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Judith S
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 Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 6:05:23 PM
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Relatives of mine have a cat thats 23 years old - they have had it from a kitten! Is that a good age for a kitty?
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Tonim
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 6:51:11 PM
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| I would think 23 is a very good age. I have a cat that is 15 and I thought she was an old girl! She'll be very lucky to see 16 though if she craps in my bedroom one more time! |
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Lanabanana
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 7:02:07 PM
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I'd say that's pretty ancient Judith.
I know a cat breeder who had two stud cats who both lived to 21 and she thought that was old. My Siamese female is 18 and her son 17, they both look a bit frail, but are otherwise healthy (touching wood) |
     
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 7:11:47 PM
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| Apparently its still quite lively - but prone to being rather grumpy!!! |
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Lanabanana
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 7:20:58 PM
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LOL know the feeling
Mine are lively enough and very vocal, but a bit 'slim' (not a porky breed anyway). The male never was the brightest spark, but seems to have got dafter with old age, however his mum is still as sharp as ever. |
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susan p
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Scotland
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 8:53:45 PM
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One of my cats is 20 plus,Im not sure what age she is as I rescued her from a skip 20 years ago and she was fully grown then,shes completely senile and always does the toilet next too her toilet tray,but sadly,never in it |
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gossy
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England
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 9:18:23 PM
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Mine are all babes then compared to your lot. Felix(Boy) huge black and white aged 3 and adorable like a big Bagpus but not pink, Whiskas(boy),stray that turned up unsure of age but very regal in our household white and Tabby, Kitekat(girl),Stray, unsure of age but looked to young to have kittens, White and tabby too, turned up with Three pressies in her tummy! Holly(girl) Cosmo(boy) and Bubbles(boy) aged just over 1, we are having alot of fun with them all.
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Nia Shadow
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Wales
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Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 12:30:28 AM
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| My parents cat was in her 20's when she died.She died several years ago sadly and is missed greatly. |
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Karon
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England
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Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 09:28:08 AM
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That's a great age! My yard cat, that I've adopted since moving to the yard, is supposed to be 20 and doesn't look it so I hope he lasts a few more year yet.
All my cats are mere kittens compared to that - ages from 3 to 8. |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 10:35:42 AM
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Karon - I owe you an email!!! also have a look on the "New Owners..." forum - can you fill in the gaps to m y post - what was the name of the wpman who used to compete LDR & also put on rides in the N Wales area - I think they went to Spain to live? She had a chestnut Arab gelding.
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Karon
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England
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Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 11:39:02 AM
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| Hi Judith, have put a reply on there. I can not for the life of me think of the name of the woman I am thinking of! I know Gail Andrews is from the same area, and think she had a related gelding at some point. |
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Judith S
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tamila
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England
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Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 2:10:02 PM
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| Our last cat, who was rescued, was about 22 when he died but the little female we had just made her 24th birthday. |
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Judith S
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CatQueen
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 14 Mar 2007 : 11:34:17 PM
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| i have had a couple of cats that have reached 18years or 20 ,they are still the best thing anyone can have ,i just love cats |
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Michelle
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Mar 2007 : 08:29:16 AM
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When i was a child i grew up with 3 cats, two of which my mum had got way before i was born. One of them, Clara, was 22 when she died. The funny thing was that she was really shy. She would hide behind furniture, she only liked my mum and she would leg it if someone strange came in the house. When I was about 16 Clara had a stroke, she was ok although held her head to one side! The stroke meant she completely forgot she was a shy cat and all of a sudden she was meowing like mad and demanding attention! It was very odd - but sweet.
She lived like this a few more years before she died.  |
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Sarah L
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England
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Posted - 15 Mar 2007 : 1:51:15 PM
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My nan's cat lived until the grand old age of 24. She did have kidney trouble but that wasn't what killed her....she got ran over by a car. Such a sad way to go for such an old cat!
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