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You must pay a toll to gain access to our secret kitty committee, and that toll is a photo of the forbidden belly of floof. We absolutely adore cat bellies, the shape, the softness, the floof! And while many, many cats use their belly to lure us, weak humans, into their obvious traps, we will always happily fall for that trap. 

However, we are quite aware of many, many cats who don't use the forbidden belly as a trap, but they actually like belly rubs. Weird, right? Weird but not that unusual. When in doubt, go in for that belly rub, even if it leaves you with scratches all over -- trust us, it's all worth it. 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to Panda, the chonky bear! 

Meet Panda, the gorgeous and quite chonky 5-year-old Maine Coon! We were able to get in touch with Panda's owner, Courtney Culligan, and find out Panda's story. "A distant family friend couldn't care for him anymore so my boyfriend's family took him in. They quickly realized a few members of their family were allergic and couldn't keep him - so we took him in!" Courtney tells us.

Upon taking Panda to the vet, they were told Panda was between the ages of 3-7, so they call him "a fabulous 5-year-old." Panda was initially a stray cat, which was made obvious due to the universal sign of a stray cat being fixed - a chipped ear tip. A stray cat who found himself in the right hands! When Courtney first got Panda, he was overweight. Since rescuing him back in February 2019, Panda has lost 3.5 lbs! 

When it comes to Panda's personality, Courtney shared, "He is extremely cuddly and seems like he's constantly purring. He LOVES carrying his toys around the house (like his mini panda). He loves chicken and turkey wet food, hates our vacuum and trash bags, and adores pretty much everyone he meets."

Panda is often featured carrying around his stuffed toys, especially his little panda, and it's probably the most important thing you'll see all day, trust us. Be sure to follow Panda on Instagram to witness his weight loss journey, and of course, watch him be his adorable floofy self! 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Thor, the flying cat! 

It's no secret that we are obsessed with floofs, the floofier the better. 

Well, we just came across this gold mine of photos that are simply perfectly packed with all the floof you can imagine. 

Doggo floof, guinea pig floof, cat floof and rabbit floof. The essentials floof groups are all here. 

Fluff yourself up by checking out their ridiculously awesome floofiness.

Siberian cats of one of the floofiest cats around! A natural breed from Siberia and the national cat of Russia, these beauties are said to be of an ancient breed that is currently believed to be ancestral to ALL modern long-haired cats. 

Another fun fact, it may be hard to believe but often, Siberian cats are hypoallergenic! 

But most importantly, these cats are just a pure joy to look at. Their adorable overwhelming floofs of fur is quite a contradiction to their angry-looking stare.