Oldest cat |
| Crème Puff, Austin, Texas is the oldest living cat. She was born on August 3rd 1967, Creme Puff, in August 2005 she celebrated her 38th birthday. |
Heaviest cat |
| The heaviest recorded cat is Himmy. He lived in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He was weighing a staggering 21.3 kg (46.8 lbs). This cat, a de-sexed tabby died at the age of 10 of respiratory failure. |
Lightest cat |
| Tinker Toy from the USA is the world's smallest cat. It’s a Blue Point Himalayan. This cat was only 19 cm (7.5 inch) long and 7 cm (2.75 inch) tall (at the shoulder) & 19 cm (7.5 inch) long. The weight of Tinker Toy was 0.68 kg (1 lb and 8 oz). He passed away in November 1997. |
Smallest Cat |
| The smallest living cat is Mr Peebles from Central Illinois, USA. He is a 2 year old domestic cat. He only was weighing around 1.35 kg (3 lbs) and his height is 15.5 cm (6.1 inches). |
Cat with most toes |
| The normal number of toes for a cat is eighteen toes. Jake has the most toes, a huge number of 27 toes, this cat comes from Ontario, Canada. |
Most Kittens Produced by a Domestic Cat |
| Dusty, a Tabby moggy from Texas gave birth to a total number of 420 kittens in her lifetime |
The Largest Pet Litter |
| The four years old Burmese Tarawood Antigone from the UK gave birth to a litter of 19 kittens. 15 Kittens survived: 14 males and 1 female. |
The Oldest Feline Mother |
| At the age of 30 Kitty gave birth to a litter of 2. She is from Staffordshire, UK. This cat produced during her life 218 kittens. |
World's Most Well Travelled Cat |
| During a flight from Toronto, Canada, Hamlet escaped from his transport box. 7 Weeks later he was discovered behind a panel, in the meantime he travelled about 600,000 kms. |
World's Most Expensive Cat |
| The world’s most expensive cat is Zeus, he’s for 90% an Asian Leopard Cat and for 10 a Domestic Shorthair hybrid. The little price of £100,000.- |
Longest Non Fatal Fall |
| The record for the longest non fatal fall is Andy from Florida. He fell from the 16th floor (200 feet) of an apartment building. |
Longest Post Earthquake Survival by a Cat |
| Taiwan, 80 days after an earthquake (December 1999) a cat was discovered alive! He was found in a collapsed building. |
Richest Cat |
| A cat owner left £15 million in his will to his cat Blacky. |
Most Cats |
| A couple from Kingston, Ontario have 689 cats, the highest number of cats. |
World's Fastest Feline |
| The world’s fastest cat is the Cheetah, this cat breed is able to reach speeds of 113 km/hour (70 mph). |
Best Mouser |
| From 21 April 1963 to 20 March 1987 Towser caught 28,899 mice, also a numerous other animals like rats and rabbits. She worked for the Glenturret Distillery. |
| ® CuanCats | Source: Cat World Records, Australia, from the internet. |