A fat busting feline has lost nearly half his body weight after a strict regime of dry pellets and exercise.
Proving that fat cats don't just exist in the boardroom, Panther, the mammoth moggie, used to devour all he could find - from custard creams to breakfast cereal.
In fact, his owners Lance and Norma Collins from Clare Avenue, Wickford, nicknamed the 23lb-fur-ball the "vacum clearer."
But today, after a 14-month healthy eating drive, the cat is a fraction of his old self - tipping the scales at just 14lbs.
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