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« on: February 14, 2012, 02:02:22 AM » |
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I shouldn't watch youtube. Just learned that there are 38 and 36 years old cats. Kind of unbelievable. They must be bored to death, I mean, literally doing nothing everyday. Perhaps turtles live even more boring lives, staying around for 200 years under the water...doing the same thing over and over again and watching fish.
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 07:03:26 AM » |
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What on earth do you mean? I should think swimming around in the ocean is the loveliest life there is. Have you ever seen the strange and incredible creatures that live there?
And the oldest cat I've met is 21.
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 07:37:18 AM » |
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I never thought of a cat's life as boring since all the ones I know appear content and pampered. They go outside or look outside to see what is up. Maybe not much more boring than most of us who spend most days in our house and at the office/classroom.
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 08:10:31 AM » |
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Forgot to say in last post that the oldest cat I knew was 18 so I am impressed with 21, can we believe 38? What would be really old for a dog?
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 08:26:54 AM » |
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There's one in the UK who is claimed to be 39, and at least a couple who are documented at getting past 30.
For dogs it depends on the breed. Really big breeds like Great Danes or Irish Wolfhounds generally don't make it into double figures. Smaller breeds can often make it into their 20s.
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2012, 12:34:55 PM » |
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My brother & his wife have a cat that's 23. The cat has only one tooth left, and still brings them little dead things he's gummed to death.
I'm happy if my Newfies get to 8. Old Girl will be 8 in April. I've known one that reached 14, but it's very unusual.
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2012, 12:53:58 PM » |
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Our Old Kitty is 17. She seemed at the end of her life a few months ago but we switched her from dry to wet food and she rebounded remarkably. Last night she was chasing a plastic ring from a jug of milk all over the kitchen. So she may have years in her yet.
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« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2012, 01:41:24 PM » |
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One of our cats lived to be 19. She looked and felt very old the final year. It is hard to imagine a lifespan twice hers.
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2012, 01:44:43 PM » |
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I believe Siamese-type cats typically live longer. We had friends who had a long-lived Burmese. They were bragging about her in the vet's office one day. "Our cat is 24!" The woman next to her indicated her cat carrier and said, "Mine's 30." I can vouch for the 24-year-old -- I knew him when he was a kitten. As I remember, he made it to 25 or 26.
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