--- title: World Cat Day 2014: Cat Sets New World Record For Longest Fur description: Sophie Smith, a 2-year-old cat from California, surpassed Colonel Meow's old record by more than an inch. canonical: https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-08T15:28:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:16.602Z og:title: Cat Sets New World Record For Longest Fur og:description: Me-wow! og:url: https://time.com/3092653/guinness-world-record-longest-fur/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt698e5ece7530ce42/69869edd1eebf7ead53722d7/sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records.jpg?branch=production&width=625&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 625 og:image:height: 352 og:image:alt: sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cat Sets New World Record For Longest Fur twitter:description: Me-wow! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt698e5ece7530ce42/69869edd1eebf7ead53722d7/sophie-smith-longest-fur-cat-guinness-world-records.jpg?branch=production&width=625&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Cat Sets New World Record for Longest Fur > Sponsored content. 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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/). 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