Catasaurus Rex: Meet Pickles, the three-foot rescue cat weighing 21 pounds who doesn't realise his own size

Pickles was dubbed 'Catasaurus Rex' when he was advertised for a home

He was adopted by Andrew Milicia and Emily Zarvos last month in Boston

The couple was picked from around 50 people who had applied to adopt him



When Pickles the puss grew to the size of a dog, he found himself in a bit of a pickle.

At 21 pounds and more than three-feet long, he couldn't find an owner with a heart - or home - big enough to take him in - so he was forced to roam the streets in search of scraps to suppress his almighty appetite.

But the monster moggy - nicknamed Catasaurus Rex - has finally found a place to live after a young Boston couple saw an advert online and took pity on him.



Andrew Milicia and girlfriend Emily Zarvos say it was love at first sight when they met Pickles at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last month.

And now he couldn't be happier as he spends most of his days squeezing sleepily onto their three-man sofa or guzzling platefulls of cat food to his heart's content.

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'Catasaurus Rex': Monster moggy Pickles - nicknamed Catasaurus Rex - has finally found a place to live after a young Boston couple saw an advert online and took pity on him

Three's allowed: Andrew Milicia and girlfriend Emily Zarvos say it was love at first sight when they first met Pickles at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last month Lazy beast: The three-year-old was adopted by Andrew Milicia and girlfriend Emily Zarvos last month, and quickly made himself at home

Can't ... hold ... much ... longer: Andrew and Emily were picked from around 50 people who had applied to adopt Pickles after pictures were posted of him online

Andrew, a graphic designer, said: 'When we first saw Pickles he looked like such a beast - but he looked really cool. He's actually bigger than some dogs.

'It didn't take him long to make himself at home and now he takes up most of the couch when he's laid out.'

The couple was picked from around 50 people who had applied to adopt Pickles after pictures were posted of him online.

The giant feline became an internet hit dubbed 'Catasaurus Rex' when he was advertised on the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals website.

Feline weak: Emily says she struggles to pick him up sometimes because he weighs so much

Now cat's love: Andrew said they had no intension of adopting him when they went to see him but then just fell in love



Long arm of the claw: The giant feline become an internet hit dubbed 'Catasaurus Rex' when he was advertised on the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals website

The main Maine Coon: It is thought Pickles might be part Maine Coon - one of the largest breeds of domestic cats

Andrew said: 'We had no intension of adopting him when we went to see him but we just fell in love.

'They said he had been adopted and taken to Canada but brought back because he really doesn't get along with other cats.

'He doesn't realise his size so he'll knock things over all the time - he's so clumsy.

'But it's like so hard to be mad at him - he think he's just like a little kitten still.'

It is thought Pickles might be part Maine Coon - one of the largest breeds of domestic cats.

And he is already proving to be a handful.

Heavyweight: They've only had him for two months but already Pickles is proving quite the handful

Ravenous beast: Emily says he's like a dog when it comes to food - 'he'll come in and sit right in front of you and just stare at you until the plates gone'

Long cat: They say he takes up most of the couch when he's laid out

Emily said: 'I struggle to pick him up sometimes cause he weighs so much

'He loves hiding in the closet so when we go to work we put a stone statue in front of it to keep him out.

'But when we come back the statue has been moved and he's in the closet.

'He's like kind of like a dog when it comes to food - he'll come in and sit right in front of you and just stare at you until the plates gone.

'Everyone's obviously first reaction is like wow that cat is huge.'

But despite the challenges of living with a monster moggy, the couple have no plans to take him back.