No other cat in the world can jump farther than Oscar! See him in action

If you like cats, you probably know they’re amazing jumpers…

But there is one cat in particular whose jumping skills earned him a world record – his name is Oscar, and he’s awesome!

This super cute 7-year-old rescue cat from Dallas, Texas, has some seriously great jumping skills thanks to the help of his owner and trainer, Theodore Shiells!

Oscar can leap an amazing 8 feet 5 inches (that’s 2.58 metres!) and holds the world record for the longest jump by a cat. 🐈

See him in action:

Theodore commented: “Oscar is a very smart cat and likes learning tricks like sit, beg, fetch, etc.

“About 2 years ago, he expanded his repertoire by jumping... horizontally, of course! 

“Beginning with a jump of just a few inches, he soon progressed to a few feet, and then through a hoop. This was very cute, of course, but there was not the slightest thought at this of a world record!”

Theodore says Oscar is a super strong little cat. When they found him, he was hurt, searching for food, and very sick with heartworm.

The vet said he might not survive…

But, as Theodore said, Oscar “proved as tough as he is handsome,” and with lots of love, he soon grew into a healthy, playful kitty! 😻

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He even survived a fall from a second-story window! 🙀

Theodore said the experience taught Oscar an important lesson: jumping up is risky, but jumping across is much safer.

And seeing how talented he was, Theodore started training Oscar to jump a few feet at a time, adding just a tiny bit more distance each time, and rewarding him with treats…

Oscar soon seemed to fall in love with jumping.

Theodore told us that now, the cat decides when it’s time to practise his “flying” – he’ll hop into Theodore’s lap and meow loudly until he gets taken outside to jump! 😹

But how did he realize that Oscar might break a record?

“It was not until Oscar’s jumps reached about 5 feet that it even occurred to us to look up whether there was a world record. When we found out it was about 7.5 feet, we first thought beating it would be impossible,” said Theodore.

“But since Oscar liked ‘air time’, we decided: ‘Let’s go for it!’” 

Over 2 years and a thousand practice jumps, Oscar finally achieved his dream by leaping an incredible 2.58 metres (8 ft 5 in)!

So Theodore’s – and Oscar’s – advice to anyone who wants to break a record is this:

“Even if you were not lucky enough to have been born a cat, and even if you have only a barely-adequate coach, practice and perseverance can get you to your goal! Never give up!”

Well said, guys! 😽

Congratulations, Oscar, you are Officially Amazing. 

Fun fact: Oscar’s cat-sister, August Ray, can surf and she competes in dog-surfing competitions! 🏄