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Pumpkin the Chonky Cat 🎀

@chompkinpumpkin

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🎀Professional princess based in Ottawa 🇨🇦
🔐Locked in to lose weight💪🏽
🐈18.8 lbs ⬇️ 2.7 lbs
🩷Saved by @thebighousesanctuary
💌[email protected]

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In the making pumpkin Tortellacci .

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The cat mug is complete. It was fun testing out various techniques to capture the 8 cats.

Pumpkin is joined by her boo Sir Max. @chompkinpumpkin @sirmaximilliantux

First goofy face bow tie cat is Biggie the mascot of @thebighousesanctuary

Two sweet sanctuary alumni sisters - Ellie & Mango. Ellie looks like the cosmos with her eye shut and lovely mango big blue eyes makes look out of this world. @twocutecaloriecountingkitties

Charlie grumpy shy boy who went to heaven. RIP 🕊️

Big Mac another cat with very unique expression @bigmac_thechonkycat

Jasmine my golden & brown tabby I adopted in 2007.

Since many of the cats do weekly weigh in I had doing one for the 8 cat mug ☕️ ❤️

My main account @jamie.melquist

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Madam Pumpkin asked if this means we were high school sweethearts. 🥹🖤🤍🩷

I may have forgotten the homework… but never the girl. 😌🎩🐾

#SirMaximillianTux #MadamPumpkin #HighSchoolSweethearts #TuxedoCat #CatLove

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Lionel’s favourites (mostly food related 🙃🤣):
- The essential snacks: Temptations, Bonkers Purr Pops, and Friskies páté
- Toys and gear: wand toy, catnip burrito, a banana toy, and his XXL cat tree
- His two loves: Poppy and Pumpkin 🧡💗

#cats #catthings #orangecat #cattreats #chonk

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The sweetest little welcome back. 🥹🖤🤍🩷

No grand entrance. No big production.
Just me, Madam Pumpkin, and one very gentle, “Welcome Back”.

Some moments really are that simple — and that sweet.

Reunited at last. 🖤🤍🩷

#SirMaximillianTux #MadamPumpkin #CatLove #TuxedoCat #CatsOfInstagram

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Meet our 2027 Purr Pack Ambassadors! 🐱💗✨

Say hello to Creton, Pumpkin & Romi — three adorable kitties, three unique personalities, and the newest faces of the Purr Pack family! 🐾

We’re SO excited for a year filled with toys, treats, cute content, and plenty of purrs. 🧸💕📦

Welcome to the family, little stars! 🌟🐱

#purrpack #cat #catsofinstagram #catlover

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Some little love stories just make you smile every time they appear. 🥰 The Pumpkin & Maximillian long-distance love story continues… 🎩🖤🤍🩷

Proper courtship takes time, after all. 🐾

#SirMaximillianTux #MadamPumpkin #CatRomance #TuxedoCat #CatsOfInstagram

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She has options.
I have eyes. 😌

And really… can you blame me? 🖤🤍🩷

Madam Pumpkin has always had a certain presence about her—elegant, confident, impeccably dressed, and entirely aware that the room belongs to her.

I prefer to admire quietly.

Bellissima.

A gentleman does not interrupt a lady while she is being magnificent. 🥰

#WhiskerWednesday #SirMaximillianTux #MadamPumpkin #CatCouple #CatsOfInstagram

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When Madam Pumpkin makes a suggestion, a Gentleman does not arrive unprepared. 🎩

The bow tie was secured.
The tuxedo was pressed.
The expression of quiet confidence was non-negotiable.

One must maintain standards when appearing before Madam Pumpkin. 🖤🤍🩷

— Sir Maximillian Tux

#SirMaximillianTux #TuxedoCat #GentlemanCat #CatReels #CatsOfInstagram

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I thought the white cats needed a makeover so I painted beautiful @chompkinpumpkin 🥰😍🥰

Pumpkin was first cat I heard Kristine @thebighousesanctuary called Jolene. Other cats likely be mini portraits of Jolenes & Brolenes

My main account —> @jamie.melquist

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Beefy first girlfriend 💌
#thebighousecats #fatcats #funnyanimals #cats #beefcake

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Some patients arrive for their annual check-up dressed to impress… 💗✨

Pumpkin showed up in the sweetest pink dress and pearl necklace. 🎀🐱

But underneath all that cuteness, we had an important conversation about her health.

Pumpkin is carrying a little extra weight, and while we don’t believe in body shaming (especially not in 2026 😉), maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best things we can do for our pets. In cats, obesity can increase the risk of conditions like diabetes, arthritis, urinary problems, and can even shorten life expectancy by up to two years.

The good news? Pumpkin’s mom has been doing an incredible job sticking to her weight-loss plan, and we’re so proud of the progress they’ve made together. 💕

Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint, and every little victory counts.

Hang in there, Pumpkin… your summer body is on its way! ☀️🐾💖 @chompkinpumpkin

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