Fat Eric and Friends: Slim Eric?

Monday, November 02, 2009

Slim Eric?

A big thank-you to all my friends who stopped by and left purrthday messages for me. I really appreciate it, and I am in the process of getting my lazy human to help me visit all of you. Even though she has just had a week's holiday from school, and I did get some extra lap time, she has spent very little time helping me blog. She has lots of different excuses - first we had a French friend to stay, then Cornish Auntie came (mum's sister) and they were off having fun and doing excessive amounts of shopping, plus she has been redesigning her school's website and thus hogging the computer...excuses, excuses!

Finally I made her take me out in the garden for a little photo session. Our garden is looking very autumnal but there are still a few summer flowers out. All our visitors lately have commented that I look like I have lost some more weight. Maybe soon everyone will be calling me Slim Eric instead of Fat Eric? What do you think?

Don't worry, I still have a healthy appetite and my diabetes is under good control. The v-e-t says I am very healthy and that sometimes plumper kitties do slim down a bit when they get older. Besides, it depends what position I am sitting in. In this photo, taken the same day, I don't look that slim at all!

Of course, as soon as my mum got the camera out in the garden, you can guess who turned up and started posing, hoping to get his photo taken too.

He's such a camera hog, that Marmite.

# posted by Fat Eric @ 8:50 pm

Comments:

Eric, you do look a bit slimmer! Slim Eric and Friends...hmmmm...has a good ring to it!

# posted by

The Island Cats : 9:43 pm

You do look slimmer! I hope you are getting plenty of food so you don't waste away! I should hate to have that happen.

# posted by

Gemini and Ichiro : 10:40 pm

I think we may be kissing Fat Eric good bye and welcoming Slim Eric. My, you are looking very good! Hope you aren't losing the weight too fast. Hi Marmite!

# posted by

Laila and Angel Minchie : 10:47 pm

How much fun you had in your garden til Marmie butted in...you do look slim in that one photo but just right in the other one...long as your vet says you is ok, we say yay!

# posted by

Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats : 11:16 pm

Well happy birthday! I recently posted a photo of a 900lb kitty on my site, now that's a big cat. Maybe you can become Formerly Fat Eric and Friends.

# posted by

Anonymous : 11:24 pm

If you are losing weight, make sure that your blood sugar is OK. I'm really not sure what that means, but that is what Mommy said as she read your blog with me. I think you do look slimmer.
Sally Ann

# posted by

Sally Ann and Andy : 12:03 am

Oh no! We missed your purrfday. It was our Beans fault as we were still locked up.
Belated happy purrfday Fat Eric!
Yes you do look slimmer in your photo.
Mum weighed us today and Flynn has lost 1 lb and is 15 lbs. He has been between 15 and 16 lbs for several years and that is his ideal weight.
Umm, I put 1lb on while they were away. I'm ::mumble mumble:: 23lbs again. Mum is not happy! She can't understand it because I don't eat as much as Flynn. She threatened to get a giant hamster wheel!!!

# posted by

Memories of Eric and Flynn : 12:23 am

I think you look just purrfect, Eric.

# posted by

Saffron : 12:45 am

Mum says you can't tell just by looking if thinner or fatter. Only the scale can tell. Glad you had a few nice days with your mum, even if she did run off to play outside the house.

# posted by

Just Ducky : 12:50 am

I think you may be wasting away due to non-attention!

# posted by

Ivan from WMD : 12:53 am

We think you're looking furry good Eric....and Marmite!

# posted by

The Creek Cats : 1:15 am

Oh Eric, you are looking quite slim and dapper!

# posted by

meemsnyc : 3:17 am

Crap, we missed yoor purrthday...Happy Belated Purrthday. We must say, yoor looking good tho.

# posted by

Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and M'Gee : 3:44 am

I think you look slimmer too. That black kitty friend is kinda cute.. Poses well too for the flashy box.. Hugs GJ x

# posted by

Angel Ginger Jasper : 3:59 am

You're so slim!! Well done my friend.

# posted by

dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur : 6:24 am

I think you look terrific! And that Marmite, yes, I can see that he is quite the camera hog!

# posted by

Millie : 12:58 pm

We think you look slimmer too. Of course Marmite was trying to steal your limelight as black is always a slimming colour!

# posted by

SeaThreePeeO : 3:32 pm

You do look quite svelte in the top picture. That's how they say to look to tell if a cat is overweight or not, to look at him from the top.
Sounds like Mum is quite busy but we are glad she got out into the garden with you.
(We were wondering if Marmite still visited.)

# posted by

Shaggy and Scout : 4:25 pm

Fat Eric? Slim Eric? NO ~ gorjuss Eric!

# posted by

Milo and Alfie : 4:33 pm

Eric, I think you look just right!

# posted by

Daisy : 7:15 pm

Eric,

I haven't noticed a difference in your look between today's and earlier postings of your image on your blog. The important thing is that you are happy and healthy. I think you and Marmite both very good-looking kitties.

Dee

# posted by

David E. Francis : 10:20 pm

Eric, we think you are just perfect the way you are. You need to tell your mom to let you blog more, especially when she doesn't have to go day hunting.

Tavi, Cody, Camie, Miss Jade and Gracie

# posted by

Motor Home Cats : 5:23 am

the camera can sure trick the eyes

# posted by

Naddy : 7:38 am

Eric, you look adorable, slim or not. :)

# posted by

The Whiskeratti : 2:07 pm

It might be all camera angles Eric, but you do look quite slim in that first picture.

# posted by

The Crew : 5:35 pm

Hello Eric!
You should change your blog title to Slim Eric! or Svelt Eric? You are looking good! *blush*
Shilgiah