--- ---  # Cat Sets New World Record for Longest Fur  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Aug 8, 2014 3:28 PM UTC  Sophie Smith's fur measures just over 10 inches at its longest point. Sophie Smith's fur measures just over 10 inches at its longest point.Guinness World Records  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Aug 8, 2014 3:28 PM UTC A furry feline has set a new record for the longest fur on a cat, Guinness World Records [announced](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/8/california-rescue-cat-sophie-sets-new-record-for-longest-fur-59400/) in a web post this week. Sophie Smith, a 2-year-old cat from California, has surpassed the late [Colonel Meow](http://time.com/5744/rip-colonel-meow-worlds-furriest-cat-dead-at-2/)‘s old record by more than an inch. Her tail fur is 25.68 centimeters (10.11 inches) at its longest point. Rescue cat Sophie - from nearly abandoned to 'longest fur on a cat' record holder! [#cats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/cats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/GIGe2p6zY1](http://t.co/GIGe2p6zY1) — Guinness World Records (@GWR) [August 7, 2014](https://twitter.com/GWR/status/497338651517652992?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Sophie’s _mew_\-teoric rise to fame came from humble beginnings. Her owner Jami Smith told [Guinness World Records](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/8/california-rescue-cat-sophie-sets-new-record-for-longest-fur-59400/) that she was out for a walk one day when some men pulled up with a truck, held out a paper bag and asked if she wanted a kitten. “I walked over, took the bag, opened it up and sure enough there was a tiny kitten inside the bag crying,” she [said](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/8/california-rescue-cat-sophie-sets-new-record-for-longest-fur-59400/). Internet users celebrating [World Cat Day](http://cheezburger.com/291077) today, Aug. 8, should find this story particularly a-_mew_sing. World Cat Day 2014: Cat Sets New World Record For Longest Fur ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/"},"headline":"Cat Sets New World Record for Longest Fur","datePublished":"2014-08-08T15:28:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:16.602Z","description":"It's about 10 inches long at the tail. Me-wow!","url":"https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","cat"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt698e5ece7530ce42/69869edd1eebf7ead53722d7/sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt698e5ece7530ce42/69869edd1eebf7ead53722d7/sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records","caption":"Sophie Smith's fur measures just over 10 inches at its longest point.","creditText":"Guinness World Records","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/","name":"Cat Sets New World Record for Longest Fur"}}]}] ```