World's Oldest Cat 39?

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

My sister sent me this link: http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/at-39-lucy-is-the-oldest-cat-in-the-world/

Wondering if this is even possible. There doesn't seem to be any documentation about the age, just hearsay from people who said they remember seeing it in the early seventies.

 

[purr]

DH was given a kitten when he was 12 that cat got hit by a car when he was 38. So Bunky was 26 and still hunting , that's what he was doing when he got hit by the car.

 

[rancher hicks]

I'm not surprised we have one in the house over 20. What a pain.

 

[BarkerChickens]

There is a guinness book of world records entry for hte oldest cat...something like 33 or 34 years old, so I would assume it is possible. A friend of mine had a cat that lived to be 26 or 27 years, which doesn't seem to be too uncommon these days (not the average, but not unheard of either).

 

[mamawolf544]

My sister and her DH found a stray full grown cat on their doorstep.
They took Bob to the vet, got him fixed, shots and so on. The vet guessed he was atleast 3 years old.
Bob died last year after 21 years at my sister's house. So he was atleast 24 years old and going strong.

 

[mamawolf544]

Quote:
I have 2, 1 is 13 and the other is 9 that still act like kittens.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

We have two 7-year-olds, one who is 13, and my oldest, Pumpkin, will be 17 in May. She is the oldest cat i've ever owned. Although, i have met folks that say their cats are in their early twenties. i just didn't realize it was possible for any cat to reach the upper 20's or make it into their 30's. That's good news, as i would like to have all my cats around for a good long time.

 

[ndemerly]

I am not too sure if I believe that. Oh well.
IMO, the only good cat, is a barn cat.

 

[farmerlor]

Well gosh, my daughter has a cat who 18 and she recently paid to have some expensive vet care which I thought was ridiculous because I didn't think the cat had too many years left in her. This story sort of makes me wrong don't it?

 

[thechickenchick]

I had to let one go because of kidney failure, he was 18. I have one now that is 14.