The biggest, tallest, smallest, etc. Compiled by Glenda Moore of CatStuff Please do not copy or redistribute this article.
	These are compiled from information on the internet (including the Guinness Book of World Records website); I don't have the resources to check every record and they therefore should not be necessarily trusted as absolute fact.
	Best Climber		In 1950, a four month kitten climbed 14,691 feet to the top of the Matterhorn in the Alps
	Longest		Maine Coon named Stewie was certified as the new record holder after measuring 48.5" from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail bone.  The previous record holder was Verismo’s Leonetti Reserve Red, also a Maine Coon, who measured 48" from nose to tail. (Guinness World Records)
	Shortest/smallest		Tinker Toy - As of 1997, the smallest domestic cat ever; a male blue point Himalayan 2.75" tall, 7.5" long
	Largest breed		The largest cat breeds are the Ragdoll and Maine Coon. Males weigh 12 to 20 pounds, with females weighing 10 to 15 pounds.
	Least fur breed		The Sphynx cat, a hairless breed, came into existence in 1966.
	Tallest		Savannah Islands "Trouble" ~ Savannah Cat measures 19 inches up to the shoulder blade Owned and bred by Debby Maraspini, California
	Most toes		Jake has 27 toes; another cat, Mooch, is recorded as having 28 toes.
	Unusual		A cat named Five Toes, was born with two tongues. NOTE:  There are many more medical anomalies, but I do not intend to use this page to document them.
	Most mice killed		As of 1997, Towser held the record for most mice/rats killed: 28,899.  Towser worked for the Glenturret Distillery, and a statue was erected in the distillery grounds in her honor.
	First munchkin		Blackberry, a female
	Longest fall		Andy, companion of Florida Sen. Ken Myer; fell 16 stories (about 200 feet) and survived
	Richest		- Brownie and Hellcat became two of the richest cats in the world when owner Dr. William Grier left them $415,000 in the 1960's - Ben Rea left his cat Blackie £15 million in his will.
	Heaviest		- Himmey, a neutered tabby living in Australia who weighed 46 lbs, 15.25 oz; died of heart failure - Poppa - an 11-year-old tabby who wieghed 44.5 lbs. - Tiger  - a long-haired part-Persian weighing 43 lbs. NOTE:  Guinness World Records is no longer documenting this record, as owners were cruelly overfeeding their pets to gain a new record
	Lightest		Mr. Peebles is the world's smallest fully-grown cat, weighing in at just 3 lbs. (Guinness World Records)
	First recognized pedigreed breed		American Shorthairs were the first pedigreed breed recognized in the United States.
	First exhibitor		Mrs. Poodles, the first Siamese exhibited at an English cat show (in 1871)
	Most toes		Jake, an Ontario, Canada cat with 28 toes, with 7 on each paw (Guinness World Records)
	Longest whiskers		- Mingo, a Maine coon in Turku Finland - with whiskers measuring 6.8 inches in July 2004. (Guinness World Records) - Ellie, living in Woodland Hills, Californiaa brown/black Maine Coon, had the longest single whisker on a cat (measuring 6.5 inches) on Febraury 15, 2004. (Guinness World Records)
	Most expensive wedding		In September 1996, two rare “diamond-eyed” cats, Phet and Ploy, were married in matching pink outfits at a ceremony in Thailand's biggest discotheque. It cost Phet’s owner, Wichan Jaratarcha, 410,979 Thai Bhat ($16,241).
	Most kittens in a litter		Tarawood Antigone, a brown Burmese who holds the records for having 19 kittens in one litter on August 7th 1970. Four were stillborn. Another large letter was born to a Persian named Bluebell, who gave birth to 14 kittens, all of which survived.
	Most kittens in a lifetime		Dusty, who delivered a total of 420 kittens in her life.  She gave birth to her last litter on June 12th 1952. NOTE:  This is NOT a record to aspire toward.
	Oldest mother		Kitty, in Staffordshire England, gave birth for the last time at age 30.  In her life, she had 218 kittens.
	Oldest cat living		The oldest cat living is claimed to be Cream Puff who was born on August 3, 1967 (which made her 38 in 2005 if she was still alive).
	Oldest cat		- Puss, 36 years old; died on Nov. 29, 1939 - Ma, a tabby who was 35 when she was euthanized Nov. 5, 1957 - Grampa, 34 years old, a Rex Sphinx; died April 1998
	Longest travel home		Sugar's family, the Woods, left him behind when they moved; he left his new owners and found the Woods' new house 1,500 miles away
	Most traveled cat		Hamlet escaped from his cage on a flight from Toronto, Canada, and traveled 600,000 miles in seven weeks, until he was caught in February 1984.
	Longest survivor		On Dec. 9, 1999, 80 days after an earthquake struck Taiwan, killing an estimated 2,400 people, a cat was discovered alive in a collapsed building in Taichung. It was taken to veterinary hospital, where it made a full recovery.
	Longest time separated from owner		Ted, a gorgeous black cat who had an ID microchip implanted under his skin, was returned to his owner Chris Inglis 10 years after he jumped out a window and vanished.
	Most cats owned		Jack and Donna Wright of Kingston, Ontario, hold the world record for most cats owned: 689 at one time.
	Longest post earthquake survival		A cat was discovered alive in a collapsed building 80 days after an earthquake in Taiwan in December 1999.
	Loudest purr		Smokey's purrs can reach an incredible 92 decibels – the same you’d experience watching a Boeing 737 coming in to land. Smokey is owned by Ruth and Mark Adams from Pitsford, Northampton.