St. Pete spokescat overcomes cancer, hits the road [Video]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was back in 2020 when ABC Action News first introduced you to a St. Pete cat who loves the water so much that he was recruited to be a spokescat for various water sports companies.

You could say the Maine Coon made an immediate splash.

“We got a lot of new followers after we did your story. People were like, ‘Oh my gosh, that cat likes water. He goes on the boat with you. He goes tubing.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s pretty cool,’” said owner Finn Williams.

Fisher was living the best of his nine lives, serving as a spokescat for Powerpole and Airhead Water Sports, until there was an unexpected turn.

“We had just gotten back from a long trip, and I was petting him, and I felt a tiny bump, and I got him into the vet the next day,” said owner Lorraine Ripp.

Fisher was diagnosed with cancer. The messages …