Britain's Oldest Cat

**ChrisH** · 04-23-2007, 09:29 AM

Sorry, no pictures.

In October 1999, Spike, a 29 year old ginger and white tom was named Britain's oldest living cat and given a Guiness Book of Records certificate. Spike's owner, Mo Elkington, an aromatherapist from Bridport, Dorset, UK attributed his good age to being fed aloe vera gel each day. His diet also consists of fresh fish, trout, pink salmon and ordinary cat food. Spike spends his days in his quarter acre garden in his countryside home. Spike is still in good health today now at 31.

**moosmom** · 04-23-2007, 10:40 AM

ChrisH,

I was just talking to someone at work the other day about how old cats can live to be. We were wondering the age of the world's oldest cat. I figured it was around 29. That's great to know. Salmon, aloe, fresh fish? No WONDER he's lived to a ripe old age!!

**Catty1** · 04-23-2007, 11:33 AM

Spike made it just past his 31st birthday. A pic is here - what a beautiful long-haired orangie!

RIP, Lovely lucky Spike.

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...s%3Fq%3DWorld%
(Chris - you might want to post Update in the thread title? Just an idea)

As a side note, this was supposed to be the world's new oldest cat in 2004 - 33 years old!

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...%3Den%26sa%3DN

**Lori Jordan** · 04-23-2007, 12:50 PM

That truly is amazing,You have to wonder though sometimes,I have never had a cat live past 15,It must be the food,Maybe we all should change our cats to that diet.

31 years is amazing truly is.

What a beautiful cat he was!

**Whisk_Luva** · 04-23-2007, 01:14 PM

Heres a pic of Spike

Spike was Britain's oldest cat, but died in 2001 is what the BBC say. Poor Kitty cat!

RIP Spike.

**buttercup132** · 04-23-2007, 01:50 PM

Wow thats really old. I've just started giving Ducky Salmon and Sardienes but umm I'm not sure about giving him aloe Do you tihnk it wuold hurt him?