What is ave. lifespan

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:22:10 GMT, "Mary" dijo:

I have never heard of a cat living past the age of 22. I assume you
have.

The vet we go to has a framed picture on the waiting room wall of a
cat that lived to 25 1/2. My previous cat was born in my presence,
always had access to outdoors, and died in my arms a bit past his 19th
birthday. I always thought 15-20 was typical.

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On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:22:10 GMT, "Mary" dijo:

I have never heard of a cat living past the age of 22. I assume you
have.

The vet we go to has a framed picture on the waiting room wall of a
cat that lived to 25 1/2. My previous cat was born in my presence,
always had access to outdoors, and died in my arms a bit past his 19th
birthday. I always thought 15-20 was typical.

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"Marek Williams" wrote in message
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On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:22:10 GMT, "Mary" dijo:

I have never heard of a cat living past the age of 22. I assume you
have.

The vet we go to has a framed picture on the waiting room wall of a
cat that lived to 25 1/2.

Wow! I knew a cat named Harriett who was supposedly 23. She was a
white
Persion, nastiest, scabbiest, meanest little boney-butted cat I had
ever seen. :-)
Her owner gave her the best of everything, and Harriett loved it. She
was so
full of herself she held two males twice her size in abject fear of
her. Hee!

My previous cat was born in my presence,
always had access to outdoors, and died in my arms a bit past his
19th
birthday. I always thought 15-20 was typical.


That's so hard. My baby was 20, not born in my presence but
adopted as a pregnant stray at 6 months. I held her while she
died, too. I'll never forget that she was the one I held in my arms
and cried to the nights my father and mother died.

"Marek Williams" wrote in message
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On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:22:10 GMT, "Mary" dijo:

I have never heard of a cat living past the age of 22. I assume you
have.

The vet we go to has a framed picture on the waiting room wall of a
cat that lived to 25 1/2.

Wow! I knew a cat named Harriett who was supposedly 23. She was a
white
Persion, nastiest, scabbiest, meanest little boney-butted cat I had
ever seen. :-)
Her owner gave her the best of everything, and Harriett loved it. She
was so
full of herself she held two males twice her size in abject fear of
her. Hee!

My previous cat was born in my presence,
always had access to outdoors, and died in my arms a bit past his
19th
birthday. I always thought 15-20 was typical.


That's so hard. My baby was 20, not born in my presence but
adopted as a pregnant stray at 6 months. I held her while she
died, too. I'll never forget that she was the one I held in my arms
and cried to the nights my father and mother died.

"Marek Williams" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:22:10 GMT, "Mary" dijo:

I have never heard of a cat living past the age of 22. I assume you
have.

The vet we go to has a framed picture on the waiting room wall of a
cat that lived to 25 1/2.

Wow! I knew a cat named Harriett who was supposedly 23. She was a
white
Persion, nastiest, scabbiest, meanest little boney-butted cat I had
ever seen. :-)
Her owner gave her the best of everything, and Harriett loved it. She
was so
full of herself she held two males twice her size in abject fear of
her. Hee!

My previous cat was born in my presence,
always had access to outdoors, and died in my arms a bit past his
19th
birthday. I always thought 15-20 was typical.


That's so hard. My baby was 20, not born in my presence but
adopted as a pregnant stray at 6 months. I held her while she
died, too. I'll never forget that she was the one I held in my arms
and cried to the nights my father and mother died.