Crumbs ballooned to two and a half stone and was too big to walk. But after losing 2.2lbs he could move around again. He died at a veterinary diet centre in Perm, Russia, after struggling to breathe.
The world’s fattest cat has died despite losing weight at a feline rehab centre.
Crumbs ballooned to two and a half stone and was too big to walk. But after losing 2.2lbs he could move around again. He died at a veterinary diet centre in Perm, Russia, after struggling to breathe.
It is believed Kroshik – Crumbs in Russian – became obese after living on biscuits and soup in a hospital basement. The tabby’s efforts to slim down through diet, exercise and massages brought him global fame.
But the carers said: “Yesterday Kroshik suddenly became ill. He began to choke. Until that moment, the doctors had never noticed signs of shortness of breath in him. We acted immediately – in half an hour Kroshik was already in the oxygen chamber.
“Gradually, his condition began to deteriorate. And even the resuscitation efforts of the doctors could not help him. Dying, he was not alone. Until his very last breath, the best doctors fought for his life.”
Vets said the cat had “multiple growths in the spleen and metastases in other internal organs”, but the exact cause of death will only be known later.
The carers posted: “For a long time, we could not understand the reason for such incredible popularity of Kroshik, because we did nothing to somehow attract the media to the story…. Later we realised [that] people from all over the world are so tired of bad news….
“We rejoiced with you at every victory of Kroshik and cherished his every step.” They concluded: “Sometimes miracles do not happen. Sometimes even the strongest cats cannot cope.”
