26 year old cat may be record breaker

From PetsitUSA.com:

Pussywillow, a cat living in the UK, may be the oldest cat in the country.

Pussywillow lives in Ratlinghope and is still “sharp in her mind and her eyes”, according to owner Lin Brown.

The black cat, who now enjoys curling up by the stove, lived off animals she caught herself until she was 22, Ms Brown said.

Healthy cats can normally live to about 18, with previous world record holders only reaching their early 20s.

Pussywillow was near-feral when she was first taken in by the family.

“I know from my local vet that they’ve always been absolutely astonished and said they have never known a cat that old.”

The family only started feeding the elderly feline after she survived an attack by a fox four years ago.

“Because of her wildness when she came she was pretty much an outdoor cat and had an organic diet and I hardly fed her anything,” Ms Brown said.

Read the rest here.

I’ll just point out that Pussywillow wasn’t given cat food until she was 22 years old. Kinda makes you think, huh?

Geezer Panthers

Since I just have purrthday, I found this interesting. The May issue of Catfancy Magazine have the oldest living cats. Two of them are House Panthers.


The oldest cat was Baby who was 36 years old when they take this picture. Baby lives in Deluth, Minnesota. He came to live with her humans in 1970 as a kitten. They said he is still in good health and has been interviewed twice by their local TV station - once when he turn 30, again when he turn 36.

You have to admit. That's one heck of an accomplishment - to have lived that long.


The 3rd old living cat was Beets at the relatively young age of 27. Her human say she find Beets as a kitten when she was about a year old. She has a bit of a problem with her balance, and she takes daily medication for a thyroid condition. Beets has a younger fur sybling, Tootsie, who is 26. It did not say if Tootsie was a house panther or not. Supposedly both cats will go in for a spot of playing now and again, and love to get catnip.

We not really sure how old I am...the vet thinks I am 7 to 9 years old. I think I have used up several of my 9 lives when I lived feral, so somehow, I think I be lucky to make it to 20, let alone close to 30!

I thought my house panther friends might find this pair interesting. Purrrrhaps one of us will break these records?