Cat who was 4 times average size steals hearts with weight loss journey [Video]

OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) – A Canadian cat has become a TikTok star as he works to slim down from weighing 43 pounds.

When Kristine Seguin, the director of the Ferdinand and Friends Animal Rescue Network, rescued a cat named Axel Biggie Smalls, she put him on a diet and exercise plan.

“He was 43 pounds when we took him in, so he was four times the size of the average cat,” Seguin said.

When Axel Biggie Smalls was rescued, he weighed 43 pounds. Through a diet and exercise plan, he has lost 10 pounds since February.(Source: Kristine Seguin, CTV Network via CNN)

Seguin and her family are now sharing Axel’s weight loss journey on TikTok. He has lost 10 pounds since February, which Seguin says is “incredible.”

“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 7 years old. He still …