What a little care and feeding will do

Some of you may remember what Charlie-cat looked like when we first brought him off the street. For those who don't, a quick review:

Scrawny 10-month-old Charlie

And here he is after a few months as an inside cat, being regularly fed and played with:

1-year-old fuzzy cannonball Charlie

He's filled out a bit, hasn't he? While not exactly a full-on chonk, he has the body of an adult cat and not a lerpy teenager. He has grown a lot more solid and quite muscular (during his last vet visit, our veterinary tech commented, "That is one strong cat!"), and we DO NOT free feed him because, like many former street cats, he would be eating day and night if we let him. He's also becoming a bit of a lap kitty, and he loves jumping into empty bags and boxes and declaring them kitty cat clubhouses. So that's fun.

Plus he's still a huge flirt. So yay for the little fuzzy cannonball!