Saturday, the Post reported. Veterinarians believe that the fat cat's layers of flab were so deep that scans ultimately failed to show he had cancerous tumours developed on his spleen and other internal organs.
Galiana More, the owner of the cat shelter that treated Crumbs, said that the tumours may have triggered multiple organs to collapse. She added that cats often conceal symptoms when unwell, only revealing issues once it's too late.
