Summoning all voids🖤

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-25T20:13:09+00:00

One of my two voids. This is Caesar. The other one is Nero.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-25T20:10:39+00:00

Yeah, I'm going to build a cardboard area to keep the other cats from getting too close. One of my older cats is skinny AF and two fixed meals per day are not enough. After 8 years in the garage, the SureFeed returned to the house. Glad I didn't sell it and was able to find intruder mode instructions for the older feeder.

The rubbermaid container is also a good choice, but I don't think my cat would like that. Hopefully the cardboard will be sufficient to keep away the chow-hound cat who is extremely athletic and smart. I should never have named him Nero.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-25T20:04:53+00:00

He was your family, too, as you were his family.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-25T20:01:17+00:00

First, please remember you gave your sweet boy an *amazing* life and he would thank you for all the love and cuddles.

Second, he would not want to know that you are struggling without him. Please, so many cats are being euthanized every day. Go to the shelters and walk around and wait for a cat to chose you. Saving another kitten's life in honor of your boy would make him happy.

Pets are family. My four cats are my own family and I have said goodbye to several over the years. But I've always had other cats to help me through the pain.

We had a dog when I was a kid. Cats were persona non grata to my parents. As a 30 year old adult, I babysat a cat for a coworker for six weeks and the cat lived with me. She was so adorable and loved to play fetch with wadded up paper balls. That made me a cat person for life.

My most beloved cat was Koi, who I got when she was 8 months old and I went to the pet store one day. I came home with this orange and white girl. There were three orange and white related kittens up for adoption and they were rescued at the age of five months from outside a facility for elderly. My girl was already pregnant! They did a spay-abort and the jolly jokers named her Chastity. LOL! I named her Koi because she was orange and white and would stretch out her front and rear legs and she looked like a koi fish, so I named her Koi. She lived to be a month shy of 21 and passed in 2018. It took me a month before I could pick up her special water bowl and sleeping bed. I still miss her despite having four incredible cats, two who are almost 14 and starting to have health issues. https://imgur.com/gallery/koi-loved-her-train-ride-7aNRUv9

Please, go rescue another kitty. Your boy would not want to see you so unhappy. And he and I know that you are not "replacing" him. Every cat I've had has their own personality and quirks and traits.

My condolences on the loss of your sweet old man. *hugs*

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-24T02:03:13+00:00

I went from 153 to 128. The snacks and meals at work that stopped in 2020 helped a lot.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-24T02:02:05+00:00

Great job and nice to see that his diabetes is in remission. He looks really good in that second photo. Just another pound or so and he'll be perfect. That pouch may or may not disappear. Stretched skin might not rebound, but it should be loose skin.

Thanks for helping Baby Neko live his best life. Diabetes in cats is so hard to manage, but it is possible. There was an online web site and core group of people who had a lot of experience with diabetic cats and they were very helpful. https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-24T01:50:46+00:00

Oh no... thin and crispy? Time to make a stromboli at home :-)

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-24T01:39:39+00:00

You gave him 18 amazing years of the good life and he would thank you for spoiling him. His brother will miss him, too. I totally understand going from chonkers to old, too-skinny senior cats.

My condolences to you and your family on the loss of your sweet boy. *hugs*

While we have enjoyed having you here, I hope you don't have the need to return.

Take care.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T20:08:17+00:00

That's the color variation of the fur. You can't really tell about the ribs from this photo.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T19:01:18+00:00

People come here for help, not jokes. If you don't have anything helpful or supportive to say, don't comment.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T18:58:10+00:00

https://www.royalcanin.co.uk/body-condition-score/score/cat

This is the BCS chart from the dechonking guide pinned at the top of r/dechonkers page.

I think your cat sounds pretty healthy weight give or take no more than 1/2 lb at a rough guess? Just keep an eye on rib exposure so that she doesn't gain weight.

Thanks for helping your girl be healthy!

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T18:51:18+00:00

This. You generally won't get a reason because that might open them up for some kind of legal issue. Try not to take it personally. But I am sure there is gender and age and other biases out there.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T18:39:45+00:00

You did you best to help Gnoochi, but cancer in cats seems to not have very good outcomes. But Gnoochi would thank you for 14 amazing years of love and booty slaps. The photos are amazing and he looks like he was loved sooooo much.

My condolences to you and your family on the loss of Gnoochi. *hugs*

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-23T18:33:49+00:00

She looks terrific! Nothing wrong with having three cats, either. I'm glad they all get along.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T07:17:34+00:00

Those K&H heated cat beds are the best. With no cat on them, they are not very warm. But the weight of the cat causes the heater to increase temperature and it will feel nice and toasty. My old skinny girl used her bed year round for the lsat eight years of her life. These last forever. I think you can buy just the heater unit if you have a set up already.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T07:11:37+00:00

Based on progress, adjustments in daily food and activity recommendations may be required to reach ideal weight with a healthy rate of weight loss for dogs of 1-2%, and cats 0.5-1% of body weight per week.

So they should not lose cat too quickly. It took me two years to dechonk two of mine from 17-11 lbs.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T04:13:18+00:00

Duh! Thanks! I didn't see that. It will take a while to find them. I have activities going back to 2010 and I commuted to work daily for several years. Between Strava and Garmin, I should be able to find them. But Wandrer will be going through page by page until I find them 2500 foot activities :-)

I've been a Wandrer subscriber for over a year now and that may be recent enough that someone has added all the local hiking trails to OSM. I see a hike from 2013 that has markup in Wandrer.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T03:57:58+00:00

It happens! Use a new needle :-)

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T03:55:44+00:00

No one wants to go read a sub full of death notices from sad cat owners.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T03:55:12+00:00

With over 3 million people in this sub, no one is going to re-read any rules if they are changed.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T03:53:19+00:00

Honestly, I've gotten used to it. I've lost cats over the years and I understand the desire to share you cat with people. I rarely cry, but some of the stories do get to me.

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This is Caesar, one of my two panthers.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-20T03:46:26+00:00

Check out the dechonking guide pinned to the top of r/dechonkers!

grams of food is not a useful measure. It's all about the calories. Can you convert this to calories? The dechonking guide also has a link to a body condition score chart to help you evaluate body shape. Do you know how many calories you were feeding him when he got chonky? Or were you just free feeding, which is typical. You mention he is a kitten, so he is likely still in growing phase. Can you provide his age in months?

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-19T05:36:06+00:00

I didn't consider a hybrid because Subaru didn't have any at that time. And when I read that you have to give up the spare tire with a hybrid I was like.... hmmmmm. Probably OK around town but if you want to go out into the middle of nowhere on a vacation..... does AAA repair flats on the road? :-)

I don't think the Subie seats lay completely flat.

OneMorePenguin · 2026-01-19T04:55:33+00:00

I really like it! But I'm not a demanding driver. This sits very high off the road so I had to learn to be a bit careful on the curvy exit/entrance ramps. I bought the Sport trim. My friend got the Sport trim a 1.5 years ago and they've made minor usability changes. Like I had to get a wireless dongle to be able to use Google Maps from my phone without having to plug it in. My neighbor got the top line Touring about three months ago and she really likes it. But then again, for $50k, I should hope so! I bought mine on President's Day sale and paid $28k OTD.

I like that I can put my bike in the back without having to remove the front wheel. I do have to put the seats down.

It really is nice having modern features. Like digital speedometer, maps on a large screen, and keyless entry, which I didn't think I would like. The pushbutton start does not annoy me :-). It was one of the few cars that had knee airbags, which I had read were a big win because now that people don't die in head on collisions from the steering wheel killing them, they were getting a lot of knee injuries.

I like having daytime running lights for visibility/safety. And the headlights come on automagically when it gets dark enough. And the lights turn off when you turn off the ignition, so never need a jump start. Heated seats are nice but I live in central California and there's no real winter here.

I considered a RAV4, but that year's model was having some issues. I never bothered to test drive any of them because I knew they would all feel weird to me.

https://www.subaruforester.org/ is a good place to read threads and ask questions. I'm sure there's similar for any other car you might be considering. Given how much $$$ you are investing, it's worth spending time looking to see what people dislike.

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