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Today's cat of the day (Bit, aged 17) got me wondering how old a cat can get. This interesting link shows the oldest cat on record (now deceased) named Granpa Rex...He was over 34 years old.
http://www.moggies.co.uk/misc/granpa_rex.html
Any other interesting stories out there about long-lived felines???
My gosh what a long life. Specks is 17 and I'm really hoping to have her for another two years.
My uncle has a 22 yar old cat:) I know this is lind of off topic but I was wondering, do cats get grey fur as they get older? I don't think my uncles cat is grey at all and he's really old.
34 years??? Wow!!!
34... Wow... :) That's amazing!
Oldest Living Cat
The oldest living cat in the world is 'Kataleena Lady', a Burmese born on March 11, 1977. Owned by Mrs V. Hayward of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the mature moggy was 25 years old in April 2002.
Here's a REALLY interesting link:
http://www.messybeast.com/longevity.htm
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Originally posted by jazzzytina
Oldest Living Cat
The oldest living cat in the world is 'Kataleena Lady', a Burmese born on March 11, 1977. Owned by Mrs V. Hayward of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the mature moggy was 25 years old in April 2002.
Oh My, that cat was born the same year I was!!:eek:
There was an issue,of Cat Fancy,I will look for it,when I go home,and there were 4 Cats,over thirty,the oldest,at 33,from Florida.My Oldest was Smokey,who passed,on,just after his 23rd Birthday.
My RB Siyee (Siamese mix) did get grey as she aged. I think she was close to 20 when she finally went to the RB. My Goldie was 15. I miss them both!
I bet there's a LOT of cats older than the one in the Guiness Book - maybe people just don't report them in. Don't you get a prize for being in the book, though? I wonder.
Thanks so much everyone for all this interesting info about aging in cats. I especially appreciated the link to messybeast.com and the chart showing a side by side comparison of cat and human lifespans.
Here is a picture of what I hope will keep my cat going a long, long time: