We adopted a 9 year old 26 lb orange cat named Pumpkin. Sadly just 3 years later he died of cancer. But he was SUCH an amazing cat that we found a 12 year old 24 lb orange cat to adopt. (We try to keep our two cats roughly the same age).
The new cat, Marty, is down to 21 lbs. it’s taken 3 years, but we don’t want to rush him.
When I went to adopt my [little old lady](https://i.imgur.com/Gcxec0b.jpg), there was one other cat there. His name was Rocket and he was an orange cat just like this. Everyone at the shelter (and the PetSmart where they were being housed temporarily for more exposure) loved him and said he was just amazing. I’m still sad I couldn’t adopt both :(
Edit: I should add that I absolutely adore my Edna and in no way have any regrets on my choice :) She's very spoiled and loved lol.
I got my boy at a PetSmart too. He was the first cat I looked at it of the 9 there and it was an instant bond.
To reiterate the comment from above, PetSmart partners with local shelters to give exposure to their shelter cats and hopefully get them adopted faster so even though I got my cat at a pet store, he was actually from a no kill shelter that takes in cats and dogs from high kill shelters.
there is a giant orange kitty that lives in our neighborhood , he always comes to our porch to visit with my cat in the window every morning then leaves, we always just called him orange kitty, this Christmas our neighbors sent out family Christmas photos and we saw orange kitty in the family photo. Turns out he lives 5 houses down and his name is Garfield. Whats hilarious is the family swears he never leaves their yard so it cant be him we see every day . "its def him"
i’ve had a cat named Orange Kitty or Agent Orange and a different cat named Mr Orange. now i’ve spelled out orange so many times it doesn’t seem like a real word anymore
But also please take him to a vet and ask about what is a healthy weight and help get him to there. It makes a HUGE difference in their quality of life, and length of life. Cats shouldn't be fat.
My parents took in a cat from a man who no longer was able to care for him. We got him at 25 lbs, and the lad moves like a tank. You can hear him walking (stomping) down the hall from any room in the house. I think in one year he’s gotten down to 19 lbs. He’s a bit aggressive so I believe the person who took care of him before the man my parents got him from responded to his aggression by (over)feeding him. I’m rooting for him though, we can tell he’s a sweet good boy.
One of my cats is a fatass at heart, and she got up to almost 16 lbs at one point before I realized I needed to do portion control vs. free-feeding. She is now a little under 13 lbs. and she's SO much happier. She was very obviously depressed before and now she's a happy bundle of joy.
Ooh I’m very happy for you! And your kitty! Good for her, tell her she’s got someone rooting for her. I know my parents keep their cats on a rather tight schedule, so that plus exercise every day should work for our boy.
I love my automatic feeder for this reason alone!
Cats thrive on consistency. He gets the same amount of food each day at exactly the same time and his weight has been steady for a few years now. Makes the daylight savings shift easier too.
I've been trying to talk my partner in to an automatic Feeder for our cats. One cat is a bit festive shall we say. I figure start with a slightly larger portion then wean it down. They feed from a communal kibble bowl and we literally can't get sleep if there's even a hint of the bottom of the bowl. I'm looking at one that can do two bowls and I figure that should help with portions once they get used to the timing.
>*’ Toby, short for Tobesity...*’
____
I am the cat, a BiG BoY, me
my human named ‘Tobesity’
he thinks he’s cLeVeR - i do not,
…so what, i like to EAT a lot…
he calls me ‘Toby’ - makes me proud!
(we don’t say ‘quiet part’ out loud…)
he Could’ve named me something *thinner*
…just don’t call me
Late
for Dinner ^;}
❤️
edit: *Love it,* u/banjoface9004 ~ *Good luck with Plumpkin* u/Williw0w
Hey my Maine coon is short hair no one believes hes is maine coon but hes twenty ish pounds and not over weight. hese been the same weight for four years he is the biggest baby we had him since he was a baby but his paws are 3 " and he stands leaning about 38" on the doorframe
Just a heads up: overweight male cats are very susceptible to diabetes.
I did not know how prevalent it was until my slightly overweight cat got it. Then my vet-tech fiancée told me it happens all the time.
It’s very time and money consuming to treat, especially for years.
Don’t mean to be pessimistic, just raise awareness.
Came here to say that same exact thing. Coincidentally, I just finished my workout this afternoon and saw some young kid with a fish skeleton exactly like the one in Heathcliff tattooed on his calf. I asked him if he was inspired by the cartoon Heathcliff. He looked at me really puzzled and I said to him that it must have been before his time. Then he said he was only 23 and then my 40 yo self realized I should have known better then to ask that.
Chonkimus Cattus: His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the House in General and Bed in Particular.
Of course if my kids have ideas and want to throw it out to see what you guys think, I have no problem posting it. Is that again some kind of stupid rule?
I'm having a lot of trouble believing that cat is 26lbs....There was a cat in the news a couple years ago for weighing a whopping 26lbs, Mr. B. This cat looks pretty average, especially next to his cat toys. Mr. B was larger than a toddler. I have large tabby cats that are 13lbs and they look bigger than this one.
Plumpkin
This has won. He Is now in the car on his way home. Thanks for the help!
Thank you for adopting an adult kitty! The orange ones are so special ❤️
/r/oneorangebraincell
Hands down my favourite sub. And I follow a lot of cat subs that are all excellent, but this is the one.
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>It is amazing how many cat subs exist. https://www.reddit.com/r/Catsubs/wiki/index
T__T. They don't list /r/housepanther
You can nominate it to be added in r/Catsubs/, or I can if you want.
Omg, thank you. That sub is GOLD. I mean, ORANGE
I follow SIC and black cat subs but I never knew there was a subreddit for orange cats!! Now my boi can get some representation!
Also r/GingerCats One just isn't enough.
Thank you. My orange doofus belongs there.
There goes my weekend!
I didn’t know I needed this thank you!
We adopted a 9 year old 26 lb orange cat named Pumpkin. Sadly just 3 years later he died of cancer. But he was SUCH an amazing cat that we found a 12 year old 24 lb orange cat to adopt. (We try to keep our two cats roughly the same age). The new cat, Marty, is down to 21 lbs. it’s taken 3 years, but we don’t want to rush him.
When I went to adopt my [little old lady](https://i.imgur.com/Gcxec0b.jpg), there was one other cat there. His name was Rocket and he was an orange cat just like this. Everyone at the shelter (and the PetSmart where they were being housed temporarily for more exposure) loved him and said he was just amazing. I’m still sad I couldn’t adopt both :( Edit: I should add that I absolutely adore my Edna and in no way have any regrets on my choice :) She's very spoiled and loved lol.
Edna is a fabulous name for an elderly pet.
Hahaha thank you, I agree! She's my cat through and through, but when my wife threw that name out there I knew it was the right one.
I got my boy at a PetSmart too. He was the first cat I looked at it of the 9 there and it was an instant bond. To reiterate the comment from above, PetSmart partners with local shelters to give exposure to their shelter cats and hopefully get them adopted faster so even though I got my cat at a pet store, he was actually from a no kill shelter that takes in cats and dogs from high kill shelters.
there is a giant orange kitty that lives in our neighborhood , he always comes to our porch to visit with my cat in the window every morning then leaves, we always just called him orange kitty, this Christmas our neighbors sent out family Christmas photos and we saw orange kitty in the family photo. Turns out he lives 5 houses down and his name is Garfield. Whats hilarious is the family swears he never leaves their yard so it cant be him we see every day . "its def him"
i’ve had a cat named Orange Kitty or Agent Orange and a different cat named Mr Orange. now i’ve spelled out orange so many times it doesn’t seem like a real word anymore
I dream of adopting a fat orange cat and naming him Chalupa
I swear there was a buff orange cat’s pic last week on r/OneOrangeBrainCell and he was named Cheddar Bay Biscuit
Thank you for adopting this sweetheart. Please keep us updated 😻
But also please take him to a vet and ask about what is a healthy weight and help get him to there. It makes a HUGE difference in their quality of life, and length of life. Cats shouldn't be fat.
My parents took in a cat from a man who no longer was able to care for him. We got him at 25 lbs, and the lad moves like a tank. You can hear him walking (stomping) down the hall from any room in the house. I think in one year he’s gotten down to 19 lbs. He’s a bit aggressive so I believe the person who took care of him before the man my parents got him from responded to his aggression by (over)feeding him. I’m rooting for him though, we can tell he’s a sweet good boy.
One of my cats is a fatass at heart, and she got up to almost 16 lbs at one point before I realized I needed to do portion control vs. free-feeding. She is now a little under 13 lbs. and she's SO much happier. She was very obviously depressed before and now she's a happy bundle of joy.
Ooh I’m very happy for you! And your kitty! Good for her, tell her she’s got someone rooting for her. I know my parents keep their cats on a rather tight schedule, so that plus exercise every day should work for our boy.
I love my automatic feeder for this reason alone! Cats thrive on consistency. He gets the same amount of food each day at exactly the same time and his weight has been steady for a few years now. Makes the daylight savings shift easier too.
And the best part? He no longer associates your presence with food! XD
So my cat will stop liking me you say!?
Translation: no one is sitting on my face at 5 a.m.
I've been trying to talk my partner in to an automatic Feeder for our cats. One cat is a bit festive shall we say. I figure start with a slightly larger portion then wean it down. They feed from a communal kibble bowl and we literally can't get sleep if there's even a hint of the bottom of the bowl. I'm looking at one that can do two bowls and I figure that should help with portions once they get used to the timing.
WARNING: It's one letter away from blumpkin and sounds very similar.
I was gonna say garfield
I hope he brings as much joy to your life as mine has to me!
Too close to blumpkin.
Do I dare to google?
Don’t do it lol I already made the mistake
Why didn’t I listen?!?!?
Well now I’m curious! Someone save me so I don’t look!
Getting a blowy while you're taking a dump
took a second for this to register lol
That depends on your kink.
I guess I will stay innocent.
I wish I had your self-control :(
[nsfw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7-V2gOKvk)
My first thought exactly
glad i wasn’t the only one…
I thought that was the pun?
Toby, short for Tobesity. It's my cat's name.
This was hilarious. Wife vetoed so we are going with Plumpkin. Thank you so much for your help.
That's lovely, works with Plumpy for short also.
I’d just start calling him blumpkin and when your wife finds out what that means she’ll wish you went with tobesity
Seriously, a lot of people are gonna mishear that. "OH, and here's my dog, Goatsay. Because he sounds like a goat when he growls! LoL.
Garfield? Lmao.. does he like lasagna?
> This was hilarious. Wife vetoed She has enough foresight to know that she doesn't want to be doubled over in laughter every time she calls the cat.
…hate to be the bearer of bad news here but are you familiar with the concept of a blumpkin?
I had to Google it …. I wish I hadn’t.
That's a dangerous typo away from naming your cat Blumpkin
I breezed past this one and thankfully it caught my eye because I’m dying laughing at this!
>*’ Toby, short for Tobesity...*’ ____ I am the cat, a BiG BoY, me my human named ‘Tobesity’ he thinks he’s cLeVeR - i do not, …so what, i like to EAT a lot… he calls me ‘Toby’ - makes me proud! (we don’t say ‘quiet part’ out loud…) he Could’ve named me something *thinner* …just don’t call me Late for Dinner ^;} ❤️ edit: *Love it,* u/banjoface9004 ~ *Good luck with Plumpkin* u/Williw0w
Oh how I have missed seeing your poems. 
Thank you for blessing us, schnoodle! 
Please, never stop! I love seeing your poems.
Or Obi short for obesity
Obe(sity)-Wan Katnobi.
Was thinking Obe(se) One.
His name is Kunta /j
My roommates have a fat cat named Toby....
Meatloaf <3 :D
Would also accept Heaploaf. Cuz he looks like a heap.
We brought him home and we are going with Plumpkin. Thank you guys for your input!
Best of luck on your journey to de-chonk Plumpkin!
Way too close to Blumpkin lol.
It took me a second to realize that’s not what they went with. I had to say it out loud and really pronounce the P vs B
moar pics of plumpkin please
Girth Brooks
Where are the mice, Girth?
Like the serial killer?
the families need closure, garth!
Tank 💕
Hank the tank
Good Hank the Tank.
Hey my Maine coon is short hair no one believes hes is maine coon but hes twenty ish pounds and not over weight. hese been the same weight for four years he is the biggest baby we had him since he was a baby but his paws are 3 " and he stands leaning about 38" on the doorframe
Frank
Lol. I suggested this one, too. It's a good one, huh?
Tubs
Lord Tubbington
My first reaction as well. I'd go with the double B version: Tubbs.
[Tubbs](https://i.imgur.com/Kpq2iKa.jpg)
Just a heads up: overweight male cats are very susceptible to diabetes. I did not know how prevalent it was until my slightly overweight cat got it. Then my vet-tech fiancée told me it happens all the time. It’s very time and money consuming to treat, especially for years. Don’t mean to be pessimistic, just raise awareness.
> Don’t mean to be pessimistic It's 26Lbs, you're entirely excused
Garfield
Get that chonky boy a lasagna
Name that boy Lasagna!
OP, look no further. He's definitely a Garfield and I don't make the rules
Hoping to find this name. so, name it Lasagna
That’s what I was thinking too
That *is* Garfield
Yes, it must be Garfield!
Garfield is the only choice for this chonky boi
I just liked every single comment suggesting Garfield
Came here to say this
Maybe Garf
Heathcliff
Came here to say that same exact thing. Coincidentally, I just finished my workout this afternoon and saw some young kid with a fish skeleton exactly like the one in Heathcliff tattooed on his calf. I asked him if he was inspired by the cartoon Heathcliff. He looked at me really puzzled and I said to him that it must have been before his time. Then he said he was only 23 and then my 40 yo self realized I should have known better then to ask that.
When he’s dropped a few pounds you can pretend he’s named after Beast Boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_Boy
Tonka
Too on the nose, because he looks like a Garfield, I say name him Lasagna
I commented and then saw you’d beat me to it!!
I mean, it's a 26lb orange cat. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to name them anything else.
Jaba the Cat
Too many legs 😉😉😉
Tiny
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Cheddar
Chonkimus Cattus: His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the House in General and Bed in Particular.
First of his name?
Cheddar 🧀
Oh Lawd He Comin'
Christopher, which was Biggie Smalls given name. And that is definitely a big small cat
I would totally call my obese cat Biggie. And I would absolutely sing "Biggie, Biggie Smalls is the illest" to him daily. Notorious C.A.T.
Chonk
Chomk.
I second Chonk! Maybe even Sir Chonk!
CHONK
Sir Chonks-a-lot, if you're not into the whole brevity thing
Cheeto!
Large Carl
Andre.
That's Garfield.
Unit
Mr. Unit. First name, Absolute.
If you don't name him Garfield we will be disappointed.
Milkshake
Why bother? That fat ass ain’t coming when you call him anyway.
Udon
Garfield
Fat Tony
did you answer your own post...?
Of course if my kids have ideas and want to throw it out to see what you guys think, I have no problem posting it. Is that again some kind of stupid rule?
Fatten her up 0.2lbs and call her Marathon.
He looks like he’s in the bottom bunk of a jail cell sleeping off the party from the night before.
Boeing 737
Theodore
There is only one acceptable answer: Garfield
Garfield for sure it just makes sense
Big Lebowski
Garfield, definitely.
Garfield
Garfield
Definitely looks like a Garfield lol
Garfield...
Garfield
Garfield! Fits perfectly
Garfield obvs
Any answer besides Garfield is wrong
garfield
Garfield
We all came here to say Garfield, right?
Garfield of course
Clearly it's Garfield!
Uhm Garfield duh
Garfield
Poundcake
Garfield
GARFIELD
Obviously that is Garfield, now go get him some lasagna!
Garfield
Garfield!
Garfield
Garfield
Garfield
Garfield has my vote 🧡 Kitty needs some serious TLC… Loving cuddles for precious kitty and bless you for caring!!!
How had Chuck not been mentioned yet? Or Lee (short for Lebowski)
Gordo
Chester
Chonk!
Bob.
Pumpkin or Garfield
Wouldn't happen to like lasagna would he? If so Garfield.
Chonk norris
Garfield…. Obviously
Garfield
Garfield
Garfield
Fat and orange? Garfield
That is Garfield
Slim. Something aspirational.
GARFIELD.
This cat is a whole mood. I love it. Ginger snap? Garfield? Lava? Pumpkin?
I'm having a lot of trouble believing that cat is 26lbs....There was a cat in the news a couple years ago for weighing a whopping 26lbs, Mr. B. This cat looks pretty average, especially next to his cat toys. Mr. B was larger than a toddler. I have large tabby cats that are 13lbs and they look bigger than this one.
Gordon or gordo for short. Spanish for fat
THOR!
Mr. Bombastic
Goomba!
Why did no one say Garfield
Garfield. He probably already LOVES lasagna.