Sadly, the world’s fattest cat, Crumbs, died just a week after starting her weight loss program. The Russian feline went viral online when she was put on a diet after being rescued from a basement of a hospital in Russia.
At just four years of age, Crumbs, alias his Russian Kroshik, accumulated a staggering weight of 17 kilograms through leftovers, soup, whiskey, and biscuits alone. After starting the diet program, Crumb began seriously losing weight, shedding 7 pounds.
He became very ill in a matter of days and died last Saturday. His veterinarians find the tumors on some of his inner organs to be cancerous, unknown to everybody since the large layers of fats that hid them.
She believed the tumors likely led to organ failure. “Cats always hold on to the last; they do not show this disease. Kroshik had no shortness of breath, no digestive problems,” she said speaking with NewsX.
“We could not do the ultrasound, but we would monitor his health day to day because we know the excess weight does not appear overnight,” she said during an interview, emphasizing how in the weeks before its death, the cat has shown no signs of any illness.
“It hurts that we did not know earlier and could not help. This is great loss for us since Kroshik was a hope for all, and it was only that we needed to have good news, and this is very hard to speak about it.”.
He became an internet celebrity because of pictures of his massive body that shocked the pet owners around the globe. His weight was extreme, making walking a challenge.
Crumbs was put on an intensive diet and exercise program, including walking on an underwater treadmill, to help him lose weight. However, according to his caretakers, “sometimes miracles do not happen.”
“Sometimes even the most powerful cats cannot bear to. Sometimes even the brightest doctors, rehabilitation centers, and support from people all over the world is insufficient. Thanks to every single one of you who had stayed by Kroshik’s side till the end. For being the cause by which Kroshik became a believer in good people,” is what they have written in that warm-hearted message.
