World’s highest cat works as a cuddly treatment animal 

William Powers’ cat, Fenrir Antares Powers, is a record-breaker with an extremely crucial task.

The Savannah feline was formally called the world’s highest cat – determining in at 18.83 inches – on 29 January 2021, and has actually safeguarded his title since.

Physician William, from Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, brings sweet Fenrir to his HIV and Family Practice Clinic to visit with patients.

The Savannah feline was crowned the world’s tallest cat – measuring in at 18.83 inches – on 29 January 2021 and has defended the title ever since.

‘Fenrir is exceptionally friendly and outgoing, extremely vocal and loves people,’ William said.

‘He works as a therapy cat at my office and people are thrilled because he just wanders right up to them and rubs against them like a little cat would, but he forgets he weighs 36lbs.

‘He is extremely playful, and very silly, and often gets the “zoomies” like a dog and runs around all crazy.’

Fenrir, who has more than 8,900 fans on Instagram, likes his task soothing clients.

William, 38, said: ‘He goes roaming room to room receiving deals with and snuggles from clients.

‘He really is a godsend when I have to give patients bad news or when they are stressed out for other reasons.’

Even with his powerful size, Fenrir can be a bit shy when it concerns other animals.

William included: ‘If he doesn’t understand an animal, a foreign dog or cat, he’s a scaredy-cat, he will conceal.

‘Despite his size, he is incredibly frightened by other animals that he is not familiar with.

‘In his own mind, Fenrir thinks he’s a small cat.

‘His half-brother Phoenix will be on a leash and a harness at a dog park, and we’ll stroll right as much as a complete stranger’s dog and Phoenix will smell them or bonk them on the head without any worry at all.

‘Fenrir is nowhere near as brave, he is out of there as soon as he sees an animal that he doesn’t identify, however he definitely loves individuals.’

William, who’s likewise the previous president of a regional cat shelter, will take the huge cat to charity fundraising event occasions to help raise money, and individuals he fulfills are frequently surprised at how huge he is.

William said: ‘Anybody who fulfills him for the very first time is simply shocked at the large magnitude of him, individuals are even in some cases terrified initially.

‘But then, people generally expect him to behave like the cats they see on TikTok which are sometimes poorly behaved, have terrible food aggression, and they’re generally simply unpleasant.

‘It’s not their fault, they’re just raised badly by somebody who doesn’t understand what these cats actually need to be happy and thrive.

‘These are not cats for everybody, they should not be owned by people inexperienced with cats, or someone just looking to have a “wild-looking” pet, they are not a house decoration.’

Fenrir also has five siblings at home; two bengals, a silver Maine Coon, and two other Savannah cats.

The silver Maine Coon, called Altair Cygnus Powers, also claimed his own Guinness World Record for having the longest tail on a living cat – at 40.83 cm long.

However, having this many large cats doesn’t come cheap – William has to spend up to £400 on food every month.

He said: ‘Fenrir has a custom diet made out of mostly raw meat, primarily chicken but in some cases other animals.

‘They [the cats] likewise get a special blend of supplements that I devised to try and make my cats as healthy as possible which includes feline essential amino acids, long-chain fatty acids, porcine bone meal, and other additives like nutritional yeast for flavour.

‘And occasionally I will use some regular domestic wet cat food as a topper or mixed into their raw diet to improve the flavour as well.

‘Fenrir gets fed three times a day, always the wet food, and he has to be locked up when he gets fed and can’t eat with the other cats because he literally would eat himself to death.

‘He is literally always hungry and searching for his next meal.’

William’s home has also been made for the needs of his cat family.

He said: ‘My house was designed with the cats in mind, and so they have an outdoor enclosure, their own master bedroom with huge glass windows, and tons of towers and wall mounts for their enrichment.

‘It’s a big house, and it can get pretty lonely being here by myself, but the six cats make sure I’ve always got company.

‘Michigan can be a pretty cold place to live, but after it warms up, we go to dog parks or on walks sometimes.’