43 lb. chonky cat, hissterically named 'Biggie Smalls', charms the hearts of cat lovers everywhere with his purrfect weight loss journey: 'He has millions of likes and followers'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Dec 18, 2025 12:00 PM EST

Oh, lawd - Biggie Smalls is coming! He's coming, he's going, he's gaining followers, and losing pounds. Biggie arrived to The Big House Sanctuary & Rehab in Ottawa at a shocking 43 pounds. His organs were getting pushed out of the way, and even walking was hard for him. But, the workers at this sanctuary didn't give up on him. We're happy to announce that Biggie has lost… drum roll, please… almost 20 pounds! He's still a chonker, but he's literally lost almost half of himself since he started this journey.

Biggie quickly became an internet celebrity in the cat world due to his purrfectly round nature. He has millions of likes and followers, everyone pawistively invested in his de-chonkification. He's still got about five or ten more pounds to lose, but it's not about racing to the finish, it's about getting there in the furst place! We've been in love with him since the beginning, and we can't wait to see the cat he will become in the future. We're all about body pawsitivity, but we're also equally about healthy cats leading healthy lives. 

He may no longer be round in body, but he is still round in spirit. Read more about the notorious C.A.T. by scrolling down!

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    Biggie smalls is becoming an internet superstar. He has millions of likes and followers. He is a rescue cat in Ottawa Ontario that can easily be found by searching Biggie Smalls.
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  • This is a great picture. A lot of people will probably wonder why he's eating what looks like a treat, even if he's on a diet. Well, we have a secret to share with you: diets are most successful if they are maintainable for the long term. Extreme diets tend to be less effective because after you finish, you return to your old eating habits and gain all the weight back.

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    manic_mike2018 I should have mentioned in the op he is doing amazingly well on his weight loss journey. I had the pleasure of meeting him last week at Critter Jungle in Ottawa and instantly fell in love. The rescue he is in The Big House is absolutely amazing and does wonderful work with these + sized cats.
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    cherryphoenix He's down 20lbs
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    Neighborhood Virtual4 Awww I hope this handsome gent can get to a healthy weight. I'm glad he has been rescued!
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    cat_selling_souls Biggie is down to 25 pounds now. He's a celebrity in the cat world and absolutely knows it.
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  • As someone who has struggled with weight before, we've been through our fair share of attempted de-chonkifications. The one that finally stuck was the one that changed our eating purrmanently. Learning to make healthier choices and not eat when we're bored was the biggest contribution to our success!

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    jfstompers Was he rescued from a buffet
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    Mother_Echo4502 And here I thought Thiccen Nugget was a chonky boy
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    sonia72quebec Reminds me of Philippe that we had at our shelter: 29 pounds of pure muscles.
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    Street-Snow-4477 Thank goodness he's lost wt! He'll be do much happier and healthier!!
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    CornisaGrasse I inherited a cat (Mick) who was very overweight, my stepmom had dementia so she fed him too much, but my dad (who wasn't very mobile and had some mental health issues) thought she wasn't feeding them enough, so he kept
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    more food near the couch and fed him more. I think it just made him happy to keep Mick coming by him. Eventually they both passed away, I inherited Mick, and we started a weight loss journey. He's doing better than I am
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    ConstanceClaire He was rescued from the pantry, no doubt.
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    161frog Oh my gosh I had a kitty named Biggie Smalls! But he was on the other end of the weight scale
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    PresHistoryNerd The Notorious C.A.T.
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    busstop5366 He looks like those animals Shrek blew into balloons
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    Look Wholtiz Oh lawd
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    dunno0019 That's a lot of cat.
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    Amicus_Trochilidae The Braincell's Only Command: "Eat"
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