Unbelievably Large Shelter Cat 'Big Boi Mr. B' Has The Internet Swooning

He's so cute!

I want him.

Gorgeous

Someone on Twitter said he looks like a Bobcat.

I don't know if they were joking or serious, because the article said that he's a Tabby cat.

Male pussies are so much better than female pussies!

He looks like a B. Kliban cat made real

It looks like something might be wrong with his eyes.

My late cat Arthur, weighed 26 lbs. He was a big boy! My Dad was the one who took him to be put down, and for the rest of his life, he'd tear up recalling that day.

My penis weighs more than this cat.

What a gorgeous big boy. Too bad I can't take in another pet. I imagine it would be like cuddling a bobcat. I hope the media attention gets this precious boy a loving home.

R8 Arthur sounds like he was a sweet little guy

Damn, that's almost 3 times the size of my cat!

My neighbor's cat died recently at 8 years. He was 40 lbs. She's 78 and anorexic. Go figure.

So many people applied to adopt him they crashed the website. I hope he goes to a great home.

Big as a house!

A tremendous pussy!

I think he posts here.

If anyone wants to adopt a supersize cat, just go to Petfinder.com and put in tick the box for "extra large."

What is a Chonk? I'm not familiar with that term.

Why did he end up in the shelter? Did he ate his owner?

He looks like an Edward Gorey cat!

I just adopted an all black chonk named Mobely, but he's no where near as big as this cat.

[quote] Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia tweeted two photos of the hefty tabby, BeeJay, in the arms of animal care attendant Lacy Curtis. BeeJay weighs in at 26 pounds, and though the shelter noted that he’s “genuinely big boned,” he’ll also likely need to lose a few pounds for his health.

Is Lacy "genuinely big boned" as well?

^^^ Like attracts like!

That cat has to be mixed with something else. It's not only overweight, it's big. It must be part lynx or bobcat or some other midsized cat.

That's a large cat, this is a FAT cat

"Grab ME, donald; I fucking dare you, bitch!" snarled B.J. "MEEYOW, mother fucker. MEEYOW!" (Angry because of the recent FDA deregulation of fur farms and puppy mills, medical research conditions, the acquisition of subject animals, etc.)

^^USDA

Animal abuse.

[quote] What is a Chonk? I'm not familiar with that term.

I think it's slang for "chunk" or "chunky."

Just another way of pronouncing the word CHUNK. CHONK! Hehe.

[Quote]It looks like something might be wrong with his eyes.

He has his father's eyes!

He has Bette Davis eyes!

I take dis cat and make him good home, fo sho!

R25 Not necessarily. Could be a Maine coone or Norwegian forest cat. He is unusually large though.

Skinny bitch.

Skinny bitch.

Skinny bitch.

^^^ God, that cat is unrelenting and a bully!

He looks like a Maine Coon. They are very large and unusual looking cats.

Older animals in shelters often have a heartbreaking sadness in their eyes. I hope all this attention helps find him a loving home.

R40, yeah, volunteer with cats and I swear, some of the elderly are genuinely depressed. We have got one who isn't particularly old but has personality issues. He's been sitting in a cage at our Petsmart since Dec 2018. He was actually moved once to another Petsmart to expose him to a "a new pool of potential adopters." But was quickly returned when the volunteers there couldn't handle him.

I feel awful for him, though sometimes I half jokingly chide him for being a jerk. I just wish a magically determined cat person would come by and rescue him. Ultimately, I think the rescue group should find a farm and barn for him as his personality would tax even the hardiest crazy cat lady. But the group is run by rabid "every cat deserves a home" fanatics who can't see that caging a cat for months and years is actually not very humane at all.

What are his personality issues, R41?

[quote]What are his personality issues?

He's very territorial.

R42, ultimately, I think it's all fear-driven. He's just constantly in fight or flight mode. I've been taking care of him for over 8 months and he still has big saucer eyes and crouches when I start my volunteer shift. He hisses and swats if you come near him or catch him off guard. I'm always telling him I'm not out to kill him. He used to swat when we reached into his cage to take out his litter box. We learned to let him out first and then clean his cage.

Obviously, hardly anyone ever looks at him and when they do, he doesn't interact with them.

He's made some progress over 8 months but it's so incremental and not enough to get him adopted. Sadly, as much as we care about him, I know some volunteers just want him gone. We're a no-kill shelter so he would just rotate to another Petsmart or Petco.

In terms of progress, if I sit perfectly still and as non-threatening as possible, he walks around/near me. Last weekend, he actually walked across my lap. He can be out with other cats so that's actually one of his selling points. At least he won't require an only pet/cat home. He gets hissy when other cats get too close, but I noticed that when we had a rambunctious teenage kitten who ignored his aggression, he backed down, almost surprised the teenage kitten wasn't scared of him. Which is why I think he's a bit of a paper tiger who lashes out out of fear.

I've offered to medicate him with a tiny dose of prozac--just to take the edge off but the head volunteer demurred. One reason being that a potential adopter would be put off by having to medicate him indefinitely. After 8 months of no one expressing any interest, what do we have to lose though?

If I had the space, I would adopt him, knowing that he may never be affectionate towards me. I would just give him space to live and he would of course be well taken care of. But there's no way I can squeeze him into my apartment. Plus, of one my cats freaks out at the sight of another cat (she tolerates her sister). The only way it would work is if I had a big home where the two of them could be separated.

He's a super athletic boy, jumping tall surfaces in a single bound. He doesn't do it much now and I feel like he's beaten down. When I'm there, he gets the most time out of the cage, the most canned food and treats. But I don't know how much longer he can stay. Corporate Petsmart doesn't like cats hanging around for long. Regional managers visit regularly and will sometimes demand cats who have overstayed to be moved to another store. Bastards.

looks dangerous actually. Paws big enough to cause serious damage if it unsheathes the claws on a human or dog victim. Probably has wild cat instincts too, i’m guessing it’s a hybrid.

His eyes are wonky. It might be diabetic retinopathy.

It might be catnip.

R44 It makes me happy to know that someone cares so much for misfit animals, and what you have done for this cat is so lovely and heart warming. You have taken time to write this extraordinary statement and I wonder if this honest heartfelt description could actually be something that would help him get adopted. If someone would know this history upfront and what his likely home life would be like it might appeal to the right person.

He looks so mournful.

[quote] Why did he end up in the shelter?

His former owners turned him over to the shelter because they couldn't take care of him anymore.

I can understand someone not being able to take care of a pet, but I can't understand how anyone could turn their pet over to an animal shelter (unless it's a no kill shelter). Far too many people treat their pets as possessions that can just be discarded when they don't want them anymore rather than the family members they are.

More cats will be homeless and killed if states keep passing legislation on declawing. When people see what cats do to their furniture they'll throw them out on the street or won't adopt at all.

[quote]Big Boi Mr. B

Sounds like a black porn star's name.

Wow, a fat cat I don’t want to tax.