Meow, we hardly knew ya.

That's because your owner fed you so much that you weighed in at a whopping 39 pounds, and last week you died at a New Mexico animal shelter after suffering respiratory distress and then pulmonary failure.

Meow was only 2 years old.

Meow did manage to get more than 15 minutes of fame.

He got national attention after his elderly owner dropped him off at the Santa Fe shelter.

Meow, all 39 pounds of him

He made appearances on "Today" and "Anderson Cooper" as he struggled to shed the pounds.

He had the world rooting for him.

But in the end, as one website wrote, Meow meowed his last, losing his battle with obesity.

So long, Meow.

Later, P.