CAMDEN — Mimie is a calico domestic short hair stray from Belfast that the P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center took in a few months ago. "I think she was probably somebody's pet at one point and either she got out and ran away or some other circumstance happened and someone picked her up and brought her here," said Laura Stupca, shelter manager.

The vet estimates she is about eight to 10 years old, "but she doesn't act it," said Stupca. "She came in at 18 pounds and the vet recommended put her on a special food for weight loss or else she'd be a candidate for diabetes and arthritis, etc. Mimie is out on our lobby during the day time, but has to stay by herself in a bathroom at night because she gets her own food. If she were to live with the rest of the cats who have a free feeding system, she would try to eat food she doesn't need. But if she was in a home, it would help her lose weight faster, because she could run around more," said Stupca.

She's quite a beauty with light brown eyes that match her fur. She started purring the second my fingers touched her and is a very friendly cat.

"Oh my goodness, she's very lovey," said Stupca. "Whenever someone crinkles a treat bag, she'll perk her head up and waddle toward that direction."

Stupca said she'd thrive with extra attention and some one-on-one activity.

"She'd do great in a home with stairs. She needs to do a little Stair-Master."

Do you have a little love in your heart and room in your home for the pretty, "big-boned" Mimie?

For more information on Mimie and P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center visit: pawsadoption.org/available-pets/mimie

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com