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Britain's Oldest Cat Prepares to Celebrate 25th Birthday

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By Catsparella Jan 14, 2013

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    Last year, I ran a story about a pub cat named Rosie, who at 25, was thought to be the oldest living feline in Britain. 

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    The elderly kitty has since gone over the Rainbow Bridge, however, another puss named Margaret is poised to inherit the title when she celebrates her 25th birthday next week.

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    At 25, Margaret will be 116 in cat years, and has gone through many life changes with her owner, Sarah Dixon, now 43 (to put it in perspective, she was only 18 when the cat came into her life). 

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    Dixon tells The Daily Mail, "When I saw her, I knew I wanted her. The sign said free to a good home so I had her, we have been best friends since."

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    Margaret only started eating cat food within the past year, and her owner attributes her longevity to a diet of meat and tuna. 

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    She'll be celebrating her special day with a chicken breast feast.

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    While the feline centenarian, who shares her home with a 15-year-old cat named William, prefers to take it easy these days, she's seen a lot in her nearly nine-lives. 

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    "She has been with me through two home births and she has lived in four different houses with me. She has been part of my life for all these years and has outlived five other cats," Dixon says.

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    According to Guinness World Records, the current oldest (verified) living cat is 23-year-old Pinky from Kansas.

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    The oldest cat on record was Creme Puff, who died at the age of 38.

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    Next: Meet Britain's Oldest Shetland Pony

    Check out a video of Margaret in action over at BBC News.

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Darlene

My dear cat, Friday, passed away this week at 20 years of age. She was a gorgeous Maine **** born on a farm. My son gave her to me when he left for college and our dog passed away, leaving me alone (my husband traveled for work). The picture above is of Itty Bit---she is 6 years old and was blown out of a hay truck when our neighbor's lawn was installed. She's a pistol, but we love her!
This is my first on-line comment.

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Angela Lee

I think this is really neat. A few years ago we had a cat called Moses who we 'inherited' from a neighbor. Moses was an indoor/outdoor cat who had been hit by a car and as a result had to have one of his rear legs amputated. When he was well enough to go out again his original owner, the neighbor, said Moses never forgave him for taking him to the vet for the amputation. So Moses, who had been just a visitor on occasion to our house, decided he was moving in with us. Moses made his home with us for 13 years and before that he had belonged to the neighbor for 10 years - ever since he was a small kitten. He is the only cat I ever had that lived to be 23 years old.

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Ruth

My all black, golden eyed cat Shir Khan lived to the age of 27. She was my Halloween cat and she is very much missed.

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emcfail

Glad to hear of your cat's 25th birthday . . .At present I have four cats ranging from 2 years to my little old lady who will be 27 in October of this year. Her vision isn't so keen these days but she's still active and lives on my bed!

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alwjunk

I didnt realize that 25 was such a big deal. I had a cat that lived to 25, oh boy,,if she could of talked, she had quite a life with me

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jprincess

My cat Polly is turning 22. I believe the secret is a daily dose of L-Lysin. As well as three jars of pure meat baby food . Of course she also gets a lot of TLC. FYI. Viralyis( L-Lysin) also seems to keep flees at bay and leaves her coat so very soft. Try it, you'll be happy you did.

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jprincess

My cat Polly is 21 and the secret I believe is a daily dose of L-Lycine. I also give her three jars of pure meat baby food a day.

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rcollier562

My Tabby is 12 years old

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jay4ru

my cat cloudy is almost 23 years old and chased a Lab out of our yard last year.

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nikki

soooo cuuuute!!!!!!!!

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