What's The Oldest Cat You've Had Or Known

gharrissc · 01-06-2013, 12:46 PM

The title is self explanatory,but what is the oldest cat you've had or known. My aunt's two cats lived to be 23 and 25 years old. My husband had two cats when we met that passed away when they were 19 years old.

Marcia · 01-06-2013, 01:10 PM

What a blessing it would be for me to have any one of my cats live that long! I adopt old cats and because they are old when I get them, I normally don't have them long. Our Sam was 12 when we adopted him and lived to be 16 1/2. I WISH I had another few - heck, more than a few, years with him!

Susan · 01-06-2013, 01:22 PM

We had an indoor/outdoor cat who lived to 23. When we adopted her as a kitten, I was 12 years old. When she died, my daughter was 12! The cat's name was Tiffany, Tiffy for short, and she was a DLH.

JustOneMore · 01-06-2013, 01:35 PM

This thread made me curious what the oldest cat on record was so I checked with Guinness.

The cat in name, Creme Puff, lived to be 38 years and 3 days. HOLY SMOKES!!

Oldest cat ever

Pyrexia · 01-06-2013, 01:48 PM

I knew a cat that was 21 when she died, quietly in her sleep, curled up peacefully in her favorite sunning spot in the garden. She lived a pretty good life as my partners grandmothers indoor/outdoor cat.

Apocrypha428 · 01-06-2013, 02:20 PM

Our Sassy lived to be 19

Jetlaya67 · 01-06-2013, 02:22 PM

Miss Kitty, she died when she was 22.

cinderflower · 01-06-2013, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustOneMore

This thread made me curious what the oldest cat on record was so I checked with Guinness.

The cat in name, Creme Puff, lived to be 38 years and 3 days. HOLY SMOKES!!

Oldest cat ever

wow! wouldn't it be nice if that were the average life span for a cat? that begs belief, it's like a person living to 168! must have been at the green mile.

tigre86 · 01-06-2013, 02:40 PM

The cats I grew up with, Roxie and Blue, both died when they were 12. After Roxie died, they recalled the food she had been eating...too late to do anything to save her. Blue died the next year...I think he died of a broken heart, he was never the same after Roxie died.

Arianwen · 01-06-2013, 03:34 PM

Trixie was the oldest for me. We know she was at least 20 but we reckon it was more likely to be about 24. She was still really agile but developed a tumour after a tooth extraction and eventually she was put to sleep - at home in my arms - when it stopped her eating and drinking.

01-06-2013, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
gharrissc Cat Join Date: May 2012 Location: Camden Sc Posts: 256	What's The Oldest Cat You've Had Or Known The title is self explanatory,but what is the oldest cat you've had or known. My aunt's two cats lived to be 23 and 25 years old. My husband had two cats when we met that passed away when they were 19 years old.

01-06-2013, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Marcia Cat Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,645	What a blessing it would be for me to have any one of my cats live that long! I adopt old cats and because they are old when I get them, I normally don't have them long. Our Sam was 12 when we adopted him and lived to be 16 1/2. I WISH I had another few - heck, more than a few, years with him! __________________ Cat owners' prayer: "Lord help me be the person my cat thinks I am"

01-06-2013, 01:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Susan Premier Cat Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,947	We had an indoor/outdoor cat who lived to 23. When we adopted her as a kitten, I was 12 years old. When she died, my daughter was 12! The cat's name was Tiffany, Tiffy for short, and she was a DLH. __________________ Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

01-06-2013, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
JustOneMore Cat Join Date: May 2012 Location: US of A Posts: 104	This thread made me curious what the oldest cat on record was so I checked with Guinness. The cat in name, Creme Puff, lived to be 38 years and 3 days. HOLY SMOKES!! Oldest cat ever __________________ I have one kitty cat at home and in my heart.

01-06-2013, 01:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pyrexia Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 10	I knew a cat that was 21 when she died, quietly in her sleep, curled up peacefully in her favorite sunning spot in the garden. She lived a pretty good life as my partners grandmothers indoor/outdoor cat.

01-06-2013, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Apocrypha428 Jr. Cat Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: United States Posts: 59	Our Sassy lived to be 19

01-06-2013, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jetlaya67 Tom Cat Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Mexico Posts: 391	Miss Kitty, she died when she was 22.

01-06-2013, 02:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
tigre86 Cat Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 104	The cats I grew up with, Roxie and Blue, both died when they were 12. After Roxie died, they recalled the food she had been eating...too late to do anything to save her. Blue died the next year...I think he died of a broken heart, he was never the same after Roxie died.

01-06-2013, 03:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Arianwen Cat Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 1,583	Trixie was the oldest for me. We know she was at least 20 but we reckon it was more likely to be about 24. She was still really agile but developed a tumour after a tooth extraction and eventually she was put to sleep - at home in my arms - when it stopped her eating and drinking.

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