How long have most of your cats....

On Sun, 3 May 2009 18:59:34 -0400, T
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On 2009-04-30, Gloria wrote:
lived? How many years?

Currently, 15 years and counting.

Previously, 12 years (cancer) and 10 years (FIV). They live longer when
you have them spayed or neutered and keep them indoors.

Bud

I've had my first cat live to 18, another to 14, one to 9 and the
current one is 6 and still going strong.

The 9 year old was a seriously obese cat. Nothing we did could control
his weight.

My first two died at 9 (Bushky - diabetes) and 16 (Nico the wonder cat
- cancer). Luckyboy didn't make it much past 9 either (heart).

I adopted one sick old girl because I wanted her to have a decent
place to die. She lived around 9 months with me, and wiped out a good
part of my bank account, but I have no idea how old she was.

My current brood (Espy, Nipsy, and Marlo) are all around 4 or 5.

One of my vets told me that most cats don't live longer than 12. Sure,
some make it to 20 or older, but those are the exceptions.