Axel the cat gains social media following on weight loss journey [Video]

An Ottawa cat has morphed into a TikTok star, as he’s slimming down from weighing 43 pounds.

Yes, a 43 lbs. or 19.5 kilograms. ‘Axel Biggie Smalls’ is famous on social media as his West Carleton owners share his journey in losing weight.

Axel Biggie Smalls weighed 43 lbs. in February. (Kristine Seguin/supplied)

When Kristine Seguin rescued Axel earlier this year, she put him on a diet.

“He was 43 pounds when we took him in… so he was four times the size of the average cat,” she tells CTV News Ottawa.

Seguin says through a special diet and some exercise, Axel has lost 10 lbs. since February, “which is incredible,” she says, “but our goal is not only weight loss, but being a cat; getting to jump on things, getting to enjoy things. I mean, he’s only seven years old. He still has a lot of time left in …