Cats Big and Little

That’s about the size of it!  Cat breeds vary less in shape and size than dog breed do because cats have a less varied genetic makeup.  The cat has only been selectively bred for less than a hundred years.

Dogs have been selectively bred for specific chracteristics such as hunting ability, for centuries.  Dogs were domesticated 50,000 years ago versus 4,000 + years ago for cats.

Size Cats Up

The average female domestic cat weighs six to ten pounds and the average male domestic cat weighs ten to fifteen pounds.  The weights of dogs vary significantly more.  A Saint Bernard, for example, weighs about 300 times what a little Yorkshire terrier weighs.

Heaviest Cat

The heaviest cat on record was Himmy, a neutered male Tabby from Australia.  It weighed fort-six pounds, fifteen and one quarter ounces when it died in 1985 at the age of 10 years and 4 months.

The Size of a  Few Breeds of Cats

At age 23 months, a male Siamese cat named Ebony, weighed only 1lb and 12 oz, as of Februrary, 1984.

The Main Coon and Ragdoll tend to be the heaviest domestic breeds of cat, averaging between 15 and 20 pounds. 

The Singapura is the smallest breed of domestic cat.  the average Singapura male weighs 6 pounds and the average female weighs 3 pounds.

No matter the size or breed, they are something to meow about!

-Sassy’s Mom, the cat’s meow!