In general, big cats are not only our usual pets. This is the name of the largest representatives of the cat family. Lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard - these are just the bright specimens of such animals. By the way, for some reason, cougars and cheetahs do not belong to this group.
But not everyone dares to have a wild big cat at home. However, there are people who keep such "babies" in their apartments and even walk on a leash through the streets. But, as a rule, such a neighborhood does not end with anything good.
Big domestic cats may not be wild predators. It is enough to get yourself a pet belonging to the largest breeds. It should be borne in mind that absolutely all cats are somewhat larger than their pedigree friends.
The "Biggest Cats" rating is based not on the size, but on the weight of the animals. For clarity, the average weight of a mustachioed pet is 3-4 kg, and a large cat, as a rule, has a mass starting from 5 kg.
Among the breeds distinguished by the largeweight, we can note the American Bobtail, which "pulls" 5-6 kg, the same mass of Bengal and British cats, Ocicat and Ragdoll breeds with a weight exceeding 7 kg. The same list includes Tiffany, Siberian and Scottish Fold. Maine Coon cats are considered the largest breed today, whose representatives often reach a weight of 12 kg!
Very close to these figures are pets such as savannah, domestic lynx and ashera. The latter, by the way, is a very dubious breed. A couple of years ago, it was announced that the biotech company Lifestyle Pets had developed a new breed based on the genes of the Asian leopard cat, the African serval and the common domestic cat, which weighs up to 14 kg. However, it later turned out that all this was nothing more than rumors, and the new breed of Ashera is the well-known savannah.
It was bred in the 80s of the last century. Savannahs are indeed very large cats, but you can call them domestic only by slightly embellishing reality. After all, African servals and Bengal cats are used for their breeding. So the Savannah kitten has a real predator among its direct and closest ancestors.
About the same time in America, having crossed a domestic cat and a lynx, the domestic lynx breed was bred. True, it has not yet been recognized by all specialized associations. The weight of this "baby" almost always exceeds 10 kg.
Catslarge breeds require the same attention as their smaller relatives. It is necessary to accustom kittens to some norms, starting from the age of two months. And the sooner the upbringing of the pet begins, the greater results can be achieved.
Given the large size of some cats, they require more food and more thorough grooming than smaller breeds. And this fact also needs to be taken into account when deciding to get a massive cat or cat. Otherwise, they have characteristics common to all pets of the cat family.
