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Eileen J asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

How old is the oldest cat ?

I know the average age is up to 18 yrs or so..My moms cat is almost 23 yrs old..Does anyone know how old is the oldest living cat or how the record for cats to live?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    That's a difficult question to answer because it's impossible to know the exact age of every cat on earth. This article will answer your question...

    http://www.messybeast.com/longevity.htm

    I hope that helps. Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Indoor cats usually live for 15-20 years. While an outdoor cat usually lives for around 3-7 years.

    The longest I have heard a cat live for was 34 years! It was in a book I read about cats

    Here are 2 sites with more information on cats that broke records. Such as with the longest whiskers, longest living, longest in length, etc.

    http://www.felinexpress.com/cat-care/cat...

    http://www.petplace.com/cats/world-recor...

  • 1 decade ago

    The oldest I've heard of is 28

    But the average cat dies around 13 or 14

    Source(s): Myself
  • 1 decade ago

    I had a friend once that had a cat live to be 26. Idk...Maybe check the guiness book of world records to find an exact age? Let me know what you find out!

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  • 1 decade ago

    18 years is NOT average, that is way old

    probably the average is 9 for an indoor cat and 5 for an outdoor.

    I would say the oldest cat would be in the high 20s

  • 1 decade ago

    The oldest I heard was 21.

    23 is old. God bless your mom and her cat. That is amazing.

    =)

  • eyJude
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I had one that lived to 24 and my 21 yr old died just this year.

    I read on the internet one that was around 32 or something like that... but a bit hard to prove.

  • 1 decade ago

    37 years old O.o

  • 1 decade ago

    my grandparents had a deaf cat that was like 28 when she died....

  • 1 decade ago

    33 maybe. i think thats the right answer

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