World's Smallest Cat (Mr. Peebles) Weighs Only 3 Pounds (Uber Cute Pic)

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PERKIN, Ill. -- He lives in central Illinois, is two years old, weighs about three pounds and is the world's smallest cat. He's Mr. Peebles.
The cat's small stature has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. It officially lists him as the smallest living domestic cat.

Mr. Peebles lives in the Good Shepherd Veterinary Clinic in Pekin. The clinic's employees serve as collective co-owners.

"I was at a house doing vaccines on a dog and saw Mr. Peebles. He was very cute and I asked the owner 'Can I have him?' She said, 'Yes, if you can catch him,'" says Dr. Donna Sassman.

A doctor at the clinic said that Mr. Peebles has a genetic defect, and he's expected to hold onto his title for some time. Because he's already past the age when a cat reaches normal size, Mr. Peebles probably won't get any bigger.

"I have to feed him at least four times a day to sustain his weight," says Robin Sbendsen, co-owner of Mr. Peebles. "I do bring him to bed with me at night between my husband and I. And he curls up in my arms and sleeps next to my neck when it's cold. And one of his best habits, he'll lick me on the chin at night to give me a kiss."

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3558819/detail.html

[MissMillie]

1. itty bitty kitty

I want him!

[jus_the_facts]

2. Awwweee...

.....a wee li'l bundle o'sweetness! :loveya:

[Wilber_Stool]

3. Cute pictures of cats?

Call me back when it's eaten by a 10 foot python.

[Roon]

5. You're terrible!

:-)

[northzax]

14. hey, if it's really that small, a 4-5 foot python

should be able to handle it, don't you think?

what I love about this story is two fold, first, that the vet was at someone's house and asked them if she could keep one of their pets. and second, there is no scale in this picture, that cat woulf be 15 pounds and you'd never know it.

[jukes]

17. nortie

you are such a cynic.


& an unrepentant animal-lover baiter.

[northzax]

19. hey, pythons are animals too!

[jukes]

22. haven't we been through this?

:evilgrin:






:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

4. How cute!

From Pekin, IL (formerly home of "The Chinks").

[cmf]

6. I want him!

He is so cute!!!

[Brotherjohn]

7. They'd make MILLIONS cloning him! Everyone wants their cat to stay...

... a kitten forever.

[LynneSin]

8. Not me - I love my cats big & fluffy

wouldn't have it any other way

[CatWoman]

9. he's just adorable!!!!!!!

what a special kitty.

he's too cute for words.

[histohoney]

10. Too

darn cute!! Hear that dripping sound? Were melting.

[scarlet_owl]

11. Awwww! He's so cute!

I don't live too far away from Pekin. I wonder if I could go see him?

[matcom]

12. a Kick For Mr. Peebles!

:kick:

[supernova]

13. Awwww wot a cute wittle kitty

I now have a toothache. :crazy:

I've never heard of a dwarf kitty. :shrug: Is this common?

[RebelOne]

15. I'm not a cat lover. I prefer dogs, but that is a cute kitty.

[Cybergata]

16. I'm in love again...

I shouldn't keep looking at these cat photos you folks post. I just keep losing my heart again and again for these adorable, lovable fuzzy critter.

:hippie:

[Shakespeare]

18. Beats the hell out of that creepy Mr. Winkle genetic freak dog...

That dog gives me the heebie jeebies, but that cat is adorable.

[Dookus]

20. cutest... cat.... ever....

somebody could make a fortune if they could breed these.

[southpaw]

21. Eeeexxxxxcellent, Smithers...

a kitten that never grows up! If I can figure out a way to reproduce them, I'll make millions!

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