HI-YOU KNOW. I HAVE HAD FOUR CATS IN MY ADULT LIFE. CUDDLES-A GORGEOUS WHITE TURKISH ANGORA LIVED UNTIL 21 OR 22 IN HUMAN YEARS. I GOT HIM FROM FRIENDS IN THE CHRISTMAS SEASON I THINK IN "83. I HAD TO LET THE VET PUT HIM DOWN IN JAN OF 2005- HE WAS REALLY WEAK BUT WAS STILL SWEET. I ALSO HAD A BLACK ANGORA NAMES AMY WHO LIVED WITH ME ABOUT 15 YEARS AND PASSED AWAY IN EARLY '99. I HAD GOTTEN HER FROM FRIENDS A FEW WEEKS AFTER I GOT CUDDLES AND THEY BOTH WERE INDOOR CATS WHICH I FEEL IS THE KEY TO A LONG CAT LIFE. WELL I NOW HAVE PEPPER -A SHORTHAIR WHITE WITH SOME GRAY TABBY AND RINGTAIL-FEMALE. I QUICKLY ADOPTED HER BECAUSE I FELL FOR HER RIGHT AWAY WHEN A FRIEND ASKED ME TO WATCH HER WHILE SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HER-SHE WAS A HOMELESS CAT. THAT WAS 'APRIL '99 AND I HAVE HAD HER ALMOST TEN YEARS NOW AND SHE IS A D-I-V-A !! MY TUXEDO CAT IS SAMMY-WHO TURNED 5 YEARS OLD ON THIS PAST SEPT 6 AND HE HAD A LITTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THESE ARE BOTH INDOOR CATS AS WELL.SAMMY IS 18 LBS! I HAVE HEARD OF 24 YEAR OLD CATS AND AN OCCASSIONAL OLDER ONE. WELL HAVE A GREAT AUTUMN!SUSANSWATLIN518