How long is the longest domestic cat ever recorded? How tall was the tallest cat?

I have found lots of info on huge fat cats... but, I want to know
about length (nose to tail) and height.

You see, my cat is really big... I mean REALLY big and I want to know
if he is normal.

-Susan

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 01 Apr 2005 07:22 PST

Hi thefuturebird:

Thanks for the great question. 

Well, the length (nose to tail) record was fairly easy to find:

Guinness World Records - Longest Cat
URL: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=51254
Quote: "Normally a large breed, Maine Coons often weigh as much as 10
kg (22 lb), but Leo weighs in at a mog-nificent 15.8 kg (35 lb) and
measures a record-breaking 121.9 cm (48 in) from nose to tail."

I was unable to find a record for "tallest" cat (measured paw to shoulder).

Is this answer sufficient to your needs? 

Thanks.  

websearcher

Search Strategy:
* guinness record cats

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Clarification of Question by thefuturebird-ga on 02 Apr 2005 15:43 PST

I really wanted to know about cat height too but I guess that will do.

Hi thefuturebird:

Thanks for the great question. 

Well, the length (nose to tail) record was fairly easy to find:

Guinness World Records - Longest Cat
URL: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=51254
Quote: "Normally a large breed, Maine Coons often weigh as much as 10
kg (22 lb), but Leo weighs in at a mog-nificent 15.8 kg (35 lb) and
measures a record-breaking 121.9 cm (48 in) from nose to tail."

I was unable to find a record for "tallest" cat (measured paw to shoulder).

Thanks.  

websearcher

Search Strategy:
* guinness record cats

They didn't tell me how tall the talest cat was, but I got what I wanted.

there some pretty tall cats in basketball .... ;)

I really want to know about the height of cats too.

Sorry, thefuturebird:

I had no luck finding the height record for cats.

websearcher

I couldn't find any world record for height either, although you can
get the general idea of near-maximum heights from the measurements
given for really big cats.

The previous world-record holder for length, Snowbie, is 13 inches
tall, which is quite tall. Information on Snowbie and other huge cats
can be found here:
http://www.messybeast.com/freak-size.htm

Here's another huge cat, which the owner says "stands a foot at the shoulder".
http://www.meankitty.com/Gallery/bundles.htm

So I would guess that above 12 or 13 inches, a domestic cat is pretty
much reaching record matching height.

It also depends if you want to count domesticated jungle cats or
domestic-jungle cat cross-breeds such as the Chausie breed. These cats
can get quite big and are especially tall! Check out the pictures
here:
http://www.wildkatz.net/Chausie_Gallex.html
http://www.wildkatz.net/Studsx.html
http://www.tristatevets.com/catpics/wildcatcyn/

An ad (at http://www.altpet.net/adoptlink4.shtml) linking to the
latter page says "Careful breeding has created these tall (14 to 17
inches at the shoulder when standing on all fours), long-bodied, BIG,
wild looking cats..."

Hopefully the links and pictures help you get a sense of a cat's maximum height.