Patches first week at home included time birdwatching, playing with his new pet siblings, and building a Facebook page — which now has over 24,000 followers Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Patches the rescue has lost over 15 pounds in the year since his adoption from Richmond Animal Care and Control, where he arrived in April 2023 weighing 40.3 pounds.

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Patches, the "viral" 40-pound Virginia cat that wound up at Richmond Animal Care and Control, is celebrating another major milestone five months after moving to Mechanicsville.