Meet Flossie - the world's oldest cat!

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[Stuart G]

1. K & R. Thanks for posting. Wonderful post. I have had a tough day. This made me smile & feel good.

[montanacowboy]

2. We have a 24 yo Orange Tabby

I have had him since he was 2 yrs old when I adopted him from the Humane Assoc of King Co. He is a sweet old guy and wobbles around the house, I am sure he is deaf and his teeth are a mess, but he continues on his life path eating his favorite, fresh white meat of chicken. Every day is a gift as I always expect the worst. He is all cuddled up now in his bed after having a great turkey meal today.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Early in the Pandemic I realized I'd be staying home a lot more, and decided

to adopt a cat. At my local animal shelter, I bonded with a 17 year old cat. The vet at the shelter was brutally honest with me. This cat needed a special diet. She might live 2 years, she might live 2 months. I said, fine. I'd had old cats in the past who needed special diet, and I'd be happy to have her however long. As it turned out, she was with me 3 and a half weeks. While I wish it had been longer (and a couple of people asked me if I didn't feel cheated that I paid the adoption fee for so short a time -- the answer was no.) I am still happy that I had her for that time. She was a wonderful, affectionate, cuddly cat. I couldn't have asked for more. And, perhaps more importantly, I am so glad she got to live those last short weeks in a home, not the shelter.

About a month after Fiona left me, I adopted a much younger cat, who alas is not a lap cat but is still wonderful. I am something of a crazy cat lady, but I do try to keep it under control.

I've adopted older cats in the past, and I would do so again.

[calimary]

5. Thank you for this story, PoindexterOglethorpe!

You did such a good deed! Gave an old cat a wonderful last few weeks.

You’re gonna go to Heaven when you die.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. I'll only go if there are cats there.

[calimary]

10. I TOTALLY get that.

I want to go where the cats are. Hopefully there’ll be about a dozen or so “familiars” waiting for me.

[Abolishinist]

6. Good going Flossie!

Reminds me of when we took our almost 20-year-old to an eye specialist, we thought she was losing her vision (she was already deaf) as she was bumping into things and walking around in circles. This was around 2018, and our first meeting with him. One of the first things out of his mouth was "she's one of my very few patients who was born in the 20th Century!" Still cracks me up to this day.

He actually was able to correct her vision at the time, which extended her life for another six months until she lost it again and we decided to put our little 5-1/2 lb Zena down. But I will always remember what he did for her/us and his 20th Century comment.

[LastDemocratInSC]

7. One of our cats made it to 22, another to 18.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. We Have One Going On 20

She's already our oldest ever. We had one make it 18 in the past.
Oddly enough, both of the old ones were sickly as kittens.
But, they lived the longest!

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. My first cat made it to 23

Other than some hearing loss and arthritis in her later years, she was remarkably healthy until her last week or so. Her kidneys were failing and it was her time to go.