Bitsy

Here is how Bitsey looked in comparison to a regular sized cat (who looked a bit - no pun intended) like her on CNN. Wow, CNN, can my meomy get ME on CNN. My grandparents live in Florida in the winter - that is not far from Atlanta after all.

Bitsy, the World's Smallest Kitty

I read this account of Bitsy on several sites that meomy showed me. Here is what they say:

Bitsy is so tiny, she only weighs 1.5 pounds, stands 6.5 inches tall and measures 18 and 3/4 inches from tail to nose. Auriette Lindsey of Pensacola, Florida who’s the owner of Bitsy is trying to find out whether Bitsy could make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Smallest Cat. People will never change. Exploiting poor animals for owner’s profit will always take priority.

Auriette Lindsey told WEAR-TV that she’s trying to get Bitsy in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Smallest Cat, but their officials want to see the video and pictures of how the cat is measured to make sure they are no misrepresented figures. Auriette Lindsey insists that Bitsy was born of normal sized cat and the rest of the litter was normal sized as well.

Current holder of the World’s Smallest Cat lives in Louisiana and is heavier than Bitsy, but shorter. Guinness Book of World Records officials should declare who the World’s Smallest Cat in 6 weeks.

There is a video of Bitsy on Youtube:
It's found here Bitsy on Youtube

My thoughts are worrisome about this. Meomy tells or reads to me about cats and kittens called munchkins which she says are cats raised because they are small but often have many health problems and humans often make a lot of money selling them. Imagine selling a poor cat because she or he is small. That in itself is cruel I think. The only munchkins of any note should be from the Wizard of Oz and they are fiction and not even feline. (Plus Dorothy as I recall had a dog, a good dog but a dog, lol)

So, please, while I think this makes for a newsworthy tale, it also Bitsy might have medical problems and may come from one of these backyard breeders who specialize in deliberately creating small cats! We are made to come as we are - not like some toy one can choose for size.

Thanks for listening. Sometimes, I get up on my paws and just have to say stuff like this! I hope Bitsy is an exception and that she will be just fine! And oh, I would not mine having some of MY videos up there. (Hint to my meomy!)