All hail the mighty power of BOO!

[apnu]

Tremble at the great humongous! His largeness himself, the awesome hero of Chicago -- master of the lazy hunter style of martial arts! Known by many names: Boozlebub, Booliel, Bomodeus, Boo "Thunder-clap" Johnson and C.K. Dexter Boo to his friends and can openers!

Boo, is a costumed protector of the Chicago night. He keeps the city safe from shoe laces that have gone bad, and is ever vigilant of roving gangs of condors that he snatches out of the air. (when he manages to heave his girth off the floor)

A witness, to one of his many good deeds, remarked as Boo leaped away from yet another vicious struggle with some Timberlake work boots: "He's like a seal in flight!"

Quake with terror at the coming of the Boo-Force!





(repost because I screwed up the first one, and its a fresh thread for the day crowd.)

(on edit: more bio information)

[Ruffhowse]

1. Oh My God!!! What a porker!! Is he able to walk or does he just roll?

[apnu]

2. he walks... er waddles. and jumps too.

He's also distrubingly strong and quite a dead weight when he wants to be.

[LynneSin]

3. I'm going to show this to Abbott

So he knows what'll happen to him if he doesn't get in shape!!

[demnan]

4. I bet that cute old boy farts big too

n/t

[apnu]

6. Not as often as you think

He's been on a diet for 6 years now and we strictly control his portions. We try to keep him active but he's just not interested. Now that he's 10 and going a bit gray, its hard to keep him moving around.

[rpannier]

5. Damn...

He's huge. Shoulda called him Homer, or Comic Book Guy

[apnu]

8. His name came from his more slender days

He's very skittish and sudden movements will send him waddling from the room in terror. He has a deep hatred for vacuum cleaners and anything with a long pole. I think he was abused with a broom once and has never forgotten. I've had him since he was 2 years old.

[rpannier]

9. Well, Cats are great

and he looks happy and healthy. Good for you.

[iconoclastic cat]

7. Man, put him on Sci. Diet Light!

That can't be healthy.

[apnu]

10. He used to be a vegan actually....

We tried to get him to loose weight so we found a company in Seattle that makes vegan pet food. Cats, being stone cold carnivors, don't take well to that. After a year of him barely eating, and not loosing weight, we have him on food designed for "less active cats" I guess thats the PC term for "fat ass"

[iconoclastic cat]

17. 2 diets that don't work for cats: non-meat-protein and aversion

The only way to help a cat lose weight--and yes, we have 2 cats with this problem--is to only feed them 1/3 of a cup of dry (or 1/4 of a 5.5oz can of wet) twice a day, and take away the bowl when they walk away. Our porkers are down to a healthy weight now, even if they are still huge.

[apnu]

23. hmmm... perhaps I'm doing his diet wrong then.

I give him 1/2 a cup of special "less active" food a day in strick 12 hour cycles.

I'll try a smaller portion and removing the bowl and see if that works.

[iconoclastic cat]

25. Any animal has a fullness threshold.

Including humans, although it has been brainwashed out of us by McD's.

When the cat walks away, pick up the bowl, cover it, and put it in the fridge. Also, male cats do better with wet food for some reason, esp. with their urinary tracts; use those plaque-control treats for healthy teeth.

[jean]

11. He says 'Rub my tummy while I knead the air, will ya?' We've been

feeding our cat Waltham Calorie Control (get it from the vet) and she has lost weight very slowly but surely over the past year. She, too, is disinclined to move but will bat the hell out of anything within her reach.

[apnu]

13. I'll have to give that a shot.

We feed him Science Diet for less active cats. That hasn't made a dent in his weight. We think he might have a kitty thyroid problem.

[iconoclastic cat]

21. A thyroid problem would cause him to lose weight.

He'd be skin and bones if it was his thyroid.

[jean]

24. yeah - we had tried the various less active foods and none really

made a difference. The Waltham seems to, without too much effort. She is one of those cats who would eat all the food if you free fed her and then throw it up later.

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. Boo rules!

He's big and beautiful, and that second picture is a classic!

[apnu]

15. I see you know the power of boo now!

Bow down to his tremendous. Cower in fear as Jabba the Boo contemplates your fate!

Master of the refrigerator, keeper of the secrets of the toilet. And god of all things fuzzy and warm, Boo is mightier than all!

[MallRat]

14. That is a BIG CAT.

I'm glad he's on our side. :-)

-MR

[apnu]

18. Yes, only through his benovelence...

does he allow us to live under the watchful eye of his green eyes. It is by his will alone that we are not all devoured at his slightest whim.

Boo is most displeased with our current "can-opener-in-chief" and feels that if we do not oust that simian then he will meter out terrible vengeance upon us.

[MissMillie]

16. Can that cat even clean himself?

My brother has a cat not quite that big, and his cat has a hard time.

[apnu]

20. he has a lot of trouble, so whe brush and wash him regularly.

The summer is the worst, I swear, he sheds a full cat a day.

[iconoclastic cat]

19. Also, a cat should never lose more than 1lb per year.

Any faster than that can have serious health consequences, esp. for male cats (UT probs)

[sus]

22. awwww...what a cute little fatty!

[apnu]

26. Kick for the lunch crowd. n/t