23+????? WOW!!!! Tell me more!
Seriesly.
My cat is 23+ YO -- 100% indoors and if you were to know her you would know why the Egyptians worshipped cats. She is the mistress of all she surveys.
She also talks a lot and our friends and maids love her so much because she is so expressive. Hey, it's good to be the Queen!
But the thing that keeps her going is the unconditional love we give her and we get from her. She smacks my head at 3:30 am to take over my pillow and I laugh and give it to her. I pray that she smacks me in the head for many, many years to come.
We have to give her pills twice a day we have it linked to treats so she always asks for her treats (somehow she forgets the pills).
God gave us quite a gift with this one. Last time I checked, the oldest cat on record was 35yo. I am hoping to match that with mine (of course, I will be devastated when she moves on to meet her sister who passed a few years ago and for whom I still grieve).