World’s Biggest Maine Coon Watches Over His Tiny Brother

This is Ludo the Maine Coon. He is the biggest house cat in the world and the biggest Maine Coon on record! Ludo loves his entire human family and watches over his human brothers very closely.

Ludo is 3-years-old and lives in Wakefield, England. Ludo’s owner, Kelsey Gill, said that Ludo was the biggest kitten in his litter. Just before Ludo was one-year-old, he weighed 20 ½ pounds!

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As a kitten, he still had some growing to do! When the Guinness World Records measured Ludo on October 6th, 2015, he was 3 ft 10.59 inches (118.33 cm).

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He was named the World’s’ longest domestic cat. Kelsey reports that Ludo now weighs 34 lbs and is much bigger than he was last year!

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Ludo loves his new brother, Ryder, who weighs only 9 lbs in this picture. When Ludo was younger, he was very protective of his human brother Cameron.

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They two could always be found side by side. Kelsey said that the two were thick as thieves. Kelsey added that Ludo’s size and fluff makes him like a big teddy bear!

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Ludo has a very calm and relaxed personality too. When Cameron didn’t feel well, Ludo was there to comfort him. Cameron and Ludo grew bigger together and share a special bond.

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The family has two other cats, Arwen is a 10-pound calico who loves giving Ludo baths.

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The other kitty is also a Maine Coon who is named Krum. Krum weighs 14 pounds (less than half the size of Ludo).

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