Most Popular House Pet
Cats without any doubt are the most popular house pets, exceeding the number of dogs in USA, UK and most European countries. In USA, 37% of homes have at least one cat, in Uk 25% and in Australia 26%. A total of 500 million pet cats exist in the world. There are 60 million pet cats in USA, around 7 million in the UK and around 5 million in Canada. There are many other countries such as Russia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, India, South Africa and other European countries where pet cats are found in abundance.
Smallest Cat
Mr. Peebles is the certified smallest cat by Guinness, living in Pekin, Illinois. He is a fully grown domestic short haired cat and is only 6.1 inches tall! It has a body length of 19.2 inches and weighs a meagre 3 pounds. His size is attributed to some genetic defect.
Smartest Cat
Owned by Hema Chandras, this genius of a cat has learnt to say yes and no to questions asked via nodding. According to the owner, the cat understands a total of 8 languages including Guajarati, Persian, Malayalam, English, Arabic and French. The cat is supposedly also capable of doing Math which has been tested by various teachers and principals.
Oldest Cat
Puss was born in 1903 and died on 29th November 1939, living good 36 years! It was owned by Mrs. T. Holway and lived in Devon.
The oldest cat in reliable, recorded history by some was a 34 year old Tabby named Ma. She was owned by Alice St. George Moore of Drewsteignton. England. Another 34 year old cat, Granpa, was a sphinx and lived in Texas. It was adopted from the Humane Society.
Oldest Living Cat
Fluff, a long-haired black and white domestic, half-Persian cat owned by the neighbours of Marjorie and Ken Wren, is the oldest living cat. It reached 31 years of age by 2003 and lives in Hampshire, UK. Her owner associates Fluff’s long life to her relaxed way of life.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest living cat is Kataleena Lady, a Burmese who was born on 17th March, 1977. It lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Another cat, Creme Puff, born on 3rd August, 1967 in Texas celebrated her 38th birthday in 2005 claims to be the oldest living cat. Its owner is Austin.
Largest Breed
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll that attains a weight of 12 to 20 pounds in males and 10 to 15 pounds in females.
Longest Cat
The longest cat is a Snowbie living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its owner is Lorna Sutherland. It is 103 cm (40.8 inches) long measured from the nose till the tip of its tail. This measurement was taken 21stNovember, 1997 when that cat was 4 years old.
Lorna has kept the 98 lb Snowbie and Booboo, his sister, ever since they were kittens. She got Snowbie neutered and his growth increased, reaching 33 cm (13 inches) tall at this time. His tail only is a whooping 31 cm long! He loves a lavish life and Lorna pampers him completely. He gets an already warmed bed at night. He wakes up to a can of his favourite tuna fish with the second course consisting of smoked ham or flaked turkey. His favourite morning drinks are coffee and low-fat, long life cream and enjoys a good serving of rice pudding at night.
Fattest Cat
Himmey, a neutered male Tabby, is the proud owner of the title of the fattest cat by weighing 46 pounds 15.5 ounces (21.3 kg)! He was owned by Thomas Vyse of Redlynch, Queensland, Australia. He was 38 inches long with a girth of 33 inches and a 15 inch neck! He died of a respiratory disease on 12th March, 1986 at the age of 10.
Snowbie, who has alreasy been mentioned previously in this article under the “Longest Cat†is supposedly 44 kg. This for some is unbelievable and they have reached the conclusion that the unit of weight, lb., must have been mistaken for kg. If this is true then Snowbie has to be the second heaviest cat along with being the heaviest living cat!
In 2003, Katty, a 5 years old cat residing in Russia came to the fore to claim the title of the fattest cat. It weighed around 20 lb and the owner wanted to certify the cat as the fattest in the Guinness World Record Book. However, this category has been cancelled so that owners do not overfeed their cats.
Largest Domestic Cat
The title of being the largest domestic cat also goes to Himmey who also holds the title of the fattest cat!
Best Climber
A 4-month old kitten, owned by Josephine Auden latten of Geneva, climbed to the top of Matterhorn in the Alps which is a 14,691 foot high mountain. It followed a group od climbers all the way to the top on 6th September, 1950.
Most Fertile Cat
Giving birth to 420 documented kittens by 1952, Dusty, a Moggy Tabby by far exceeds the fertility rate of all other cats!
Largest Litter
A Burmese/Siamese gave birth to the largest litter ever consisting of 19 kittens on 7th August, 1970!! She was 4 years old then and her name was Tarawood Antigone. She lived with her owner Valerie Ganein Oxfordshire, UK. Four kittens of the litter were still-born. 1 female and 14 males however, made it alive.
Largest Feline
The largest feline is a Siberian tiger, Jaipur, living in New Jersey. It weighs an astounding 932 pounds!
Fastest Land Animal
The worlds fastest animal with 70 mph speed is the cheetah, a feline!
Cat with Most Toes
Cats with more than the normal number of toes are called polydactyl or Hemingway cats. An orange Tabby named Jake, who was rescued, has created the record of having the most toes with 27 toes! This has been recorded in the Guinness World Book Records. Jakes record however, has been challenged by Mooch with 28 toes, whose owners Bob and Becky Duval have presented the proof to the Guinness Book of Records. Mooch lives with its owners in Maine, USA.
Another cat named Bandit is also reported to have 29 toes!
Most Expensive Pet Wedding
Wichan Jaratarcha spent 410,979 Thai Baht (US $16,241) on the wedding of his pet, Phet with Ploy, in September, 1996. The bride and the groom both are two of the rare diamond-eyed cats which is an optical defect, a kind of Glaucoma believed to bring good luck in Thailand. They wore matching pink dresses and Ploy even got a wedding ring. The ceremony was held at the largest discotheque in Thailand. The bride, Ploy came in a Rolls-Royce and the bride-groom Phet in a helicopter. The best man was a parrot and the maid of honour, an iguana. The dowry that Ploy came with exceeded the cost of the wedding, being worth 587,127 Thai Baht (US $23,202). The guest list had 500 guests who gave money-gifts of 15,183,000 Thai Baht (US $60,000) along with other presents. Despite being married, they live with their owners.
Most Expensive Cat Sold
The most expensive cat ever sold is a second-generation Bengal cat, Cato, costing GB £25,000 (US $41,435). It was bought by Cindy Jackson in London, England from Lord C. Esmond Gay of Bedfordshire, England. Cato is a big, powerful and graceful cat carrying a distinguishing spotted or marbled coat. It has the exotic, wild look of a leopard with jade-green eyes. Bengal cats are not cheap even otherwise costing somewhere around £600 to £2500 (US $970-4000). The price varies according to the quality of the coat and the pedigree of the cat.
Most Expensive Cat
The most expensive cat of the world is Zeus, a 90% Asian Leopard Cat (ALC) and 10% Domestic Shorthair (DSH). The breeder Esmond Gay has demanded £100,000!
Lightest Cat
The lightest cat was Tinker Toy, a Blue Point Himalayan, with a weight of a paltry 1 lb 8 oz. It was 2.75 inches tall and 7.5 inches long about the size of a cheque-book. It dies in November 1997. National Inquirer featured Tinker Toy in its August, 1993 issue!
Oldest Feline Mother
The oldest cat to have given birth is Kitty at the age of 30. She gave birth to two kittens and produced a total of 218 kittens during her life. She lived with her owner George Johnston in Staffordshire, UK.
Most Well-Traveled Cat
Hamlet is the worlds most well travelled cat by having travelled 600,000 km. It was on a flight from Toronto, Canada when it decided to escape, only to be found 7 weeks later behind a panel.
Longest Non-fatal Fall
Falling from the 16th floor (200 feet) of an apartment building, Andy owned by Ken Myer, a Florida senator has the distinction of surviving the longest fall!
Longest Post-Earthquake Survival by a Cat
After the December 1999 earthquake in Taiwan, a cat was found alive in the rubble of a building after 80 days!
Richest Cat
Blackie, with a will conferring £15 million by its owner Ben Rea is the richest cat.
Person with the Most Cats
Jack and Donna Wright have 689 cats making them the people with the most cats. They live in Kingston, Ontario. They also have their names mentioned in this category in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Best Mouser
Towser, a tortoise-shell Moggy was the best mouser. In her life, from 1963 to 1987, she caught 28,899 mice along with other animals such as rabbits and rats. There is a statue in her honour in the distillery grounds of Glenturret Distillery for which she worked.
Cats without any doubt are the most popular house pets, exceeding the number of dogs in USA, UK and most European countries. In USA, 37% of homes have at least one cat, in Uk 25% and in Australia 26%. A total of 500 million pet cats exist in the world. There are 60 million pet cats in USA, around 7 million in the UK and around 5 million in Canada. There are many other countries such as Russia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, India, South Africa and other European countries where pet cats are found in abundance.
Smallest Cat
Mr. Peebles is the certified smallest cat by Guinness, living in Pekin, Illinois. He is a fully grown domestic short haired cat and is only 6.1 inches tall! It has a body length of 19.2 inches and weighs a meagre 3 pounds. His size is attributed to some genetic defect.
Smartest Cat
Owned by Hema Chandras, this genius of a cat has learnt to say yes and no to questions asked via nodding. According to the owner, the cat understands a total of 8 languages including Guajarati, Persian, Malayalam, English, Arabic and French. The cat is supposedly also capable of doing Math which has been tested by various teachers and principals.
Oldest Cat
Puss was born in 1903 and died on 29th November 1939, living good 36 years! It was owned by Mrs. T. Holway and lived in Devon.
The oldest cat in reliable, recorded history by some was a 34 year old Tabby named Ma. She was owned by Alice St. George Moore of Drewsteignton. England. Another 34 year old cat, Granpa, was a sphinx and lived in Texas. It was adopted from the Humane Society.
Oldest Living Cat
Fluff, a long-haired black and white domestic, half-Persian cat owned by the neighbours of Marjorie and Ken Wren, is the oldest living cat. It reached 31 years of age by 2003 and lives in Hampshire, UK. Her owner associates Fluff’s long life to her relaxed way of life.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest living cat is Kataleena Lady, a Burmese who was born on 17th March, 1977. It lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Another cat, Creme Puff, born on 3rd August, 1967 in Texas celebrated her 38th birthday in 2005 claims to be the oldest living cat. Its owner is Austin.
Largest Breed
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll that attains a weight of 12 to 20 pounds in males and 10 to 15 pounds in females.
Longest Cat
The longest cat is a Snowbie living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its owner is Lorna Sutherland. It is 103 cm (40.8 inches) long measured from the nose till the tip of its tail. This measurement was taken 21stNovember, 1997 when that cat was 4 years old.
Lorna has kept the 98 lb Snowbie and Booboo, his sister, ever since they were kittens. She got Snowbie neutered and his growth increased, reaching 33 cm (13 inches) tall at this time. His tail only is a whooping 31 cm long! He loves a lavish life and Lorna pampers him completely. He gets an already warmed bed at night. He wakes up to a can of his favourite tuna fish with the second course consisting of smoked ham or flaked turkey. His favourite morning drinks are coffee and low-fat, long life cream and enjoys a good serving of rice pudding at night.
Fattest Cat
Himmey, a neutered male Tabby, is the proud owner of the title of the fattest cat by weighing 46 pounds 15.5 ounces (21.3 kg)! He was owned by Thomas Vyse of Redlynch, Queensland, Australia. He was 38 inches long with a girth of 33 inches and a 15 inch neck! He died of a respiratory disease on 12th March, 1986 at the age of 10.
Snowbie, who has alreasy been mentioned previously in this article under the “Longest Cat†is supposedly 44 kg. This for some is unbelievable and they have reached the conclusion that the unit of weight, lb., must have been mistaken for kg. If this is true then Snowbie has to be the second heaviest cat along with being the heaviest living cat!
In 2003, Katty, a 5 years old cat residing in Russia came to the fore to claim the title of the fattest cat. It weighed around 20 lb and the owner wanted to certify the cat as the fattest in the Guinness World Record Book. However, this category has been cancelled so that owners do not overfeed their cats.
Largest Domestic Cat
The title of being the largest domestic cat also goes to Himmey who also holds the title of the fattest cat!
Best Climber
A 4-month old kitten, owned by Josephine Auden latten of Geneva, climbed to the top of Matterhorn in the Alps which is a 14,691 foot high mountain. It followed a group od climbers all the way to the top on 6th September, 1950.
Most Fertile Cat
Giving birth to 420 documented kittens by 1952, Dusty, a Moggy Tabby by far exceeds the fertility rate of all other cats!
Largest Litter
A Burmese/Siamese gave birth to the largest litter ever consisting of 19 kittens on 7th August, 1970!! She was 4 years old then and her name was Tarawood Antigone. She lived with her owner Valerie Ganein Oxfordshire, UK. Four kittens of the litter were still-born. 1 female and 14 males however, made it alive.
Largest Feline
The largest feline is a Siberian tiger, Jaipur, living in New Jersey. It weighs an astounding 932 pounds!
Fastest Land Animal
The worlds fastest animal with 70 mph speed is the cheetah, a feline!
Cat with Most Toes
Cats with more than the normal number of toes are called polydactyl or Hemingway cats. An orange Tabby named Jake, who was rescued, has created the record of having the most toes with 27 toes! This has been recorded in the Guinness World Book Records. Jakes record however, has been challenged by Mooch with 28 toes, whose owners Bob and Becky Duval have presented the proof to the Guinness Book of Records. Mooch lives with its owners in Maine, USA.
Another cat named Bandit is also reported to have 29 toes!
Most Expensive Pet Wedding
Wichan Jaratarcha spent 410,979 Thai Baht (US $16,241) on the wedding of his pet, Phet with Ploy, in September, 1996. The bride and the groom both are two of the rare diamond-eyed cats which is an optical defect, a kind of Glaucoma believed to bring good luck in Thailand. They wore matching pink dresses and Ploy even got a wedding ring. The ceremony was held at the largest discotheque in Thailand. The bride, Ploy came in a Rolls-Royce and the bride-groom Phet in a helicopter. The best man was a parrot and the maid of honour, an iguana. The dowry that Ploy came with exceeded the cost of the wedding, being worth 587,127 Thai Baht (US $23,202). The guest list had 500 guests who gave money-gifts of 15,183,000 Thai Baht (US $60,000) along with other presents. Despite being married, they live with their owners.
Most Expensive Cat Sold
The most expensive cat ever sold is a second-generation Bengal cat, Cato, costing GB £25,000 (US $41,435). It was bought by Cindy Jackson in London, England from Lord C. Esmond Gay of Bedfordshire, England. Cato is a big, powerful and graceful cat carrying a distinguishing spotted or marbled coat. It has the exotic, wild look of a leopard with jade-green eyes. Bengal cats are not cheap even otherwise costing somewhere around £600 to £2500 (US $970-4000). The price varies according to the quality of the coat and the pedigree of the cat.
Most Expensive Cat
The most expensive cat of the world is Zeus, a 90% Asian Leopard Cat (ALC) and 10% Domestic Shorthair (DSH). The breeder Esmond Gay has demanded £100,000!
Lightest Cat
The lightest cat was Tinker Toy, a Blue Point Himalayan, with a weight of a paltry 1 lb 8 oz. It was 2.75 inches tall and 7.5 inches long about the size of a cheque-book. It dies in November 1997. National Inquirer featured Tinker Toy in its August, 1993 issue!
Oldest Feline Mother
The oldest cat to have given birth is Kitty at the age of 30. She gave birth to two kittens and produced a total of 218 kittens during her life. She lived with her owner George Johnston in Staffordshire, UK.
Most Well-Traveled Cat
Hamlet is the worlds most well travelled cat by having travelled 600,000 km. It was on a flight from Toronto, Canada when it decided to escape, only to be found 7 weeks later behind a panel.
Longest Non-fatal Fall
Falling from the 16th floor (200 feet) of an apartment building, Andy owned by Ken Myer, a Florida senator has the distinction of surviving the longest fall!
Longest Post-Earthquake Survival by a Cat
After the December 1999 earthquake in Taiwan, a cat was found alive in the rubble of a building after 80 days!
Richest Cat
Blackie, with a will conferring £15 million by its owner Ben Rea is the richest cat.
Person with the Most Cats
Jack and Donna Wright have 689 cats making them the people with the most cats. They live in Kingston, Ontario. They also have their names mentioned in this category in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Best Mouser
Towser, a tortoise-shell Moggy was the best mouser. In her life, from 1963 to 1987, she caught 28,899 mice along with other animals such as rabbits and rats. There is a statue in her honour in the distillery grounds of Glenturret Distillery for which she worked.
