Hi Renee: I was amazed at the picture of Ripley and my first thought was to ask Tori if we were ready to take on another cat and another animal with weight problems. After talking to our vet we decided it was not to be. So I was happy when I read along and discovered she had found a home. How is she doing. I too was angry that someone would let a cat get so big and then when she didn't fit in their life any longer to surrender her. I had to smile when you mentioned your other scale tipper - our Tipper. We are happy to report that Tipper, as of today - drum roll, ta da -weighs in at 85.4 pounds. That's an amazing loss of 16.1 pounds since the end of July and 23.6 pounds since she came to you at the shelter. Tipper is a happy, happy dog now. Deanna