How long did your oldest cat live? Or how old is your oldest cat ?

we moved to a new house when i was 7. the people that lived there before us had a cat and since the cat had been there all its life, they left it there with us. it was 9 years old when we moved in. it lived to be almost 16 years old. i'm not sure what the common age is for a cat but i think 16 is pretty long.

The length of a cat's life varies by breed, temperment, and how many of their nine lives they have used up. I had this huge tom cat named Dancer. We got him from the shelter as well and he was the runt of the litter. He grew to be a fine tom cat who lived for 17 years. Props for you for adopting a cat that old from a shelter. I don't know many people who do that. You earned a star in the land of Catdom. lol

the oldest cat i'd ever had lived to 1 week short of 23.on average,most of mine live to age 17 minimum. the ones i have currently are only 8 years old each,young'uns in comparison.

My oldest cat lived to be 14. I had him for 12 years. He developed water on and around his heart. I had to put him down. That was a bit over 5 years ago. He is still missed.

I had one cat who was put to sleep when he was 18, but he had developed a type of senility where he knew he had to go to the bathroom, but would forget why he went outside, then come back inside, and then, oops, that's right, I need to go, and in and out and in and out. It got progressively worse, so my parents took him to the vet. I now have a cat who I think is 22. She was an adult cat with half grown kits when I got her. They'd all been abandoned by the people who'd rented the trailer I moved in to. That was December 1993. In 1996, I moved to NJ with kids and cats in tow. Shady got hit by a riding mower and began having seizures, so I took her to the emergency vet. He estimated her age to be 10 years. I still have her now, and she's almost as lively now as she was then. If she really is 22 years old, then she's the same age as my daughter who she adopted as her own when we got her. The youngest she would be is 19, if the vet was wrong. My cousin had a purebred Persian who lived to be 24. She couldn't even eat out of a dish because she was so inbred that her face was sunk in. So, she taught herself how to eat by scooping food up and eating it from her paw. I think it's really amazing she lived that long. I can't remember how Kris gave her water, but food she had to scoop.

My oldest cat is 13 years old. I adopted her 10 years ago. She was at a vet clinic and they had just spayed her. They told me she was 3 years old or a bit older. When i got her I had just had my appendix removed and she and i spent about a week in bed with her laying beside me. Both of us had stitches in our tummies and we werent very inclined to do much more than sleep. Seeing as shes a farm cat...I'm very surprised that I still have her. None of our other farm cats have lasted this long.

Hi metschica25, My parents have had many cats over the years, often adopted strays, and most of them lived to around 10 or 11 years. The longest lived by far was a farm cat - born and raised on a farm, and then moved to a more urban environment. Her name was Smokey, and she lived to the ripe old age of about 25 or 26 - I forget exactly, but she was the same age as my sister. Smokey had to be put down because she developed a massive cancer tumor on her face. So if not for that, she'd probably still be kicking around the place.

She was going to die over a cold? Wow! That's harsh. I'm happy that you were able to save her. I am sure she is grateful. My oldest cat is almost ten years old and still very vital and active. He and my other female cats are mates and have an adopted child, named "Little buddy". They are a sweet family. Little buddy is just a kitten.

Cats can live to be around 20 years of age depending on their living conditions. Female cats usaully live longer than male cats. Cats who are well cared for and have had their vaccinaitons will live longer too. My kitties are only 5 months old they will be with me for a long time I hope.