It’s official*: cat-cousin Rodan, aged ten months, is bigger than Louis Catorze, aged fourteen years. 

*By “official” we mean “not actually official at all”. 

Obviously the sensible way to prove this would have been to weigh them, or measure them nose-to-tail. THAT would have made it official. But, because we were too stupid to think of this, we decided instead to, erm, photograph each cat with a Carmex lip balm for scale. 

Rodan – still a kitten.
Catorze – no longer a kitten (but nobody has told him this).

Unfortunately Catorze won’t spread out like Rodan. Every time I put down the Carmex, he curls around to look at it, making himself look even smaller. But we can all still tell that Rodan is overall just a longer, rangier cat, whereas tiny Catorze is a forever-kitten. 

It’s only a matter of time before Rodan’s sister Mothra also grows bigger than Catorze, making Catorze the smallest cat in our family (and, possibly, in the world). However, what Catorze lacks in size, he certainly makes up in [we still don’t have a word for all the stupid shit that he does].

Mothra – not a Chat Noir but still not to be trusted.

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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20 responses to “La taille ne fait pas tout”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    But Louis’s clever use of human skulls as a backdrop does tend to skew one’s perception.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      This is his favourite blanket!

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  2. Lou Carreras avatar

    Louis probably has an excuse, like “quality over quantity.”

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Or “good things come in small packages”. (Not always true: pure evil also does.)

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  3. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Mothra is quite the beauty. She will break hearts (and probably skin too). Gracie our smallest cat, is the quiet empress of the house. She lets Sasha think she’s the alpha but Gracie is the cat who gets what she wants. Gotta love cats. People underestimate their ability to manipulate people.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Don’t trust Mothra. She slow-blinks at people to gain their trust and then bites them.

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        Yes, she’s a cat!

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  4. Dr. CaSo avatar

    My siblings, who are all younger than me, are also all taller than me. I know the feeling. Give a big kiss to Le Roi from me ❤

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He doesn’t deserve one, but ok. 🤣

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  5. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    It doesn’t matter that Louis is the smallest cat in your family. We love him as he is.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Mothra is still smaller … for now! 🤣🤣🤣

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    2. mmechapeau avatar
      mmechapeau

      Are you serious? There is no Carmex lip balm near Mothra in the picture showing the latter. Without scale, shouldn’t we disqualify her from this exact contest? 🙂

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      1. iamthesunking avatar

        Yes, quite possibly. 🤣🤣🤣

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  6. Bismarck avatar

    Oh, I like the stairs under the cat! (I know, this is a cat blog, not a home stylist blog…. My first cat, a chat noir, never weighed much over 3 kg. But she used to be very loud.)

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      The small ones are the most problematic, aren’t they?

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  7. cat9984 avatar

    Louis says that good things come in small packages. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      If they’re black, screaming packages, then no. They don’t.

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  8. Marie-Luce, miaougraphe avatar

    Louis-Catorze does not need to be big to be a king.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      True. Most mighty kings throughout history are diminutive characters!

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