In most cases, no they do not. However, there are examples of cats that love to swim, and it is brilliant to watch when they do. We have seen more and more examples of cats floating along on kayaks and joining their owners on their boats. We see this more than you would think around Southampton. As more people are travelling and adventuring with cats, we are seeing them being surrounded by water more often than they were ten years ago which is why we have seen the rise of cat life jack…sorry I mean ’buoyancy aids’. If you go back more than 10 years, you can start delving down into the history of cats being on sail boats. It gets quite interesting to find out that is where they truly did belong at one point. They served a great purpose to many.