Back around Thanksgiving I took in my neighbor's cat, Chloe. She was extremely heavy, 13 pounds for a small cat, and couldn't clean herself very well. Worse, she couldn't stretch and roll, the way cats do. While my Siamese rubber band cat would luxuriate on the carpet, bending and twisting and stretching -- all Chloe could do was flop on her side.

But we've been dieting (literally, both of us!) and she plays very diligently with her toys. I've lost 12 pounds and she's lost over a pound.

But most importantly, she can do this!

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She only has another pound or so to go, but who knows what she be able to accomplish then!

(I know, I know; a tiny triumph. But she can use all the celebration she can get.)