Mo. Cat Weighs 40 Pounds

TheKansasCityChannel.com - News - Mo. Cat Weighs 40 Pounds, Has 33-Inch Waist: "ST JOSEPH, Mo. -- A cat in St. Joseph is a contender for the world's fattest feline.

Iggy the cat weighs more than 40 pounds.

'On the bathroom scale he weighs 50 pounds. We took him out to the hog scales and he weighed 46 pounds,' said Joyce Kirk, Iggy's owner.

Iggy stands 14 inches tall, measures nearly 40 inches from whiskers to tail, and boasts a thickset 33-inch waistline. He is larger than most toddlers.

'I've been asked several times if he's a bobcat, and, no, he's a normal cat. We had him tested for that, and he's normal,' Kirk said. 'Iggy is so big that he can't clean himself, so I brush him and even use baby wipes.'

Kirk said the cat's favorite pastime is eating.

'He goes through 30 pounds of food every week,' Kirk said."