Cat That Weighs As Much As A Four-Year-Old Gets Adopted In US

Patches the cat weighs 40 pounds and has a gray tail.

A cat in Virginia is making headlines for its weight. Called Patches because of the black patches on its white body, the feline weighs 40 pounds (18.2 kg) - about the same as the average four-year-old human baby. Its photos were posted on Facebook by Richmond Animal Care and Control, which attempted to coax cat lovers to consider making it theirs. "Did you wake up today and say, 'let's adopt the largest cat anyone has ever seen?' If so, we have the cat for you," the animal shelter said.

Richmond Animal Care and Control later announced that the cat was adopted. Patches is on a "very special" diet and exercise plan, the shelter wrote, calling the cat "very sweet".

The post showing the patches on the body of the cat and its gray tail amassed thousands of reaction and comments.