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Grasswire2

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4. My recent rescue is 15, we were told...

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Tue May 30, 2023, 11:34 PM

May 2023

...and she is the fastest runner I've seen in a house cat. Like the wind. Lithe and limber, too.

From the tip of her nose to the tip of the tail is 26 inches, but she only weighs six pounds!

(Well, maybe some ounces more as I have been feeding her well.)

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I just found out this weekend that our cat is 17 years old. [View all] NNadir May 2023 OP

I had one live to be 20. She had a malignant tumor removed brer cat May 2023 #1

I had a cat make it to 21, and a couple of 17-year olds. Ocelot II May 2023 #2

My Millie is 17 plus. We rescued her when she was two. Polly Hennessey May 2023 #3

My recent rescue is 15, we were told... Grasswire2 May 2023 #4

Good Kitty! HoosierDebbie May 2023 #5

Mine have all passed between the ages of 15 to 17. My last one is 17 now and doing well... Lisa0825 May 2023 #6

My Mom's cat died at 17 back in Feb; her littermate is still with us. eppur_se_muova May 2023 #7

That's what the vet surmised with our 16-yr-old. Beartracks May 2023 #10

That's what happened to Logan, our big black house panther. ShazzieB May 2023 #13

I have had several cats live between 18 and 22 years. Big Blue Marble May 2023 #8

Your cat sounds like our old cat. Beartracks May 2023 #9

We had one that lived to age 19. calimary May 2023 #11

I've had several get to 19 before. I currently have an 18 year old, and he is very healthy and happy Midnight Writer May 2023 #12

:-) Lemon Lyman May 2023 #14

My grandcat (a male tuxedo) is about 15 years old. He's thinning out and is slower, but seems to be ARPad95 May 2023 #15

My "Baby Girl" turned 17 in April. Fla Dem May 2023 #16