A rescue cat nicknamed "Thicken Nugget" is taking swimming lessons to help him lose weight after he was surrendered to Indiana's Vanderburgh Humane Society weighing 30 lbs.

It’s the purr-fect weight-loss plan! A 30-pound cat named Ty is swimming laps in an effort to lose 15 pounds after he was surrendered to Vanderburgh Humane Society in Evansville, Indiana in January.

Thick is in!That proves to be true in the feline circuit as well. A 30-pound cat named Thicken Nugget in Indiana has gone viral not just because of his size, but because of what he is doing about it.