Cats have lived with kings as well as presidents and white cats were popular among royalty, like Louis XV of France. Japanese and Chinese emperors owned white cats. Sir Wally and the Wright kitten, Chinook, are white cats and think they are royalty.

Here is McGee's favorite famous cat:

My favorite cat is Garfield. He loves to sleep and eat. He also like to pick on Odie the dog. Meowmie has Garfield's picture in her Raggeddy room. She has a Garfield lamp and telephone. She did have a Garfield scale for a while but it broke. Guess Meowmie was too heavy. Hee Hee. Meowmie's favorite comic strip is Garfield. Plus, Meowmie met Garfield's creator in person when she used to work for a pet supply company named "Docktor Pet." Garfield's creator gave Meowmie a Garfield shirt and nightgown. Meowmie loves Garfield and I guess that this love rubbed off onto me. I could pass for Garfield as he is a fat red/yellow tabby cat just like me.

McGee

Here is the favorite of Sheetoo and Guyee:

The Cheshire cat is my favorite cartoon kitty. His wry sense of humor and sardonic grin are memorable. Poor Alice only knew her Dinah and had never met such a cat as the Cheshire. When he disappeared and left his grin behind, the Cheshire cat got the last laugh!

Shan was Susan Ford's siamese cat while her father was in office. Misty Malarky Ying Yang was the name of the Siamese cat who belonged to the Carter's.

The black and white cat who lived in the White House during the Clinton admin was called Socks. Socks received lots of mail and was featured in a book.

White Heather was Queen Victoria Black & white Persian, a cat the Queen had in her old age who, upon her death, became the pet of Edward VII

Catarina Edgar Allen Poe's pet cat was the inspiration for his story 'The Black Cat'. When Poe's wife was dying of tuberculosis in the winter of 1846, the couple were destitute. A visitor found the stricken woman lying on a bed of straw wrapped in her husband's greatcoat with a large tortoiseshell cat on her bosom. The coat and the cat were her only means of warmth.

Cheshire cat. A cat that could slowly disappear, leaving only its grin behind, as described in Lewis Carroll's novel 'Alice in Wonderland'.

Felix. One of the first great stars of the animated cartoon and the hero of Pat Sullivan's cartoon strip series "Felix the Cat."

Garfield. Striped and bulgy-eyed comic strip cat known for his obnoxious comments, hefty appetite, and lazy lifestyle. Often played nasty tricks on his owner Jon and fellow family pet Odie, the dog. There are many books featuring Garfield and friends.

Heathcliff - This cat was a trickster. He was always being sly and getting big mean bully dogs frustrated.

Tom - Of "Tom and Jerry" cartoons. Tom was great because he never gave up. He was dumb and big, like athletes, but he kept trying.

Ma A female tabby who holds the record for being the oldest known domestic cat. She was 34 years old when she died in 1957.

Morris. Orange-colored finicky and egotistical cat that appeared in a series of television cat food commercials. Although the character was played by a series of similar-looking cats over the years, Morris developed a loyal fan following.

Muessa. The cat so loved by Mohammed that, according to tradition, he cut off his robe rather than disturb the cat, which was sleeping on it.

Pink Panther. Silent, rose-pink-colored, animated feline who made his debut in the 1964 movie 'The Pink Panther'. The panther often matched wits with humans and always managed to escape unharmed but not before leaving turmoil in his wake.

Siam: In 1878, Rutherford B. Hayes welcomed a Siamese cat to the White House. He was a gift from the American consul in Bangkik, and the president named him Siam. His new pet is believed to have been the first Siamese cat ever to reach the United States.

Slippers. A gray cat with six toes on each paw, favored by President Theodore Roosevelt, who is said to have allowed the cat to appear at diplomatic dinners.

Sylvester. Black and white cartoon cat who often sputtered "Sufferin' succotash!" when he was thwarted by his main adversary, Tweety Pie, the canary. Although he tried millions of tricks, he never got the canary and always wound up being the fall guy.

Trixie A black and white cat belonging to the third Earl of Southhampton, in the reign of Elizabeth 1. When the Earl was imprisoned in the Tower of London, Trixie made her way across London and climbed down the chimney that led to his cell. Trixie remained to keep him company, until he was released two years later. The Earl was so impressed with the cat's loyalty that he commissioned a portrait, showing himself and his pet together in his cell.

Comedian George Burns chose to call his cat companion of many years "Willie" because, in his words, "When you told the cat what to do, it was always a question of will he or won't he...."

A widespread belief among seafarers was that if the ship's cat began to frolic, it signified the approach of a gale. Such behavior would be described as the cat having "a gale of wind in her tail". The small ripples that are sometimes seen on the surface of an otherwise calm sea are known as cat's paws and are said to be caused by the ghosts of ships's cats dancing ahead of the wind. Tortoiseshell cats were often held by seafarers to be lucky and Japanese sailors in particular would carry a tri-colored cat aboard. They believed that such a cat could give early enough warning of an approaching storm for the vessel to return to port to avoid it, and would also send the cat up the mast to "put the storm devils to flight".


QUIZ

1. What color is Sir Wally?

2. What type of cat was Caterina?

3. Which cat is believed to be the first U.S. Siamese?

4. Essay: Which of the cartoon cats is your favorite and why? If possible, we will add some of your answers here.