The ragamuffin is a cat capable of reaching 14 kilos in weight , a giant in the world of domestic felines. Do not fear its size, everything that is big is affectionate. In addition, we are talking about the perfect host who comes out to receive visitors. Other cat breeds that grow to unsuspected limits are the Maine coons and the Savannahs . The first, famous for its tail similar to that of the raccoon (hence the name “coon”, from “raccoon”, raccoon in English) has a muscular body and a very dense semi-long coat. The savannah, for its part, is a mixture of a serval cat and a domestic cat, still not very frequent in homes.
Around 10 kilos in weight is the cheetoh , a kitten with a leopard appearance and a candid soul with its humans. Explorer and energetic, this is this large domestic cat.
In the 9 kg category we find the adorable ragdoll (a “rag doll” that will indulge in your caresses), the wild (in appearance) chausie, the majestic Norwegian and Siberian forests and the one with original folded ears. backwards, highlander . It should be clarified that when we talk about large cats, it is the males that weigh the most and in certain breeds the sex difference presents a marked difference in kilos.
A cat of 6 or 7 kilos, although it belongs to the lightest category of the large cat breeds, is still a kitten of important dimensions since on average a cat weighs about 3-4 kilos. The strong British long-haired cat , the selkirk rex , with striking curly hair, and the flat Persian cat can weigh up to 7 kilos. The Turkish van , whose white body contrasts with a characteristic spot on its head, and the American bobtail , with a very short tail, like a lynx, weigh around 6 kilos. We will tell you a little more about these big cat breeds, their character, origin and curious aspects of their morphology.
