It's been a long day and unfortunately it has ended with the passing of my beloved overweight cat, Sloopy. I have no idea how old she was because we rescued her years ago from a shelter.
My wife and I were looking for a companion for our dog and didn't want to get a puppy so we went to the local Humane Society. I must have seen 100 cats and Sloopy caught my eye. She was morbidly obese but quite loving. I wasn't a cat person at the time and quite honestly couldn't stand them for the most part. But this one was different. So we took her home and put her on a diet as the vet suggested. That was four years ago and the shelter suspected she was around 5-8 years old.
After four years of battling with my Golden, and having fun doing it, Sloopy has gone to kitty heaven. May she rest in peace.