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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 200737 year old cat , hard to believe
I take this farm mag " Farm Show out of Lakeville, Minn " in the most recent issue is an article + picture of a cat alleged to be 37 years old. Vol 31 no.5 2007. Owner is Al Palusky of Duluth Minn. Cats name is Baby. This cat was supposedly in Cat Fancy magazine & won the oldest cat entry. Never been out of the house except to visit vet. If this is true I hope baby lives on & on. Al has a photo dated 1973 & Baby age is written on as three. Michael Lane It ain't bragging, if you can back it up___ Dizzy Dean > I take this farm mag " Farm Show out of Lakeville, Minn " in the most > recent issue is an article + picture of a cat alleged to be 37 years [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Dizzy Dean > In most population distributions you always have outliers that live either far shorter or far longer lives than others of the class. Lifetimes of mammales fit very nicely onto bell curves. >> I take this farm mag " Farm Show out of Lakeville, Minn " in the most >> recent issue is an article + picture of a cat alleged to be 37 years [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Dizzy Dean >> >In most population distributions you always have outliers that live >either far shorter or far longer lives than others of the class. >Lifetimes of mammales fit very nicely onto bell curves. I think a far more likely story is that the people who are saying that the cat is 37 years old are telling a tell tale. It is like a person living to 250 years. The # of people living past 140 are zero, the number of people living past 150 are zero, ditto for 160 and the same goes all the way out to 250. Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. Response from AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM>: >>> I take this farm mag " Farm Show out of Lakeville, Minn " in the >>> most recent issue is an article + picture of a cat alleged to [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. Totally curious here as I have no clue, but it is not even remotely plausible? Some strange genetic abnormality or herbal supplemented diet or rare root from the Amazon rain forest could not possibly prolong an animal's life to almost three times the normal lifespan? I only ask because if it is possible for twice their normal lifespan, why could it not be for thrice?  Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. >> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. > > Totally curious here as I have no clue, but it is not even remotely > plausible? Whenever you hear an absolute like this, it's generally not true. I've heard of cats reaching 30. No, I don't have documentation. ;) Response from "cybercat" <cyberpurrs@yahoo.com>: >>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Whenever you hear an absolute like this, it's generally not true. > I've heard of cats reaching 30. No, I don't have documentation. ;) Hehe. That's OK, I believe you. : ) Heck I was not even aware of how long cats normally lived until I looked it up yesterday. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Response from "cybercat" <cyberpurrs@yahoo.com>: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Heck I was not even aware of how long cats normally lived until I > looked it up yesterday. I knew a cat named Harriett who was said to be age 28. Harriett gave me the impression that it is possible to live far too long for your own good. lol Honestly, she was a white long-hair, and the rheumiest-eyed, boniest, scabbiest, creakyest, croakingist cat I had ever seen. She ruled the roost though, kept to big young toms in line every day. >>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >> >> Totally curious here as I have no clue, but it is not even remotely >> plausible? >Whenever you hear an absolute like this, it's generally not true. I've heard >of cats reaching 30. No, I don't have documentation. ;) Know any humans 250 years old? >>>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Know any humans 250 years old? I was thinking you might be. >>>>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Know any humans 250 years old? >I was thinking you might be. That makes no sense at all. Was that an attempt at the 5 year old's "No i'm not you are" argument? >>>>>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > That makes no sense at all. Was that an attempt at the 5 year old's > "No i'm not you are" argument? I found some links about it http://www.messybeast.com/longevity.htm http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/records.htm http://www.cat-world.com.au/CatRecords.htm >>>>>>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> That makes no sense at all. Was that an attempt at the 5 year old's >> "No i'm not you are" argument? >I found some links about it > http://www.messybeast.com/longevity.htm >http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/records.htm >http://www.cat-world.com.au/CatRecords.htm thanks >>>>>>>> Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. >>>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > thanks To add to that My mother had a cat live to 27 when he was younger. Our last oldest live to 20 snip > I think a far more likely story is that the people who are saying that the > cat is 37 years old are telling a tell tale. It is like a person living [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. -------- I agree. I would have a hard time believing even 30. I would believe 25. Best regards, ---Cindy S. >Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. A quick Google on 'Guinness oldest cat' turns up several who have. The oldest one I saw was 34. > >Same with cats. No cats live past 30. zero zip zilch nada. > > A quick Google on 'Guinness oldest cat' turns up several who have. The > oldest one I saw was 34. That's right, it's not true that no cats live past 30. Every once in a while Cat Fancy has a contest on oldest cats, and runs pictures and stories of the oldest ones. Several of the cats have been more than 30 years old. I've personally known some people who had cats that lived into their mid and late 20s, so I see no reason a few cats can't make it into their 30s. The 34 year old cat in the Guinness Book of Records was well documented and much publicized. -yngver |
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