Britain's Oldest Cat

[smokey the elder]

Today's calendar cat on my 365 day cat calendar is 26 years old, and also an orangie! Maybe the orange gene also codes for longevity.

[catmandu]

I Wish That The Found Cats Could Live That Long As Long As They Age As Gracefully As That English Cat.
That Would Pretty Well Guarantee That We Would Be Together Furrever.

[Miss Z]

Whew, 31 and 33 years old, what special cats they were! I suppose it shows how important a good diet is for longevity!

[Catty1]

Seems that living in the British Isles is a factor!

[Catty1]

Other oldest cats:

It’s official. In mid-August, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that
Granpa, who appeared in the March 1997 Cat Fancy centerfold, was the world's longest-living catTEXAS . Granpa, who died on April 1, 1998, lived to be 34 years, two months and four hours. The previous record was 34 years and one day and had been set in 1957 by a tabby from England.

June 2006: A SCOTTISH cat is set to be crowned the oldest in the world, having barely survived birth.

Gloria, 26 - about 97 in human years - has claimed the title after a cat in Texas died aged 37 two years ago.

Now the Guinness Book of World Records is to recognise Gloria's claim as the oldest of the cat world. Her owner, Maggie McQuilkin, said: "She's in perfect health.

"You would never know what age she was and she is still as active as ever. I don't think she is going anywhere."

Gloria started life as a feral cat, born in an abandoned car in her home town of Gourock, Inverclyde. Mrs McQuilkin took in Gloria and her brother, Inky, who died some time ago.

Gloria had an eye infection, which left her blind in one eye, heart and lung problems, as well as a gum infection, which led to the loss of her teeth.

Despite her early bad health, Mrs McQuilkin's care as well as a special diet of pureed food, including ordinary cat food and the occasional treat of cooked fish, has left Gloria in fine fettle.

Mrs McQuilkin admitted: "I really didn't think she was going to survive because she was so sickly and in such a mess."

I include a link from April 27 here, as there is a cute pic of the cat.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004121997,00.html

Interesting how many were sick rescues/bottle babies!

[Killearn Kitties]

How sweet! For some reason I always remember Spike being a brown tabby, not a ginger and white. Maybe I haven't seen him in glorious technicolour before!

I must say, I have never heard of Gloria from Gourock. Did the article say whether she was still with us, Catty?

[kb2yjx]

That is just so amazing that a cat could live that long!!!! Thanks for the links to see Spike's photo! Such a handsome ORANGEMAN!! Sleep softly, Spike....