Man with world's tallest cat forks out eye-watering £400 a month on food
A man who owns world-record breaking cats forks out a whopping £400 a month on food for his pets.
William Powers, 38, a physician from Farmington Hills, Michigan, US, owns six cats – including the world's tallest and one with the longest tail ever measured.
World's tallest cat Fenrir Antares Powers, who is a Savannah cat, measures an impressive 18.83 inches and weighs 36lbs. It's no surprise that because of his size he goes through a fair amount of cat food.
William said: "Fenrir is exceptionally friendly and outgoing, extremely vocal and loves people" but he is "always hungry".
Fenrir is the record holder for the tallest cat in the world (Jam Press)He also has another world record holder at home, silver Maine CoonAltair Cygnus Powers, who holds a Guinness World Record for having the longest tail on a living cat – at 40.83 cm long.
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The two felines also have four other siblings, two Bengal's and two other Savannah cats, which means William spends a lot of money on his furry friends every month.
Phoenix is Fenrir's half brother (Jam Press)He explained: "Fenrir has a custom diet made out of mostly raw meat, primarily chicken but sometimes other animals.
"They [the cats] also 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 regularly comes to work with William (Jam Press)Apart from the cats, William lives alone, so his house is "designed with the cats in mind". They have an "outdoor enclosure, their own master bedroom with huge glass windows, and tons of towers and wall mounts for their enrichment".
Fenrir is quite the local celebrity with over 8,900 followers on Instagram, and often goes to William's office at Dr Powers' HIV and Family Practice Clinic to visit patients.
William said: "He goes wandering room to room receiving treats and cuddles from patients.
The owner, who describes Fenrir as a therapy cat, added: "He really is a godsend when I have to give patients bad news or when they are stressed out for other reasons."
William has six cats (Jam Press)Despite loving human beings, it turns out Fenrir isn't quite keen on other animals.
Will explained: "If he doesn't know an animal, a foreign dog or cat, he's a scaredy-cat, he will hide.
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"Despite his size, he is super intimidated by other animals that he is unfamiliar with. In his own mind, Fenrir thinks he's a tiny cat."
William, who is the former president of a local cat shelter, also takes Fenrir to fundraiser events to help raise funds for less fortunate accounts.
People are often shocked when they see Fenrir (Jam Press)People are often shocked when they see him for the first time. William explained: "I mean anybody who meets him for the first time is just shocked at the sheer magnitude of him, people are even sometimes scared at first.
"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 just 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."
William adds that Savannah cats are not for the inexperienced or those just looking for a "wild looking pet".
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