[devonlad]

we had 2 old cats (well they became old) mother and daughter Gubbins and Junior Gubbins a.k.a Jubbins, who now are buried next to each other in our orchard, each with a little stone. Gubbins died two years ago this month at the age of 24 and Jubbins died about a year ago at the age of 23. Both lived outside all their lives, were totally devoted to each other and apart from spaying, neither ever went to the vet in all that time until the very end in jubbin's case. Gubbins was found "fast asleep" under her favourite bush and Jubbins was PTS after her teeth became so bad and infected that she couldn't be treated and it was kinder to let her go.

[Hamish Crofter]

We had a lovely black and white who made it just past 21 without a trip to the vets for ill health. My wife found her in a bush when she was new born. She was a great cat and eventually had a stroke and was gone in 24 hrs.

[Alistair]

Our cat history is..

Betty, 1st cat, moggy, now 19 and a half &still going strong
Karina, white chinchilla Persian, 17, lost to mouth cancer (just before we took over the world)
Lola, tortoiseshell , 5, liver cancer, 2weeks after big deer hound x greyhound lost to same thing
Marley, big black cat, 4, went out never came back, miss him

I think anything last 18 is amazing, Betty is a bit senile these days, I'm sure she's decided she's a dog, but hey, dogs are good