Ah that's too bad :cry:

Any cat that's that old is blessed with a happy home :)

After reading this thread last night I gave both of our cats a good petting. Sorry for your loss SW.

I agree. I think that I'm going to go and love my dog for awhile.

Oh I am so sorry. She lived a long life though, and I'm sure she was taken good care of, all the way to the end.

I know it's only a matter of years and I will lose two of my family members too. Sune and Zeke, 14 years old this fall, and we've had them since they were just about the age when you can buy them. They're 14 years, and I'm 18. So you can imagine how much they've meant for me while growing up. I don't know how I'll be able to cope with their eventual death...

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Well, loosing a dear pet is difficult, I guess. I have never had the option. I have always only had aquarium fish - less attachment. Though one of my fish is about 13 years old, I'm not really attached to it. It's one of those fish cleaning the plants, roots and windows. It's ugly and a bit hostile as in preserving its territorium. It would be strange though the day it's gone, and I would have to get a new one...

But sorry to heat about the loss. At least, your cat was fortunate enough to live within a family talking care of and loving, and that during a long life. 20 years, that's pretty long or? I don't know how you count cat years. Dog years are usually set to 7 human years, so how about cats?

My wife corrected me she was actually around 22 years old. Which according to the cat year calculator made her 105 :o

Cat year calculator

http://www.calculatorcat.com/cats/cat-years.phtml

World record is, if I'm not mistaken, 34 years. 20 is mostly the limit though. That was the age of my grandma's old cat before she died. Outlived grandpa, although he'd probably be glad to hear that, he loved that cat...

Yea... Ive got a old dog. (beagle) about 10 years old... (how old do they get anyway. lol)

a 9 year old cat...

one cat at age 7...

anouther one thats 3 years old...

Aw, sorry to hear that :cry: Losing pets really sucks. I've lost several dogs (some were as young as a couple months old) and cats and two Mexican Walking Fish/Axolotls. I know how it feels.

I still have my two cats. Had 'em since they were kittens. They're nearing 20 years of age but still can be pretty funny. Lost track of age but I think they're around 17 years (80 years on the cat calendar). And still got my black Axolotl who remained alive, I've finally got his environment right.

At least Screech lived a good long life :salute:

Sorry to hear that :cry:.

My dog (English Springer Spaniel) passed away three years ago and it was very hard for me. He was very fit, even in the age of 13 but then he got suddenly ill (kidney problems) and passed away a few weeks later.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Someone earlier mentioned her name "Screech" no she was not named after a TV charecter. She got that name when we 'found' her she had been calling for her Mommy for so long and so hard she was hoarse and the only sound she could make was a tiney little screech.

She had been orphaned and was so small would fit in the palm of your hand.

Hang in there. The loss of a pet can be very upsetting, but the memories will always live on.

Im a bit late, but nonetheless i want to offer my condolences. Losing a pet companion of many years is always a hard thing. However, what matters is not the ending, as all things eventually end, but rather the time in between.

And i've only ever personally heard of a cat that a friend of mine had growing nearly this old. He, Felix, lived to the age of 21 years and died naturally, of old age, in spite of many diseases he had wich did not seem to bother him as much as they did the vets!

Sucks =( Losing a pet is terrible, they are truly as much a part of human kind as humans are.

She was truly a member of the family and one of our 'children'.

I'm supprised that no one noticed that this happend on my birthday, the timing was uncanny.

Ill think of her every birthday I manage to survive for the rest of my life.

Congratulations on making it another year.
Condolences on the loss of your cat.

One year ago... :oops:

Still miss the old gal :yep: