A look inside The Big House Sanctuary and Rehab for overweight cats.
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The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Biggie Smalls in the arms of Kristine Sequin who rescued him earlier last year.
The Big House ‘Axel Biggie Smalls,’ now known just as Biggie Smalls, when he weighed 43 lbs. (Courtesy: Kristine Sequin)
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Through diet and exercise, Kristine has helped him shed weight – down to just over 26lbs over a period of about a year and half.
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Biggie Smalls getting weighed on a scale. He has lost around 16lbs since Kristine Sequin first rescued him earlier last year.
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Biggie Smalls lounging around 'The Big House' - "He's still got about another 8 to 10 to go. But we're getting there,” Kristine says.
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Kristine built the sanctuary, which currently houses five cats, including Maple.
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Cookie is one of five cats currently in care at 'The Big House'. “A lot of these cats get euthanized in shelters because it's cumbersome; It's a lot for somebody to take on a cat like this," says Sequin.
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines Sequin's goal for the sanctuary is “Just to help those ones that don't get the opportunity to be helped. I love chunky cats and seeing them get healthy.”
The Big House - Rescue and sanctuary for overweight felines ‘The Big House Sanctuary and Rehab’ is a non-for-profit animal rescue for “extremely overweight cats” located in rural west Ottawa.
