How old can a pet possibly be?

the age of a pet depends on the nature and the type of pet you have as in if it is a dog it would live upto around 15yrs and cats evn younger is their life span...and so it depends from animals to animal

My oldest cats are 14 and a half at the moment. There still alive and kicking.

We have had two cats that reached the age of 18 give or take a year. They were both strays when my parents took them in, and one was just a few months old - a little gray tabby kitten that was so small that I could hold her in the palm of my hand I don't really remember the other one as I was quite young myself when she was taken in, but she was a tortie, (calico to you Americans ) At the present, I have two older cats who are both about 13. They were adopted from the Cat's Protection here in the UK and they said that they were both 10 years old at that time. I think though that was just an estimate, so they could be older than I think that they are. My other two cats are both young, two or three years old or less. Again, they were both taken in as strays.

I am not sure how old our cats or dogs were, but I think it's amazing that a cat was that old. I suppose it's because people just don't think of an animals age because of the animals appearance. We age with wrinkles but cat's and dogs don't seem to do that at all.

There was a cat in my family who mymother remembered finding in an alley in chicago and took home to her mother as a kitten. This was wayyyy before I was even born. Then when my grandmother passed away in 1994 we took in one of her cats, her favorite named Mary. This was the kitten my mother had brought home to her all those years ago. SHe was extremely old, and part blind by then. She lived for another four to five years I believe. I am not sure her exact age, but she was well over her thrities, maybe much more.

My oldest cat was 17. Some of the others might have been older, but they were already old when they showed up so we never knew their age. I know of plenty of cats who make it into their 20's.

one week short of 23 was my oldest cat. we adopted him at 17 from a neighbor who lost his apartment(it was at our house all the time anyway).i literally grew up with this cat,it was only 2 years younger than me at the time.

Hmmm. I've only started getting cats recently. I've always been a dog person. When my ex and I were married, we got a dog - golden retreiver and something mix. Sassy is now....14, I guess, and he still has her. She's pretty healthy for an old dog. Only problem he has with her is that when he's on the phone, she thinks he's talking to her, so she barks.

That must have been one well taken care of pet!

My oldest cat lived just past 18 years. He was a crazy cat though. He adored me, but didn't like anyone else. I always had to lock him up whenever someone would come over because he would actually attack if given the chance. But wow, 23, thats definitely an old cat. My oldest cat right now is approximately 12. We don't know for sure because she was a rescue I adopted from the streets. Unfortunately she hasn't been doing so well lately, and I'm concerned I may lose her.

Hi coffeeshot, I had a cat called Smudge who lived till 24 and she developed a tumour and had to be put to sleep, she was a lovely cat, I had her from the day she was born, her mother was my pet as well and she lived a long time too. Tamara

Oh my I'm not sure. 10 or sure in people life. But how don't know how long the dog lived after that as wew had to give away. Gave him to another farmer. He was happy I was happy for him sad for me. But dang 23 years that is a long time. Your friend onlydia

A lots of pets are now living to ripe old ages. When I was younger, I actually got to meet the cat that my dad had when he was a boy - it was 24 at the time. That was something to me, and I remember that cat to this day. The cats that I have personally had have all lived into their 20's. Good nutrition and medical care have lead to longer lifespans. When my son was little, one day when we were out for a walk, a bird dropped a baby painted turtle in the road right in front of us. I guess it was trying to break the shell to eat it. The turtle was no bigger than a nickle...less than an inch in diameter. At the time, it wasn't illegal to keep them, so we brought it home as a pet. That turtle is now almost 20. Surprisingly they have a lot of personality! She gets all excited when my son goes near her tank, and she will follow his finger if he runs it up and down the tank. If he takes her outside for a 'walk', she will follow him, it's very cute. My son was told by a resident at a veterinary school, that they can live up to 60 years.

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I know that cats can live much longer than dogs. I knew one 18 years old dog. He was very active and healthy. It all depends on genetic information, living conditions and the owner.

That is really old..but how do you really know that is exactly how old it was/ I do believe cats can live a very long time..I've heard like 18 years and up..It depends on how you take care of them... We had to put our cat down and she was only 13..but she probably would have lived longer but she had a tumor..

Our oldest cat was only 16 years, but our across the street neighbors had a Siamese who lived to be 23 before they had to have her put down. She was deaf, blind and had lost control of her bowels at the end.

The oldest cat I had made it to 18, but I worked with a lady 20 years ago with a 23 year Siamese seal point. We had both worked for TWA and she took "Dummy" everwhere, so he had been around the world several times. He passed just before becoming 24 from renal failure.

wow, i wish our dogs would live that long. one of our dogs has been with us since i was in high school. she will be sixteen years old this december, but we don't think she'll be around for much longer...

My Dog is 3 almost 4.hes been my oldest pet i know its nothing compare to these 23 year old cats. but yah im pretty sure my dog will live to at least 11 -15. By the way the dog i have is a Brittney this is also an opportunity to see how many people out there actually know what type of dog i have :D