The World’s Oldest Cat?
Baby the cat is not a baby anymore. His owners say that he was born in 1970 which would make this 37-year-old cat the oldest cat in the world. Baby will be featured in the August edition of Cat Fancy. His owners who have cared for him for all of his 37 years think that Baby will outlive them. Looking good, Baby. Don’t ever let them call you old.
Via KNBC.com
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June 15th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
how wonderful!
i would like to know what Baby eats for dinner!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Wow! 37?!?! He still looks great!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
I wish I knew what he has for dinner too. My black cat lived to be 20 and I thought that was old! How neat to have a friend that long.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
He looks like he is eating cheetos in the video!!!! It has to be in the genes.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
37 years old? I find it very hard to believe that! Please don’t get me wrong, I surely hope Baby is 37 and will make 57 but that exceeds anything I’ve heard about and read in 30 years of dealing with kitties. WOW!
Til now, I thought 24 or 25 was the very max for kitties life spans but I could easily be wrong.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
If indeed true, I would like to know everything! what does she eat? where was she born, what were the parents like, what are the owners like, is she an indoor cat? and lots more.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
I think I first read this story over a year ago, so I don’t know… I am a little skeptical.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
I know a woman who found a stray kitten 27yrs. ago. She was an outdoor cat until she was about 5 or 6, when a dog came into her yard and killed her other cat. She’s been indoors since. And right now she eats Fancy Feast fish varities. She’s a bit stiff, but still cleans herself and never misses her litter pan, which now is an old cookie sheet.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
I just did a very quick Google and found this. Gotta go shopping now.
http://www.messybeast.com/longevity.htm
So, I guess it’s possible, I hope so.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
WOW. Bless His wonderful heart. I wonder what He eats? And congrats on having a cat that long. I didn’t say [old]. haha
June 15th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Gary, i met that sphinx at a cat show and the owner was wonderful. so was the cat. They did a whole write up when He died.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
I think we ALL want to know what he is eating! We know what he is NOT eating!
Whatever he does eat, he would be a great advertisement for that food.
We should all be so lucky our pets live that long!
June 15th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
I came across this while looking up cat records.
Microchip Implant Brings Cat Home (after 10 years)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories.....5344.shtml
June 15th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Beautiful cat! Wow!!! such a wonderful life and still going !!
Like others I would LOVE to know what he is eating!!! Hope we can find out.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Yep, Ted left when he was a youngster and returned as an oldster, but he was lucky. I had a couple cats run away in the early 1980’s and wonder to this day what ever happened to them.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
The real question is “why aren’t all of our cats living that long”?
Poor diet, overvaccination, chemical-laden environment - all play roles (along with genetics, of course).
I do hope to see more and more cats making into their 20’s and 30’s in the near future…
June 15th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
I will have to ask Cat Fancy if they can find out what they feed him.
I once had an outdoor cat in the 50’s that lived 26 years. She never was vaccinated.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
And they’ll probably say he eats grocery store crap food. lol
June 15th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
i bet he gets wet food. my vet opined that it was one of the reasons my cats were all living through 20 years-which is not apparently the average. over 30 is extraordinary.
but genetics are a crap shoot. in humans, longevity is linked to a gene called the ‘methusula gene’. i had a great grandfather that chained smoked his entire adult life, had no unusual eating routines and lived to be over 90. i look like i’m in my early 20s and i am over 40 and i can definitely tell you it was most certainly NOT due to good clean living.
this cat is probably eating twinkies, over indulging in cat nip and staying up all night chasing the ladies….
June 15th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I would like to know what baby ate all of her life too! It sure could not be from menu foods. wonder if she eats dry or fresh. sure would be great to know!
June 15th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Last year I lost my 24 year old, Cassie. Her mother, Kitty, a calico, died at 23 or so(she was an adopted stray near a year when I found her–or she found me!), 2 years before. I thought they were old, but this is wonderful. My secret had been feeding them a heaping tablespoon of canned salmon, human-grade, along with their food each day the last 10 years of their lives. It really turned Kitty around, who had seemed to be seriously ailing at 13 or so. Now, with all of the contaminants, I’m not sure. It would have to be wild. My two dogs also love salmon.
June 15th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Wonder not only about the food, but how often has this cat been vaccinated, and fo what. Also has she been mediacted for HeartWorms and what about flea preparations such as Advantage etc.
Wow. What an inspiring story :)
My own crew of 3 get only raw food, no vaccines, but I go hW meds, and occasional flea prep.
I’m sure longevity is also very much influenced by genetics.
Eva
http://www.healingpetloss.com/PETLOSS.html
June 15th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Well D%$#
My twenty year old puss has survived a severely rough start in life and then survived (very well thank you) as a short term victim (yes, specific victim of the food) of the recent pet food recall.
If I could find Purina Proplan hairball treats right now she might make it to her version of the cat in this post. Unfortunately, they are currently not available, and I can guess why.
In any case, here is to a long and productive life, however long that is. Please get those OTC meds back online ASAP. Thanks
Go baby!!
June 16th, 2007 at 12:08 am
My cat Sneakers lived a long time. We got her when I was 4 (1966) and she made it until I was 23 (in 1985). She had 2 litters of kittens and was spayed. She went to the vet ONCE after that for a cold. She was born a barn cat and back in the 60’s, we were able to let our cats outside so her diet consisted of cat food (both canned and dry) and then small prey. She ate birds, mice, moles, chipmunks, and once (it was awful) a baby rabbit. She had great street sense and never crossed when cars were coming.
Eventually I convinced my parents to keep the cats indoors, but back in the 60’s and 70’s, it was a lot different.
June 16th, 2007 at 2:18 am
WOW thats cool and what a pretty cat
June 16th, 2007 at 2:57 am
3FURS I hope your friend is watchful if her cat is eating Fancy Feast. A lot of people said it made ther cats sick. Hope the kitty has some more years left.
June 16th, 2007 at 6:02 am
I read in a vet’s office that the oldest cat on record was an English kitty who lived to be 32; that was in the late ’80s.
I also read, since doing all this research, that according to a lady who had a blog and represented Life’s Abundance food, that cats *should* live to their 30s. I pray I’m doing enough for my furbabies that that’s true!
June 16th, 2007 at 11:13 am
I wonder what they are feeding him!!
I knew our pets were supposed to live longer than the 10-15 years that the vets tell you (down here at least)!
That is amazing!!!!!
June 16th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I have several cats and kittens who are the loves of my life. The oldest mine have lived is 16 years old. Some were vacinated, and some were not. Feline Lukemia has been devastating to my kitties. Some few have even survived that.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:06 am
when i was younger, my rascal lived to 21 years - 6 months and i thought that was great. but 37? that’s a gift from god!
June 17th, 2007 at 6:15 am
i betcha diet doesn’t figure big into this … if this works the way it often seems to work in especially long-lived people, Baby probably has a key to the liquor cabinet and throws cocktail parties during the day for her kitty friends.
June 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
My cat, Mr. Pippenwood Bluntington is 38 years old!
June 17th, 2007 at 11:43 am
I call BS.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
wow uhhhh and wow
June 17th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I had a Maine Coon that was at least 17 when he died. I say at least because he was a stray and the best the vet could tell us was he was at least 2 years old when we got him. He was an outdoor cat, we tried our best to keep him inside but since he had been a stray for at least 6 months before we got him (that was how long he was living under the building across the street form my grandparents house) he was determined to get out and hunt. He went a little deaf I think in his later years and I think that’s why he was hit by the car even being such an experienced cat when it came to the road. I wonder sometimes how long he would have lived if the car hadn’t hit him. He was one tough cat, he survived numerous fights with other cats (neutering him seemed to have no impact on his wanting to fight) and a couple encounters with foxes including one that led to a serious infection from the bites.
June 17th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
OH HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
June 18th, 2007 at 6:51 am
I have a beautiful cat who is nearly 15. When we moved to another state she disappeared for 3 months and I thought she was dead somewhere… Then one day she turned up again, very thin, but still alive. That was 5 years ago and she is still going strong.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
I was 3wks old when I got my family and that was 13 yrs ago. I have feline diabetes and on insulin shots. Please tell my family how they can keep me for s long time., hopfully 20 yrs or more. What do you eat for long life? I sm s Maine Coon and psrt Manx. I live inside with a little red dog which I love and hve fun playing.
Good luck to for many more years….. Yours truly Tiger
June 24th, 2007 at 10:31 am
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June 26th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
37 years?! Wow! I, too, would like to know what type of diet has benefited this cat; maybe a touch of whiskey isn’t too far off the mark!
June 27th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
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July 3rd, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Amazing. 37 years:D
The oldest we ever had died when 27.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:23 am
I think of longevity with cats kind of like this… If a cat lives to be 23, that’s like a human who lives to 110… It’s long, it might be genetic, they might have eaten right, but it’s not unheard of.
For a cat to live to be in their 30’s — and many of the oldest kitties in that Cat Fancy issue were that old — that’s like a human living to be over 150.
I don’t think it’s a fluke for a cat or dog to live to be that old. I think that’s their natural lifespan if they are cared for properly. Diet, vaccinations, being indoor pets, having the good luck not to have some bad disease gene… all factors.
Diet is the big one. I am holistic, myself, very into natural products and organics, and I feed my kitties the same way. I do rescue so I see lots of kitties and lots of illnesses. I do see a HUGE difference, and I mean HUGE, in their health and immunity after they have been on holistic foods for even just a few weeks.
July 27th, 2007 at 2:42 am
259 Years old in human years! WOW!!!! My Uncles cat is 20, and I thought that was old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 24th, 2007 at 3:19 am
As was said before, I also call BS, and you people are so gullible to believe it.
150 years ago, perhaps, but in 2007? No, sorry, no domesticated can live for 37+ years.
Do you REALLY think that if you compare the cats to a tortoise that lives 190 or so years, that the cat outlives the tortoise in comparision years?
At the age of 37, the cat would be slowing down to the point of where IT cannot move, or sustain his/her own life without intervention.
Baby is a BS attempt for some family to gain their 1 minute of fame. iGNORE THEM.
December 3rd, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I have a female calico cat, we call her fish, in March of this year she will be nineteen, she got a tattoo on her ear when she was a kitten from the vet so her age can be verified. she is showing signs of her age she has good days and bads days…up until recently she would only eat hard cat food now she will only eat soft food,,and it has to be chicken or she will not eat it..she is our loving pet.. but think that a cat living well beyond that would have serious health issues of one kind or another..
January 16th, 2008 at 1:14 am
I got my cat when was 8 weeks old on December 25. 2000. My cat is still running all over my house like is a 2 year old kid. My cat’s name is Tiger.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:15 am
My cats name is Tiger.
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
my cat is called lucky and she is 32 this year no special diet and she looks like she will be around for many more years
April 4th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Our cat tigerma is just about 17 years old.She is healthy as a horse but leaving some land marks around,so who know if her days are numbered.Poor thing.We will miss her when she passes.She loves people and cannot wait for my stepdaughter to come over to give her some loving.She is a good companion.
April 5th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Where’s the proof this is the world’s oldest cat? Because the owners say so? It’s on the internet so it must be true, huh? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and I’ve yet to find anything to backup the owners claim other than plagiarized and regurgitated copies of this very same article, with no updates.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:17 am
cream puff is the oldest cat not baby not anyboby else some one needs to get their facts strait its so confusing with all of these other saying their cat is the oldest
June 9th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Our black American Shorthair, Yoda, just died on Memorial Day. He was born in July of 1984. He was 23.8 on the day of his death. He died in one day, seemingly painlessly. He lived with us his whole life, and “came” with the name Yoda as a kitten. He got all his shots from a mobile shot clinic and only went to the vet once in his life, in his first year. He was an amazing cat who has marked and defined certain periods in our lives.
June 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Jonny, The youtube video of baby show the young cat in a photo from 1973, when he was 3 yrs old. So suck it, and stay special. Love ya, Burt.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:41 am
It is hard for me to believe that a cat has lived 37 years!!! Cause i did some research that if a cat was 37 years old, it would be 164. So I rearched for the oldest living person and the oldest living person is 122 years old. So it’s hard for me to believe thats true. But if it’s true I glad you had a friend for 37 years.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
My cat “Precioso” on 9/19/08 will be 19 years old and he is pretty healthy, Has only been to the vet for shots and
when he was fixed and declawed. He still has sharp vision, great hearing. I have notice in the last couple of months his walk is changing where he has a hard time getting up, but he still runs and play. I have feed Precioso only Purina products
at his younger age 1 can of wet food a week but dry food the rest of the time. Used crushed sea shells for hairballs in
his food, I love my cat!
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Oh my goodness! My cat is all but 25 yrs old and still act like a kitten most day. Yes she is showing her age but I never thought she would live this long. Now I read the oldest cat was 37, so I guess my girl has a few more years left in her.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Right now I am caring for my brother-in-law’s twenty-two year old cat. He has that hyperthyroid condition and was near death when he first came to me for it seems that the in-law and his vet had decided to not treat the condition. They were wrong and this old boy is hanging on, he has a runny nose most of the time, but he has a strong will be live and as long as he still wants to be here I think we owe it to him to help as much as we can. He is not in any pain and has the best personality.
August 9th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I have a maincoone named Spunky, and is he ever. He is twenty four and is in pretty good health. When I got married four years ago he weighed twenty three lbs, but went thru an adjustment period, and was a little jealous that a man was sleeping on HIS side of the bed and he lost so much weight in one week, he got down to eight lbs. He is on meds now for his heart,thyroid,kidney and is up to twelve lbs now. And LOVES my husband. I hope I can be blessed to have him another ten plus years.Spoiled,spoiled,spoiled….He’s my baby.His vision,and hearing are great as well.
August 10th, 2008 at 12:16 am
I wish you jerks would find another website to make your smartass comments to, because apparently you are not real cat lovers and probably don’t even have a cat. So just stop wasting your waking minutes on being obcessed with whether or not Baby is thirty seven or not and get over yourself! I you don’t like to read about it, THEN DON’T!!!!!!…especially MADCAT!
September 9th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
When my husband and I bought our first house last Feb. The homeowners asked if we would keep their cat since this is the only house she knew. She is 26 yrs old quite healthy climbs the stairs and eats very well. Her name is Baby also and in a year and a half she has been a joyful addition to our family of four cats.
September 13th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Whatever all of you all! Our Claudio waz born in 1908! We got him from my grandma and grandpa who served in WWII and even then he was not a kitten anymore!! Check next guiness world records!!! Claudio has lived 100 human years not even tortoise years, MADCAT. We feed him only wet food or else he has diarrhea but apart from his runny nose he is still our BABy so take that, baby.
September 15th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
A cat can live a long life. I just buried mine today that passed away after 30 years. She was born January 19, 1978. I do have documentation since I had her vet checked when she was six weeks old. She was never sick a day in her life but I do feel that being spayed at 9 months old has extended her life. She was an indoor cat and never was outside a day in her life. Love is what makes them content and I like to think allows them to live longer. It is very possible to live that long. By the way she looked just like Baby.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:31 am
my cat is 21 and he is better than all yours;
so suck it(:
September 24th, 2008 at 11:31 am
my cat is 21 and better than all yours;
so suck it!
October 25th, 2008 at 1:37 am
sssss
October 27th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I had a 24 and a half year old cat called Flake, whose life ended today following complications with hyperthyroidism, which were not redeemable, unfortunately. She had a super strong will to live- just her body was failing her badly. I can confirm she was at least this age as I got her in may 1988, when she was given a minimum of 4yrs old- she may have been older. she was a feisty blue- cream tortoishell. to lose her is like losing part of me.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
MY DAD HAS A CAT, THAT HE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY FROM SOME PICS HE FOUND THAT ARE DATED 1991, THAT HIS CAT IS 17-18 YRS OLD.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Roxy is 17.5 yrs old and has been through two of my wives and an extended single period of my life, love her to death. She talks a lot but that is not a huge issue. Lost a 12 yr old cat tonight, what a a pain….
December 11th, 2008 at 9:38 am
I got my cat Gree in 1985. She will be 24 but doubt she will make it. She was highly active until about two months ago, now she has trouble walking. She is the love of my life and i will miss her dearly, my loving friend
December 20th, 2008 at 11:49 am
My cat Jello is 12 right now….but reading some of these comments has left me hopeful that he might live many more years. I sure hope so. I’d be devastated without him.
December 20th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I always thought that cats and dogs couldn’t possibly live longer than about 20-21. I had NO idea they could live into their mid-20s and some even well beyond that. I would think that that would be like a human living to about 150. Anyhow, again…I sure hope Jello can live at least another 10 years…maybe even longer. He’s healthy and never goes outside…so hopefully…
December 24th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I luv that story!I have a cat that named Dusty that is 20. She is going blind but still purrs every time she sees us i hope she lives to be really close to that age.
December 25th, 2008 at 1:21 am
I have 4 cats….2 are about 4 1/2, the other 2 are 8-8 1/2…..so I guess I will have them all for alot of years…I hope…it’s a handful with 4…but they are fun and worth the trouble….love em !!
December 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
We got our cat Bailey when he was 5 yrs old. At the time our youngest child was entering kindergarten. She is now finishing her second year of college. He still is active and eats like a horse. Yells Hello into every room when he is looking for someone. I have a recording of this and everyone that views it and hears it, remarks that they are hearing someone yell hello. He is such an intricate part of our lives that none of us can imagine life without him.
January 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
My Maine Coon cat turned 25 Jan 1, 2009. He’s still very active and healthy and acts like a 12 year old. I hope he has many more years left to share my life. I love him to pieces.
March 15th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Cats can really live a long time. My cat Kitty lived 22 1/2 years. Cats can live for 30 plus years, no doubt about it. Cats for the most part are very healthy as well which explains why they live longer than most pets. With a caring owner, cats can live for a long time.
*Don’t let your cats or dogs eat grass in your backyard if you use chemicals on your grass. So many American pets are getting cancer and I think the grass is the culprit.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:18 am
my cats 185 in human years how come hes not here
April 27th, 2009 at 1:26 am
My cat is now 15 1/2 years old, he looks great and I’m sure he’ll live several more years. My other cat passed away a few years ago at age 15.
May 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I have a lilac point Cat. I got him in 1987. I have his baby papers. He is still with me.His Brother is younger and I still have him( Choc/lilac ) . He was born in 1992.So that makes One 21 and the other 19.I hope they will be with me for a long time.
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 am
i hope my cat lives this long =)
love her to death
May 31st, 2009 at 5:43 am
I just wanted to add this,it is very uplifting to know that cats can live to 30+ ,me personally had two girl cats Fuzzball and Sandy they were about the same age since they were kittens sandy was a little older she was 18 or 19 when she passed and a year after fuzzball passed away she was also 19 but fuzzball was a victim of poisined wet food from china Im sure some one has heard of that so we,ll never know how long she could have lived for, living through luicimia,the equivillant to cancer for cats at around 9 but made a full recovery the vets said she had a year at the most to live without getting about a 15,000$ surgery we obviously didnt have that kind of money so we hoped for the best and the best happened 2 years later we went back to the vet and miraculously no sign of the lucimia she was a very loved survivor and my moms best friend we think she could have made it to 25 if her compangion sandy did not pass so be careful when a cat dies, when it has compangions he or she leaves behind they might be so attached they could die soon after if not completely loved and understood. One more thing I just hope that most of these comments are fact and not lies most sound very believable ,a couple not so but that dosent mean its not true some people take there pets seriously they dont want false hope
September 1st, 2009 at 10:58 am
My cat, “Menthe” lived to be 26 and a half years old. Toward the end her condition deteriorated rapidly. She died in my arms. It broke my heart. She was the sweetest cat in the owrld, and I will always miss her.
September 1st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
My cat Jiff is 14 years old, but if someoone asked me to prove it how could I? There’s absolutely no way to prove that “Baby” is as old as they say.
September 1st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Hmmm, this was all news to me as well. My grandmother had a cat named Boots that lived up to 23. Died of kidney failure almost 20 years ago to the day. I was 21 and had to berry her before moving away. Mean cat that I never cared for. She used to hiss at me and my sis as toddlers. Boots never let me hold her till the last few years. Funny old cat. I personally know quite a few others that have made it past 20 too. I knew my Punky’s mom before she was even born. Had her since she was 6 weeks but only had her 14 years. She went from cancer in only 3 months. My only other one is 14 now, a year later. He had a PU, (his boy part removed) due to many years of painful and expensive urinary blockages. almost died twice due to kidney failure from bad blockages and no money. last year he blocked twice and the 2nd time mom said, “let’s fix him right this time”. about $1,800 later he has one less organ, but he can PEE! So, he’s probably worth about $600.00 a pound now. luckily he weighs about 13# so i got plenty of bruisermaw to love. thanks mom : )
September 1st, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Oh and to Elizibeth just above me and the other doubters, if you had your animal for a long time and were a proper pet owner, you HAVE all their records and their shot receipts/tags to actually prove how long you owned them. If you have papers of birth or from their first vet visit, it is as good as a birth certificate as are photos. I have dated photos of my 2 babies since before they were each a year old. There’s no way to dispute that, is there? Or would you insist upon dna testing? Hey, just cut one in half and count the rings? Not! I think any owner can find some type of proof as to the age of their animal, to within a year at the very least. I suppose it’s a valid question, but i’m also sure they are carefully scrutinized before they are recorded.
September 1st, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Thatis sweet, moms are the best.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:46 pm
i just lost my ace in the hole in was 21 years old when i had too put him down ,so you never know any more ,i had 21 great years ,09 /01/2009
September 1st, 2009 at 3:18 pm
God Bless all those long lived kitties!
My Georgie only lived to 15 years. Such a personality she had! Her and her sister Huey (short for Humongous Furball) would keep all dogs out of our yard. If they stayed on the sidewalk the dog was safe. But step a paw on the grass and the girls would attack. A woman was walking her little poodle who decided to stop and do his doo in the grass. Big mistake. The girls were on the porch, alert and waiting for one wrong move. As soon as he got squatted they flew off the porch and jumped on him from behind. I think he probably was traumatized and never went potty right again! “Never Mind the Dog. Beware of the Cats!” was a sign I made for the yard. The size didn’t matter. The lab two doors down wore a cat as a jockey more than once as he hightailed it home.
One day Georgie dislocated her one hip, and after a trip to the vet they said to just allow her to rest and she will get better. She did. We had set up a quiet corner with food, water and cat box close by. Refused to use that cat box! Dragged herself to the regular one to use it. Talk about set in her ways! She got better. Then one day, about 4 months later, when she jumped down from the top of the toilet she dislocated her other hip! This time, she didn’t bounce back. She didn’t eat well, and she went downhill very fast.
And really, it doesn’t matter if you like cats, dogs, or whatever, you shouldn’t be childish and cut others down because what they like isn’t the same as you!
September 1st, 2009 at 4:39 pm
i had a cat that was very old once…i dont quite remember how old she was, but she was born september 16th, 1981. she died in 2007. not of natural causes i might add. we had to put her down. she had a stroke and we just couldnt let her live like that. she would fall over alot and it was just veryh ard for her. she had distemper for 10 years of her life. and she had no teeth but 1 for 9 years. rest in peace Maybe.
also, her sister Miscellaneous died last year. hit by a car. her brother Cookie Carrot died 10 years ago. ate some kind of poison…
September 1st, 2009 at 4:49 pm
i have another cat. Popacatapet. he purs insanely loud, and snores the same way…lol. its funny because it sounds so wierd. he wiggles his back when you pet him and he has had multiple toe amputations. he has extra toes. 7 toes on each paw. so many he would walk on them so the ones he walked on had to get amputated. he is 13 in october. i hope he lives a long life…hes a very burly tom cat and kicks every cat he meets ass… and even though he is fixed, he still sprays.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:16 pm
what are you feeding to have them living so long thanks
October 26th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Our cat K.C. turned 19 in June of this year.She does’nt see or hear well,but for what she has gone through, I can’t believe she is still with us.She has survived cancer,two broken front legs(at the same time),trapped in a furnace ,near blindness from birth and hypothermia.She is our little miracle.We can’t imagine saying goodbye to her one day,but we do cherish every moment we have with her.