Dr. Dog's House

4/2/2009 - Efx3: Mom's baby: 16, going on 17

We had two cats in our house for many years. About 14 months ago, Frisky died. That left Maggie as the sole remaining cat–until we added Charlie last February and then Max last October.

Meanwhile, Maggie keeps on going. She is now 16 years old (in human years) and should turn 17 late this year. She used to be a really heavy cat with lots of calico fur. In the last couple years, though, she has become much thinner–still with lots of fur. Of course, we are watching her closely. She can get a bit cranky nowadays, especially when the other cats are around.

But she is still Mom’s baby. We got Maggie when ... MORE

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4/2/2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by LauriesAsylum

Wow, 16. Cats seem to live longer than dogs. Does she still appear to have her eyesight and hearing? My dog is 13 and his hearing is almost gone and his eyesight is going too I've been noticing.

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Posted by littleMissConfused

Our first cat, Buck lived to be 16. It was 6 years longer then we thought he would. He had diabetes the last 6 years and had to have a shot of insuline every 12 hours......the things we do for our fur babies.

I'm glad to hear Meggie is feeling better.

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