Cats age

leto86 · Dec 12, 2005

All my boys right now are 2 yrs and under.

But my Manny boy, was 10 yrs old when we found out that he had severe diabetes, and was euthanized shortly thereafter

commonoddity042 · Dec 12, 2005

As I've never had a pet until 2 years ago, my oldes cat is 2.

graykittenlove · Dec 12, 2005

Well Bubbles my childhood cat is the ripe old age of 18. She is very ill with Kidney disease though. My parent's are planning on having her put down after the holidays.

It's a terribly hard decision to make but it is time.

Gandalf and Samwise are 2 1/2 years old.

jessicasoosweet · Dec 12, 2005

my kitty is under 10 but my fiances families cat is around 10

babyharley · Dec 12, 2005

My oldest (and only) is Harley, he is 6 months!!

iarecrystal · Dec 12, 2005

My oldest is 7 years (Baby) but he is still alive and well. With a little blubber he's collected over the years.

emb_78 · Dec 12, 2005

I have to choose other. (but there isn't and other). My oldest baby is 3 years old.

jcat · Dec 12, 2005

Originally Posted by touro1979

It seems that more and more cats are making it into their late teens and early twenties. I saw something about a 43 year old cat but heard there were verification problems. I also have heard of cats making it into there late twenties and early 30s. Anybody every personally see this?

Yes, in two cases. A friend of my mom's had a cat who was born the same day as her son, so they always knew her exact age, and she died at 27. A friend of mine has a cat who was born in late 1979/early 1980 (she got him when he was roughly 6 months old), and he's doing well, though his hearing and eyesight are going, and he's a bit scrawny-looking now, though a lot of that is lost muscle tone.
There are probably several reasons, but I think better nutrition (quality commercial diets) and advances in veterinary science have played a very big role. I now live in Germany. East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) didn't have commercial pet food. Within a decade of reunification, cats' life spans had doubled in eastern Germany, and dogs were living on average about 6 years longer. (That's why I'm skeptical about home-cooked or raw diets, although I always cooked the dogs' food myself, and they all lived well past 10 or 11, despite being large breeds).

ugaimes · Dec 12, 2005

My RB cat Stormy blessed our lives for 18 amazing years

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laureen227 · Dec 12, 2005

Medley [my 1st cat] lived to be 15 years old. Pixel's only 8 right now - she the oldest one i currently have.

touro1979 · Dec 12, 2005

Originally Posted by jcat

Yes, in two cases. A friend of my mom's had a cat who was born the same day as her son, so they always knew her exact age, and she died at 27. A friend of mine has a cat who was born in late 1979/early 1980 (she got him when he was roughly 6 months old), and he's doing well, though his hearing and eyesight are going, and he's a bit scrawny-looking now, though a lot of that is lost muscle tone.
There are probably several reasons, but I think better nutrition (quality commercial diets) and advances in veterinary science have played a very big role. I now live in Germany. East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) didn't have commercial pet food. Within a decade of reunification, cats' life spans had doubled in eastern Germany, and dogs were living on average about 6 years longer. (That's why I'm skeptical about home-cooked or raw diets, although I always cooked the dogs' food myself, and they all lived well past 10 or 11, despite being large breeds).

Wow 27!!! What kind of food does the cat eat?

jenni · Dec 13, 2005

The eldest cat i had was 16 when she died.

oscarsmommy · Dec 13, 2005

My mom's cat was 16 when she passed. Oscar is only 4 still but I hope he lives that long!

wenzee · Dec 13, 2005

None of the above.

Petoskey is our oldest cat and he's 5.

dawnofsierra · Dec 13, 2005

My angel childhood kitty, Christy, would have soon turned 15.

Sierra and Serenity are both going to out live me!

greycat2 · Dec 13, 2005

My oldest cat was Sphinx. He was thought to be hovering around 18-19 years old when we had to put to sleep last year because of cancer. I still miss him.

The oldest one now is Kuce and she's around 12 years. My mother had one cat that lived to be 18 years old.

touro1979 · Dec 14, 2005

Although the oldest cat in my family was 19, my first cat that was more or less "mine", Rusty died at the age of 11. THis was pretty good considering he had feline aids his whole life and I didnt know about it until several months before he died. (they didnt test for this back then.) It was heartbreaking to lose him because he was like a dog, he followed me around constantly and slept with me every night.

He was a great cat. It was really hard on me because he died in my first year of law school and I couldnt take him with me, he was at my parents house in upstate NY and he died (put to sleep) before I could get home to say goodbye. I got my current two in my second year of lawschool where I just started blantanly violating my lease. Luckily I have moved into an apartment that allows cats and my landlord likes cats (he was trying to give me another one but I dont have room)

darkeyedgirl · Dec 14, 2005

Snickers is 14. He has had a share of problems this year (urine crystals, a mouth infection) and he has developed arthritis. My baby sleeps on a heating pad now and I think it's helping! He still runs around & plays, is still bright-eyed and comical... but he has trouble coming down steps and sleeps more than the other cats do.

My other cats are 13, 12, 12, 6 and 3.

booktigger · Dec 18, 2005

Ginger is my oldest at 14 - his blood tests recently showed that he was perfectly healthy for his age, just a bit overweight. he has been the healthiest out of all my cats - he has only had to have 3 dentals and a fatty lump removed. I have had a couple of 14 year old females too. My neighbour had a cat that she thinks was about 19 when he went to the bridge, and I know a few people with cats that are 20 too. I think that better vetinary care and better food are really big factors.

chelle · Dec 18, 2005

My oldest Precious would have been 13 this year

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