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Meet Jabba the Mutt.
An obese dog weighing more than 140 pounds was checked into fat camp — but the husky hound was so gargantuan that he could barely get out of the car, as seen in a viral clip.
The plus-size pooch, named Misha, is a former guard dog who had been charged with protecting a parking garage in Bryansk, Russia, Newsflash reported.
At the time, he weighed a modest 55 pounds.
The problems started, however, after his owners abandoned him, and two women started feeding him by lobbing scraps of food over the fence of his car park.
On his new diet, the would-be ham’s best friend ballooned to over 144 pounds, effectively turning into a chunk-yard dog.
Eventually, the car park got a new owner, which meant Misha needed to go elsewhere. However, the corpulent canine was so rotund that he physically couldn’t move.
The roly-poly pet was subsequently transferred to a pet rehabilitation center so he could shed the excess pounds and locomote properly again.
Footage taken during Misha’s arrival at fat camp shows the mammoth mutt struggling to lurch his way out of the car’s backseat with the help of his handlers.
After some coaxing and pulling, the chunky dog eventually manages to vacate the vehicle, after which he is escorted into the flab-fighting facility.
Misha is currently under the care of a resident of Bryansk who carefully monitors his diet while volunteers take him in for regular medical checkups.
Losing weight has been an uphill battle for the doughy doggo, who also reportedly suffers from diabetes, according to Newsflash.
Carers are concerned because he is not eating and gets poor sleep.
The good news is that Misha is moving much better and loves walking with his new caretakers.
Here’s hoping that he fares better than a cat compatriot named Crumbs, a 38-pound tubby tabby that tragically passed away just weeks after being admitted to fat camp.
At one point, the fat feline attempted to flee the facility but got trapped in a shoe rack.
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