Posted on 08/29/2009 6:39:22 AM PDT by Daffynition
A CAT is feline fine despite being a candidate for the world's oldest moggy.
Tizzie was found dumped in a bag on a railway line by two girls in 1973 and 36 years later she is still going strong.
Owner Jim Cowell is now trying to verify his pet's age to determine if the cat is a record breaker.
Jim said: "She really is a fantastic cat and is still as fit as a butcher's dog. She still looks like a young kitten and moves around perfectly well.
"The vet said that her organs are as healthy as they would be in a younger cat."
Jim's mum, Winifred, first gave Tizzie a home when the girls found her. But in 1990 Jim took the cat in when his mum could no longer care for her.
Old timer
Unfortunately, Tizzie's vet records were lost almost 20 years ago so Jim is trying to trace the two girls who found her.
Jim, of Burnley, Lancs, said: "There is a photograph of Tizzie with my mother and obviously we would like the two girls who found her, if they still live locally, to get in touch to help verify her age."
He added: "It's a shame the vet records were lost because that would have definitely proved her age. The photograph though shows my mum aged 62 holding the cat and that was 36 years ago."
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Granpa was the longest-living cat.
He lived to be 34 years and two months but died in 2001.
The average life expectancy of cats is between 13 and 17 years and Jim says there are no signs of black and white-coloured Tizzie slowing down.
He said: "She still goes out, although not as far as she used to. She still manages the garden wall and ventures on to the street.
"There was another cat down the road who died recently which was around a similar age so it must be something in the water around here."
That’s cute.
Actually, the picture in the article is of one of the current owners. There’s a reference to a picture of the owner’s mother and the cat, but it’s never shown.
Me too. Someone in the comments section suggested that the *original* cat died long ago, and was replaced without the owner’s knowledge to save her the grief.
That’s the most plausible invention.
36 years old?
A cat that old would be really tough.
lol! Think I can drink a Seagrams 7 & 7 Up & get the same policy?
Not if you used a slow cooker.
Why not? The sun is not past the yardarm here ...but it’s five-o’clock somewhere ....I’d go for it!
LOL out loud.
I know this seems odd, but perhaps this cat substantiates some of the research being done that shows that mice can live much longer if they are on a reduced calorie diet.
I’m acquainted with a horse that lived to be 46. Seems unbelievable, but the age of a Thoroughbred horse can be easily substantiated because a code number indicating the year of its birth is tattooed on its upper lip, and the information can be confirmed through the Jockey Club. And this horse did not even die of old age, but had to be humanely destroyed after it broke its leg trying to jump a brook.
End-of-ninth-life counseling.
Tizzie was found dumped in a bag on a railway line by two girls in 1973 -- and 36 years later she is still going strong.Okay, no Leslie Uggams jokes please.
Did you understand that article? These people, the Cowell's (mother and son), have owned the cat since 1973. For more pics, try the link in post 25.
The black area doesn't go beneath the cat's right eye in the picture from 1973. The story is baloney.
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