Chonky Senior Cat Exercises For The First Time | The Dodo

[@badnewsBH]

Think about that, folks. Smudge is a senior cat, who's been overweight for years, but with a little encouragement it's *her* who is getting people moving! This is just fantastic. 🥰

[@amberstamp1965]

That is just beautiful!! Her dad is years younger and it Smudge that gets him up and going❤

[@thebfernandez580]

As someone with disabilities I couldn't agree more 🙂

[@nelsonricardocosta]

She's the Lizzo of cats.

[@amberstamp1965]

@MelBelle55 I definitely agree and feel the same pain, and especially now since it's starting to get cold in St.Louis, Mo

[@jansmith3158]

PLEASE stop feeding your pets can & bag food/treats they are full of SUGAR & REFIND CARBS that make your pets sick & overweight. Diet it everything. Feed your pets cooked meat. Your pet will love you more and will be fit. for anyone that has health issues overweight, gut issues, anxiety, depression, brain fog, type 2 Diabetes, MS etc etc (any health issue) eat the carnviore diet too. This heals the body. sea channels: Dr ken berry, home stead how (he lost 100 pounds got off all Rx and got rid of his depression), kelly hogan (she lost 100 pounds), steak and butter gal she was a sick vegan for 6 years switched to carnvore and healed her body, Nutrition with judy she was a sick vegan for 12 years ended up with a eating disorder she healed both on the carnviore diet, Dr Chaffee, Shawn baker md podcast, Dr Sean Omara, Dr Mindy pelz = all will heal you. Feed you & your pets the proper diet. You can do all the exercise for your cat or you but, if you are not eating the proper diet you will never lose weight. Pls Write down & pass on. We need to get the world citizens healthy again. ALL of our health officals & corrupt world leaders/politcans want us sick. We can fight back by eating properly again like our ancestors.

[@lynnaim9950]

Haha him holding the umbrella over the cat so he can still go on his walks in the rain is so adorable!

[@sharonsolana]

I *literally* laughed-out-loud!

[@InfiniteTriztan1111]

I had never seen such a scene in my entire life, so lovely 💚🐈☔

[@shaymylahanif5701]

A real gentleman,I love that

[@SykotikShadow]

The things we are willing to do for our animals we love

[@kathleenkastner]

Smudge is perfection! Thank you to her humans for rescuing her and making huge effort for her to get her walks in and lose weight. ❤

[@ForeverWog]

I love Smudge’s very expressive face!

[@dbeazrn3934]

“Smudgy the Fitness Influencer” needs a You Tube channel so that we cheer on her progress. I’d love to see her wearing a vest doing aquatic therapy…..sometimes that’s not available in all areas. JUST WATCHING HER WALK & enjoy the scenery is awesome. I’m challenged by RA, OA, DDD (a bunch of acronyms-LOL) & she motivates me to get moving. 😻😻😻😻😻SMUDGY!! Many blessings to you all!! 🇺🇸❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸

[@TT-di4qz]

I have RA and OA as well. I am encouraged to get up and get moving!

[@connieandgwennie1450]

That's a great idea.

[@meretsteiner3124]

Yes please! Oh can we please? 💗

[@robinrouse146]

Please keep us posted on Smudge’s progress; she is a beautiful girl!

[@Anonymous-sh9vk]

Go, Smudgy! You got this!

[@letolethe3344]

Yikes, this cat takes "humans are staff" to a whole new level! 😅 A staff member holds an umbrella, a staff member to light the way. What a cute kitty and sweet family.

[@jennyoyster5054]

YESSSSS. Just gotta love cats 😂😂😂😂💕.

[@CatsGlobe]

Watching this chonky senior cat get active is pure motivation! What a heartwarming and inspiring journey! 😹😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carmenvilchez74]

What a wonderful people and what a lucky cat to have them to understand what he needs, what he likes. Angels on Earth 🙏

[@jeanmontgomery5701]

It's so sweet of Matt to hold an umbrella for Smudge when it's raining outside on her walks.

[@marionfriedenthal7352]

I'm a chunky senior cat who will follow Smudge's example and just go for a little walk every day.

[@annewagner196]

Me too 👍

[@catw6274]

That's what I've been doing.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Smudge was the name of my first ever cat. Found her in the backyard as a kitten with a big "smudge" on her nose, hence the name. I thought I was being original 😁 I hope this Smudge has many happy years ahead of her. She was picked to love by the perfect family.

[@y.y6978]

Smudge is a chonky senior, but she is absolutely adorable

[@NMN_CP]

but?

[@jdavid118]

Good for those people doing their part! No pet should ever be fat

[@lynn2574]

I know it’s not what you meant, but made me think of it……. My jack Russell with InterVertebral Disc Disease has gained 2.5 pounds in the last several months. She’s a smidge chonky, and her activity is somewhat limited from the IVDD. I FINALLY figured out that our 9 month old kitten is sneaking her cat food and cat treats! We feed the cats separately to keep the dogs out of it, but those two are trouble buddies. Now that we know we can nip it 😂

[@smokerputz]

​@@lynn2574 😭 omg that's hysterical to me 💀

[@NMN_CP]

your rampant fatphobia is showing

[@abrarmullan1]

Commitment level of Smudge is very inspiring.

[@sarav2209]

smudge is precious! thank you so much to the family that gave a home to a senior lady! 🩷🩷🩷

[@luckypupito1344]

That is one lucky cat to have been adopted by such a wonderful family.

[@Shikaschima]

"Smudge just decided she is done with walking for today." Admittedly, with that much weight to carry around, she is allowed to make that decision, seeing as she is very much trying.

[@lizzy-wx4rx]

I know, poor thing. You'd think after 3 years (!) they could've gotten her down to a more manageable weight for her old joints.

[@Shikaschima]

@@lizzy-wx4rx I'm not going to make assumptions on that. Weightloss for cats is not easy.

[@Miyawakiss]

​@@lizzy-wx4rxI mean, to be completely fair, Smudge is an elderly cat. With old age in any species, it's very very hard to lose weight. And the exercise she's doing is just small slow walks so she's not burning alot of fat off. So yeah it's definitely a very slow progress but I think slow and steady progress is better than none at all.

[@littleboots9800]

​@@lizzy-wx4rx20% of her bodyweight lost is pretty good. I wouldve cut down on calories a little too but they've still done well.

[@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr]

​@@Miyawakiss Three years is more than enough to get her down to a healthy weight. There's really no excuse for her to still be obese. Fat, maybe. Obese, no.

[@Cozycountry1]

You go, Smudgy. It's heartwarming to see the love and devotion to getting Smudge fitter and she helps her hoodad stay motivated too for his health. Senior animals are often overlooked for rehoming, but they have so much love and devotion to offer plus usually more laidback which suits some people. Her little paw on her hoodad was so sweet.💙💗

[@FacheChanteDeux]

I love that they got her when she was 15...and she seems like she has been with them since she was a kitten.❤❤

[@laurielaurie8280]

That is pretty amazing for a cat that is that old and that heavy to go on walks. Glad you are giving her a good quality of life :)))

[@4bibimimi]

The cat on my icon to the left was 18 lb when I got her. The boys who had her ahead of me tried to buy her love with food. After she lived with me for a while she would follow me on walks. She would wait patiently for me outside the 24 hours store while I purchased a six pack of beer. Most walks would be about 6 or 8 city blocks long. She would follow me from yard to yard sniffing the bushes. It made home more important to her and helped bond with her. She even accompanied me on a major relocation of City. She was an excellent cat to travel with by car. I lost her at 19 years 11 months, and it was devastating.❤

[@ElsjeMassyn]

Now that is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. So much compassion and love in one house. That is a blessing to watch.

[@HeavyChevy]

She’s so beautiful, I’m glad your helping her get in shape.

[@todushko]

What a lovely loving couple. Thank-god Smudge was lucky enough to be rescued by you both..I love how you love her ! 🐈‍⬛ ❤️

[@KENTUCKYUSA1]

What a sweet guy to rescue an overweight senior cat. This man is a keeper!

[@pawwalker3492]

Thank you, Kaia and Matt, for being Smudge's trainer. AND her umbrella-holders 💞💕💗 And directing the torch, of course. Remember, weight loss with any cat, slow and steady is the healthiest way 💖

[@mellowjeje13]

Smudgey is GORGEOUS!! Those beautiful brown eyes against that smokey coat is just perfection! What a little inspirational kitty. Thanks for loving her so much that you're extending her life ❣️ Thanks for your story, this is super adorable 🥰

[@hugice5144]

What a Lovely Duo, making truly the most difficult - Possible..! Awesome Cat with her Beautiful People..!

[@andrealee8561]

This is what you do for fur babies When i saw the umbrella My heart melted

[@SlimPicken5]

I absolutely LOVE seeing stories like this. Reminds me there ARE good people out there who love animals as much as I do!

[@chelseabunker2391]

Go Smudgy, go! My cat is a curvy girl too but we live in the city so we’ve had to figure out other ways to get her moving. I bet she would love smudgy’s life style though ❤

[@Joycat510]

The vet told me my cat has lost her girlish figure! Of course, I kept that from her I didn’t want to give her a complex 😅I put her on a diet and she was angry, but I could see how much better she became! Hang in there Miss Smudgy!

[@NMN_CP]

i know you think your fatphobic comment is cute and funny but it isn't, it's just gross

[@dad4ever-c90]

Smudge is so ROUND that in the view of her from behind, waddling through the grass, she looks like the groundhogs I see in my yard. Adorable! It sure is working though. Kudos on the weight loss.

[@joycebirr216]

SMUDGE IS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT. SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY OVER FED. GOD BLESS HER FAMILY THAT HAVE HER NOW. HER LIFE WILL BE EXTENDED AS SHE LOSES THE WEIGHT AND SHE WILL BE HEALTHY..❤❤❤❤

[@sallysam4650]

I just wanted to come into the screen and love on smudge and give her the biggest hug cuddles and love, she is so brave so adorable, and her waddle walk is so precious it makes me tear😭😭😭🥹🥺🥺🥺💕💕💕💕❤thank you for rescuing this beautiful beautiful baby💕u guys are amazing, you are her motivation and I’m sure she is yours❤

[@11kwright]

I’m so interested to see Smudgey’s progress. Please post more to see her weight go down and I recon she’ll become more active. It’s lovely watching Matt and Smudgey go for a walk. I’m hoping this is the start of many videos to come please. Thank you all for sharing. Great job Matt.😊❤

[@juliedesnick7401]

I love Smudge and her parents.

[@popcornhead3479]

Look at that face! Precious baby

[@Beth-zg6gb]

I’m cracking up with Smudge hilarity and her attitude! The umbrella!!! 🤣😂🥰

[@kristilisakleiner9384]

What lovely humans ❤, holding the umbrella for Smudgie gives all the warm feelings

[@ivyc7336]

This is just wonderful! Go Smudge Go! It's great to see how she's more active now and able to lose weight. Bless her. ❤

[@bettinadinham-hickman9947]

Truly one of the cutest most loving cat videos ever. . Such a kind couple

[@denissedelapena4077]

my dogs are my motivation to take walks everyday too

[@bermudashortz3965]

My fur baby loved her country walks too! Well done for keeping Smudge fitting fit. Please let us know how the weight loss goes!

[@denisediangelo1902]

Great job

[@lauraragazzi464]

I truly love the walk with the umbrella!!

[@ElizabethHernandez-zj9oi]

I love Smudge and I love u two for loving and caring for her the way u do. God bless y’all, wishing gorgeous Smudge and both of you a blessed future 🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@mazzywest5615]

Such a beautiful cat with a loving, caring family ❤️

[@gretabarrs7810]

Yes, the old girl can't sprint anymore, but like the tortoise--she's still in the "race" for the finish line!🤣

[@nattywho]

God bless you all for adopting her and giving her a loving home for the later part of her life! She is too stinkin cute!!!

[@rachelhooper5704]

She is a beauty and so lucky to have a loving family, keep up the hard work Smudgy ❤

[@dww2006]

What a diva. 😽. Thanks for keeping Smudge healthy and happy. ❤🇨🇦

[@TommyTheCat123]

For an 18yo cat with obesity she looks so good

[@originalismisacrock166]

Matt: "I have to take my cat for a walk." Smudge: "I have to take my human for a walk."

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

Bless you two, and Smudge, for all of your love, devotion, commitment; you are so special.

[@phoenixluna4137]

Smudgey is absolutely amazing

[@beboysub]

Smudge is doing a great job

[@Noor-g5f]

God bless the big heart of smudge owners who take care of him at this age ...you are wonderful people. ❤

[@saintthe7th]

OH LAWD SHE COMIN XD

[@nicolelee2205]

What lovely people! Lucky smudge. ❤

[@toribern816]

She is soooo cute!!! I have a black cat just like her and I’m going to do the same…. Thanks smudge for the inspiration ❤❤

[@KaylaBall-os3cr]

Smudge is a beautiful cat

[@Jillyjogs]

Hey, this is so great - please do another catch up on her progress after a few months. Love the way you guys give this dear cat all the love and care she needs. Well done - and keep it up. 🙂

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

I LOVE HER!!❤ HI SMUDGE, LOVE FROM NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿 😊

[@Sakja]

Right on, Smudge! Keep at it!

[@indigowolf556]

What a great cat and what great cat parents for helping smudgy to get out and see a little bit of the outdoors even with an umbrella😊

[@johnnyboyvan]

Gorgeous cat 🐈.

[@RighteousUncle]

New Rocky movie hits different.

[@Cocopancake528]

Senior cats make the best pets❤❤❤❤

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

Now that is a fat cat! Very sweet though, I hope it doesn't hurt her health too much. 🐈💙☺️

[@christistarling8944]

I"m 72 yrs old and been trying to get motivated to keep moving every day, instead of parking my fat behind and watching videos all day. But if Smudge can do it, so can I. Onward Smudge! Keep us posted pls

[@pamelaellingwood7504]

I love this story. Smudge is very lucky to have such loving parents.

[@spiralrose]

This is inspiring. Thank God that they are still good humans out in the world.

[@MrDoodlebug68018]

Love this, Smudges story makes my heart happy! ❤

[@klock6657]

Two of my favorite cats have been short-haired greys like her. 😍🥰❤

[@Urban2222]

Hugging this chubby cat be best feeling ever 😂😂😂❤❤

[@Samantha-w6p6w]

Cheers to you Mrs. Smudge you're an example to all of us ❤

[@winniewinkles]

You guys are great parents for her! Love that your partner held the umbrella for her! Lovely.

[@theresaprice4122]

Smudge looking 👀 at the rain like “really “

[@jacquelinelopes2382]

You and Matt are phenomenal Parents to Smudgie❤❤❤❤I am sending so much love. Keep up the amazing love and patience. That's how it is supposed to be. Thank you for loving your gorgeous sweet Smudgie soo much❤. Thank you for adopting an older Kitty Companion Angel when Smudgie was 15yrs old. I hope more people will do the same

[@heidi1651]

😍 Smudgy and her pink umbrella ☔️💕

[@Soviet_hat]

GO SMUDGY!! YOU CAN DO IT

[@kimcarstensen4558]

Thank you both

[@exrep0182]

Thats awesome. I have RA & can totally relate to your partner. I try & walk 2 miles a day with my MSU - Mobile Security Unit! It's my GSD Louise, my black lab Mali & Stella, my 14 yo cat. Their health & wellbeing lies solely on me. I have to make sure that they have what they need to thrive. Thats an excellent motivator to stay as active as possible. I'll pray for remission. 🙏🏻

[@bc6352]

What nice people. I like this video. They love their cute big cat.

[@MichaelKurse]

If Smudge can do it, I can do it after my broken leg.🤗🤗🤗

[@danielfox3003]

Is that a British shorthair? She’s beautiful, my favorite breed.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

Our 1-yr. old kitten Bordermoon just hit 13 pounds. We dressed her as the Chonky dragon from the new Dungeons & Dragons movie.

[@kathysanchez5945]

Awesome!!! Blessings to Smudgy & her human parents!!!

[@naturalgalwilliams]

I'm rooting for you Smudgie🥰🥰❣️

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

For an 18 year old, that's actually very impressive.

[@lauraburell5679]

This was so cute ! Especially the umbrella part! You go Smudge!!!

[@normacarpio8463]

She's so pretty.thank you for adopting and loving her❤

[@francisfischer7620]

Oh! What a beautiful Cat and what precious humans!!

[@emmasanford6802]

What an ADORABLE!!! Name for a cat smudgy 😊

[@lyziemeowmeowmeow9787]

I love Smudgy! And thank u both for taking such good care of her.

[@sandrafaith]

18 years old? I'm impressed!

[@derekbk9093]

Fascinating she is that old while being overweight