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 the quest 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 doogle 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 gotten to a certain stage in Garden of Tranquillity can wear the Ring of charos when asking Gertrude for a kitten. This will give 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 interact, then 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 50% 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, 25, 50, 75 and 100 rats and the cat will roll over and say "meow".

Players who do not have a catspeak amulet may wish to keep a written tally of the rats their cat catches for this purpose. Only kittens, adult or wily cats can be used to obtain the medal. Overgrown and lazy cats can NOT be used to obtain a medal.

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 4 hours your 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. Overgrown cats of the same colour will stack in the bank.

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." Note that these messages will not appear in combat, so it is possible to lose your kitten without warning if you are fighting for a long period against aggressive monsters that do not allow you a break.
 * If a player already owns a kitten or cat, they may not buy another from Gertrude until it has grown into an overgrown cat. Once a cat reaches that stage of maturity (including transformation into a wily cat or lazy cat), they can then buy another kitten for 100 coins and if wearing the Ring of charos (a) the player can also select the new kittens colour.  Gertrude 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.
 * If the cat disappears, and it has definitely not run away or been dismissed, it is a glitch, and you should log out and then back in again to make it reappear.

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.
 * Wily cats can chase the kalphite larvae found in and around the lair as well as butterflies found all over the world. (This does include the butterflies used for the hunter skill, but you get no Hunter Exp.)
 * 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.
 * Players can make their cat purple.
 * To turn a HellCat back into a regular cat, feed it a bucket of milk.

Purple Cat
After doing the Purple cat miniquest you can talk to Wendy to turn your cat purple. You complete this miniquest by speaking to Wendy about them. She will mention that she made Trogs purple. When asked if she could turn other cats purple,she said that she could, except that she has run out of magic unguent. Going to Betty's Shop in Port Sarim and entering the basement you will see Lottie, Her assistant. She will tell you to solve a puzzle involving placing animals in their proper habitats. Once done, you may open the chest containing the unguent. Take this to Wendy and use it on her to complete the miniquest. She will now turn one of your cats purple. If that cat is lost, she will make another purple. Once turned purple, a cat cannot return to its original colour, so make sure you wish to change its colour before doing so. WARNING: it will turn hellcats into normal cats. A purple cat is for members only, and has no real differences from a regular cat, other than its purple colour.

Hellcats
Hellcats can be obtained after a cat killed 7 hellrats (see Recipe for Disaster quest, Evil's Dave subquest). If you give a hellcat milk it will be normal again. A hellcat is like a normal cat, but be aware if you don't want to make him normal DON'T give him milk (such as chocolate milk.) Remember, kittens grow much faster than their normal counterparts, this is confirmed multiple times by Jagex

Minigames that have banned pet cats

 * Castle Wars
 * Barbarian Assault
 * Pest Control
 * Vinesweeper
 * Clan Wars (Only in clan battles, not when playing free for all)
 * Bounty Hunter
 * You can't use a Broomstick to fly to the Sorceress's Garden while having a cat out.

Notable cats in RuneScape

 * Ali Cat
 * Bob the Jagex Cat
 * Del-Monty
 * Doronbol
 * Evil Bob
 * Fluffs
 * HRH Hrafn
 * Hreidmar's Cat
 * Neite
 * Pox
 * Sphinx
 * Trogs
 * The Shaikahan

Other cats in RuneScape

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


 * Cat statuettes:
 * Pottery statuette
 * Stone statuette
 * Golden statuette

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, and
 * Swept Away which is required to unlock the purple cat miniquest.

Trivia

 * There is a graphical glitch that causes a cat's body to stretch when placed in a Cat basket, which is a Kitchen hotspot in a Player-owned house.
 * Also, when you turn a wily cat purple and ask it how old it is, its face will be completely distorted.
 * If you try to cast High Level Alchemy on your cat, it says "You can't do that to a defenceless cat!"