April 11th, 2004
Fat Cat
German tom cat Mikesch, weighing an impressive 18.5 kilos ( nearly 41 lbs) sits in his enclosure, where he was dropped off at the animal home in Berlin in this April 2, 2004 file photo. The six-year-old became overweight after his owner fed him with two kilos ( 4.4 lbs) of minced meat per day. Shelter officials said Mikesch is so fat he cannot clean himself and suffers from heart trouble.
