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Andy
Owned by Florida senator Ken Myer in the 1970's, he fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building in Florida and survived, making him the record-holder for the longest non-lethal fall in feline history.
Ariel
An orange Persian owned by author Carl van Vetchen. Ariel had an unusual love of water. She would leap voluntarily into the author's warm bath. She also liked to sit in the wash-hand basin under the running tap. She retrieved things and used to hide keys, pens, scissors and pencils under the rug.
Ariel
A Persian cat immortalised by the English poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888). In his 1882 poem about his canary, he recalls the way his old cat Atossa would sit for hours, immobile, beside the bird's cage, never attempting to attack it, but never giving up hope.
Beerbohm
London's longest serving theatre cat.For 20 years he was the resident mouser at the Globe theatre (now Geilgud). Occcasionally he would wander on stage during a play, much to the delight of the audience, and dismay of the performers. who were always upstaged by his entrance. He died in March 1995, after retiring to Kent with the theatre's carpenter.
Brownie
Became one of the richest cats in the worls in 1963 when it inherited $415 000 on the death of its owner in san Diego.
Calvin
He was a Maltese cat who arrived one day at the home of American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Calvin was an assertive, gastronomic cat who took over the house. He frequently sat on the author's shoulder as she worked on her manuscripts.
Catarina
Edgar Allen Poe's pet cat was the inspiration for his story 'The Black Cat'. When Poe's wife was dying of tuberculosis in the winter of 1846, the couple were destitute. A visitor found the stricken woman lying on a bed of straw wrapped in her husband's greatcoat with a large tortoiseshell cat on her bosom. The coat and the cat were her only means of warmth.
Dusty
Reputed to be the most prolific female cat in the world. By 1952 Dusty of Bonham in Texas! had produced a total of 420 kittens.
Foss
A striped tom-cat, Foss was the much loved companion of Victorian artist and humorist Edward Lear. Foss was a less than beautiful feline with a startled expression, a bloated body and a greatly shortened tail. The end of his tail was cut off by a superstitious servant who believed this would stop the animal from straying. When Foss died in 1887 he was honoured with a full burial in a grave in Lear's Italian garden. Foss was part of Lear's solitary life.
Himmy
Holds the world record for the heaviest domestic cat. He was a neutered tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed 21.3 kg (46lb 15.25ozs).He died of respiratory failure in 1986 aged 10.
Hinse
A tyrannical tom-cat belonging to Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott. he constantly terrorised the author's huge dogs and at dinnertime clouted any dog that got in his way. He was eventually kiled by a dog.
Hodge
Much loved, pampered cat of Dr Samuel Johnson. He would buy oysters himself for him.
Humphrey
A long haired black and white cat, an adopted stray, arrived at No 10 Downing St as the official mouser. He outlasted Mrs Thatcher and stayed during John Major's term. He is a survivor like his namesake (Sir Humphrey in Yes Minister).
Kallibunker
The founding father of the Cornish Rex breed, born in 1950. He was a red tabby, with an unusually curly coat, the only one like it in his litter of 5.
Kirlee
Founding father of the Devon Rex breed, orn in 1960.
Ma
A female tabby who holds the record for being the oldest known domestic cat. She was 34 years old when she died in 1957.
Margate
A stray black kitten who appeared on the doorstep of No 10 Downing St in 1953 was immediately adopted by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who saw it as a sign of good luck. He had just successfully delivered an important speech at Margate, so he named the kitten in honour of the town. Ten days later, Margate managed to progress to a place of honour on his new master's bed.
Master's Cat
When Charles Dicken's cat, Williamina, produced a litter and insisted on moving into his study, Dickens decided not to keep the kittens, but relented over one litle female who was allowed to stay on. She became known as the Master's Cat. She used to gain his attention by snuffing out his reading candle.
[color=silver]Micetto
A big black-striped greyish-red cat, Micetto was born in the Vatican and became the adored pet of Pope Leo X11 (1760-1829). He was frequently seen nestling in the folds of the Pope's white robes.
[color=silver]Misty Malarky Ying Yang
Male Siamese belonging to American President Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy. Lived as 'First Cat' for four years (1976-1980).
Muezza
A favourite of the prophet Mohammed. He is said to have loved the cat so much he sacrificed his robe to the animal. Muezza was asleep on the sleeve of his robe one day when Mohammed was called to prayer. Rather than disturb the cat's serene slumber, he cut off the sleeve. After he returned the cat awoke and bowed in thanks, Mohammed stroked the animal three times and Muezza was given a permanent place in Islamic Paradise. Ever since, cats have been left unmolested, and are even permitted inside mosques.
Nemo
A Seal Point Siamese belonging to former Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary. Nemo always accompanied them on their annual holiday to the Scilly Isles, which was as far 'abroad' as they could go without running into quarantine problems.
Pudlenka
Karel Capek (1890-1938) the Czech playwright, felt himself to be magically infested with cats. On the very day his Angora tom-cat died of poison, an avenging female cat apeared on his doorstep. According to Capek, her mission was to revenge and replace the life of the tom-cat. in a short space of time, Pudlenka produced 26 kittens.
Pulcinella
Belonged to Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). Pulcinella used to leap onto the keyboard of the composer's harpsichord and walk up and down on the keys. Scarlatti composed a fugue which became known as 'The Cat's Fugue'.
Rastus
The biker cat who rode on the gas tank of his owner's motorcycle in New Zealand.Ý The owner's name was Max Corkill. In 1998, Max Corkill, his partner Gaynor Martin, and his cat Rastus died in the collision between their motorbike and a car near Urenui. 58 year old Max and his cat are known around the country as supporters of the SPCA and appear together on a tv commercial advertising Bell Tea. Kirby Lucich is the supplier of this info to me, and a motorbike fan, is the supplier of this info to me, and a motorbike fan. Rastus and Max Photo (28k) by Don Scott which the Online version of the Christchurch Press carried.
Selima
A tortoiseshell tabby owned by Horace Walpole (1717-1797). With his friend the poet Thomas Grey, he made the Grand Tour of Europe and when his beloved cat was drowned in a goldfish bowl, Gray wrote a poem Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes, to commemorate the event.
Shan
Siamese cat pet of American President Gerald Ford's daughter, Susan.
Sizi
Belonged to Nobel Prize winning French missionary Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) and lived with him in his famous clinic in Africa. Visitors noted his deep affection for the cat and the way he pandered to its needs.
Slippers
A much loved, arrogant, self confident-six toed pet of American President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). One evening he forced an entire procession of important White House guests to make a detour around his recumbent form.
Socks
A black and white cat belonging to Chelsea, Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter. Socks is reputed to receive 75 000 letters and parcels each week. In 1993 his diary, called Socks Goes to Washington, was published.
Sugar
Travelled 2 400 km (1 500 mls) in 14 months to be reunited with his owners who had moved to a new home in Oklahoma.
Tarawood Antigone
A female Burmese in England, which currently holds the record for producing the largest litter in recorded history. In 1970, when the mother was 4 years old, she gave birth by Caesarian section to 19, consisting of one female, 14 males and four stillborn. The father was half Siamese.
Tiger
The much loved cat of English novelist Charlotte Bronte.
Timothy
A white cat belonging to author Dorothy L Sayers. He appears in two of her poems, For Timothy and War Cat.
Tinker Toy
A male Blue Point Himalayan, he holds the record for the smallest known domestic cat, measuring only 7 cm (23/4in) tall and 19 cm (71/2in) long.
Tom Kitten
The pet of President Kennedy's daughter, Caroline. When Tom died in 1962 he received a press obituary.
Towser
Towser (1963-1987) holds the record for the champion mouser of all time. A female tortoiseshell owned by Glenturret Distillery, Scotland, she is reported to have killed an average of three mice a day, every day of her adult life, giving an estimated total of 28 899.
Trim
Trim was born in 1799 near the Cape of Good Hope, aboard Mathew Flinders' ship Reliance, bound for Botany Bay. He accompanied his master circumnavigating Australia and the world.
Trixie
A black and white cat belonging to the third Earl of Southhampton, in the reign of Elizabeth 1. When the Earl was imprisoned in the Tower of London, Trixie made her way across London and climbed down the chimney that led to his cell. Trixie remained to keep him company, until he was released two years later. The Earl was so impressed with the cat's loyalty that he commissioned a portrait, showing himself and his pet together in his cell.
Windy
Wing- Commander Guy Gibson V C, the famous dambuster of World War 11, was often accompanied on his dangerous war time missions by his pet cat, Windy, 'an all-swimming and all-flying cat' who'put in more flying hours than most cats'.
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 Emma
Smuggie since Oct 2002
After lots of help our little  born on 28th Jan 2008
 when I kiss you goodnight I will
hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank
God for you, and ask him for nothing,
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Harrison arrived safely on 5th January 2006 weighing 5lb 9oz 
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Married my sweetpea 
not a baby no more 
A MEMBER OF THE SMUG MUFFIN CLUB SINCE 
18TH MAY 2002 
Sarah
Hope it's of some use to you. Well here goes:
Diane & David, 9th September 2002, Carrickfergus Elim Church.
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." 
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