Cat (race)



Cats are a race of animals in RuneScape. They are apparently intelligent, and have their own sophisticated languages that players can only interpret with a catspeak amulet.

Players can keep cats as pets. In fact, cats were the first proper (follower) pets that players could have. They were available well before Summoning was introduced; any player who had completed Gertrude's Cat could own a pet cat.

The sphinx is in charge of all the cats, and the desert pantheon also has a dog-headed friend of cats. There are both good and evil cats, who may possess magical ability.

Cats enjoy fish and walking. Some cats were once human, such as the minions of the Devourer. These minions betrayed their master, which then transformed them into cats as punishment.

Obtaining a pet cat


Upon completion of Gertrude's Cat, players can purchase a kitten from Gertrude. They can raise the kitten into a cat by feeding it raw fish or cooked fish (they will not eat seasoned sardines). Cats may also be turned into Hellcats after killing 7 Hellrats down in Evil Dave's training area. Players can get a Hellkitten by letting it catch one Hellrat.

Players who have completed Creature of Fenkenstrain and Garden of Tranquillity can wear the Ring of charos when asking Gertrude for a kitten. This will given them the option of selecting its colour. This option is not available to other players.

Cat training medal






There are many level 1 rats found all over RuneScape. Players can right-click on the cat and click Chase vermin. The cat will chase the rat and hopefully catch it. Instead of a 15% chance of success with a kitten, a cat has a 70% chance of success. Many players believe that wearing the medal makes their cat or kitten grow more quickly, but this is not true.

After catching 100 rats, players can talk to Gertrude to receive a cat training medal. To find out when their cat has caught 100 Rats, players need to have a catspeak amulet and ask how he/she is. If the cat says that he or she wants to go adventuring instead of chasing rats, that cat has caught 100 rats. Players also automatically inform the cat how many rats they have gotten when it cat catches 10, 50, and 100 rats.

Players who do not have a catspeak amulet may wish to keep a written tally of the rats their cat catches for this purpose. Wily cats can be used to obtain the medal. Lazy cats can be used at a slightly lower rate than the Wily cat.

Catspeak amulet
The catspeak amulet is a reward given to players upon completion of Icthlarin's Little Helper. It allows players to speak to their cat, other players' cats, and Bob the Jagex Cat.

The amulet gets a compass-like upgrade in A Tail of Two Cats, which allows players to track Bob the Jagex Cat's whereabouts during the quest.

Overgrown cats


After a time, a cat will grow into an overgrown cat. These cats no longer need players' attention, but will no longer hunt rats. When players talk to them using the catspeak amulet, they appear to be irritable.

Players can buy another kitten from Gertrude whilst having an overgrown cat, but they can only have one cat out at a time. Cats are stackable if they are the same colour.

Players can go to West Ardougne at the north-west corner and sell their cat to any civilian. He will say he needs a cat, but can only pay with death runes. Players can swap their overgrown cat for 100 death runes, or they can keep it and have the pride of having a fully-grown cat.

Renaming cats
Felkrash, of the Port Sarim rat pit fame, who can train an overgrown cat into a wily cat, is also able to name and rename wily and lazy cats (up to six letters long). Players must have completed the Rat Catchers quest to name their cat.

Taking care of a cat
* Kittens will run away if they reach 100% hunger.
 * Players can determine whether their cat is hungry and their growth percentage in the summoning interface.
 * The hunger level always rises each time a kitten meows, and so does the pet size percentage sometimes. This is a good time for players to check its hunger level.
 * Cats and kittens will not grow or become hungry whilst in the inventory or the bank. This makes it a good idea for players to pick up their pet if they are not carrying any food for it to eat.
 * Players will always lose their cat if they die whilst the cat or kitten is out.
 * Players can also lose their kitten if they do not stroke it enough; the cat should be stroked whenever the player says "I think it wants attention" or "I think it feels lonely."
 * Players can always buy another cat from Gertrude for 100 coins as long as the previous one is no longer a kitten. With the Ring of charos players can select the new kittens colour. She apparently does not care what happened to the previous cat.

Travelling with a cat

 * Cats can climb ladders, go on gnome gliders, and teleport with their owners
 * It does not matter if a cat becomes caught behind a fence, tree, etc. as players can make it reappear next to them by clicking the whistle in the summoning interface; the cat will catch up if it leaves the minimap.
 * Some modes of transportation will require that players do not have a summoned creature out. The magic carpets in particular require that the cat be in the player's inventory.

What players can do with their cat

 * Players can bring an adult cat to West Ardougne and trade it for 100 death runes to any NPC named Civilian.
 * If players bring their kitten or cat to Bob the Jagex Cat whilst wearing their amulet, they will have a strange conversation.
 * Cats can chase the kalphite larvae found in and around the lair.
 * Kittens and cats can drink buckets of milk and play with mouse toys and balls of wool.
 * Players who have completed Rat Catchers can take their cats to the Rat Pits in Ardougne, Varrock, Keldagrim, and Port Sarim, although certain types of cats must be taken to certain pits. Once there, they can bet on their cat as it attempts to catch rats faster than other players' cats.
 * Players who have Freed Evil Dave in Recipe for Disaster, can hunt hellrats for spices to add to the stew.

Minigames that have banned pet cats

 * Castle Wars
 * Sorceress's Garden
 * Barbarian Assault
 * Pest Control
 * Vinesweeper
 * Clan Wars
 * Bounty Hunter

Notable cats in RuneScape

 * Ali Cat
 * Bob the Jagex Cat
 * Evil Bob
 * Fluffs
 * Hreidmar's Cat
 * Neite
 * Pox
 * Sphinx
 * Del-Monty
 * Doronbol

Other cats in RuneScape

 * Witch's cat
 * Clockwork cat
 * Growler
 * Spirit larupia
 * Larupia
 * Nail beast
 * Talon beast
 * Dawg
 * Wooden cat
 * Raharni Wildcat
 * Captain Tom
 * Bones (kitten)
 * HRH Hrafn
 * The Beast

Cats in ScapeRune


Players may find the following cats in the alternate dimension of ScapeRune:
 * Evil Bob
 * Balloon animal

Quests involving cats

 * Gertrude's Cat
 * Icthlarin's Little Helper
 * A Tail of Two Cats
 * Ratcatchers
 * Recipe For Disaster
 * Smoking Kills