Britain's Oldest Cat

**Killearn Kitties** · 04-24-2007, 01:59 PM

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** · 04-24-2007, 05:03 PM

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....

**DonGato's Person** · 04-30-2007, 01:09 PM

a 29-year-old cat?! Holy cow...

**Logan** · 04-30-2007, 01:16 PM

Scott has always sworn that Butter will be the world's oldest cat, just because he doesn't like him so much. LOL!!!!

Butter has a long, long way to go, and I certainly hope he will keep going and going.

I love my Butter.

Logan

**Lizzie** · 04-30-2007, 02:12 PM

I'm wondering about orange cats also now that I've read this and my Ginger, who will turn 21 late next month, is also orange. Her mother (a calico) died at 15 as did her brother (tuxi), and her sisters (a white and a calico) both died at 19. Perhaps the three females got their unknown father's long-life genes. She also has most of her teeth and her blood work keeps coming back with normal values. She's the cheapest cat I've ever had because she's only had to see the vet twice in her life, apart from shots and check-ups, and she uses newspaper as her preferred litter. I've been thinking since she turned 19 that I surely can't have her much longer, but after reading about the other cats I realize that's she's still relatively young.