In general, big cats are not only familiar pets for us. So called the large representatives of the cat family. A lion, a tiger, a leopard, a snow leopard and a smoky leopard - these are just bright examples of such animals. By the way, cougars and cheetahs for some reason do not belong to this group.
But not everyone will risk getting 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 good neighborhood does not end with anything good.
Large domestic cats may not be wild predators. It is enough to have a pet belonging to the largest breeds. It should be borne in mind that absolutely all cats are slightly larger than their friends in the pedigree.
The Biggest Cats rating is not based on size, but on animal weight. 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 that are distinguished by their large weight, one can note the American bobtail, which will “pull” 5-6 kg, the same mass Bengal and British cats, Ocicat and Ragdoll breeds with a weight exceeding 7 kg. In the same list are tiffany, Siberian and Scottish fold. Today, the Maine Coon cat is considered the largest breed, the representatives of which often reach a weight of 12 kg!
Pets like savannah, domestic lynx and usher are very close to these indicators. The latter, by the way, is a very dubious breed. A couple of years ago, it was announced that Lifestyle Pets, a biotechnology company, bred a new breed, weighing up to 14 kg, based on the genes of an Asian leopard cat, an African serval and an ordinary domestic one. However, later it turned out that all this is nothing more than rumors, and the new breed of Asher is a well-known savannah.
It was bred in the 80s of the last century. The savannah is really very big cats, but you can call them domestic only by slightly embellishing the reality. After all, African serval and Bengal cats are used for their breeding. So the kitten of the savannah breed has among its direct and closest ancestors a real predator.
Around the same time, in America, crossing a domestic cat and a lynx, the domestic lynx was bred. True, it is still not recognized by all specialized associations. The weight of this "baby" almost always exceeds 10 kg.
Cats of large breeds require the same attention to themselves as their smaller relatives. It is necessary to accustom kittens to some norms, starting from two months of age. 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 small breeds. And this fact also needs to be taken into account when deciding to have a massive cat or cat. And the rest they have characteristics that are characteristic of all pets of the cat family.
