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Photo: Alisa Morris Way back in 1979, Alisa Morris adopted a 5-week-old feral kitten born near her mother's house. Thirty years later, Caterack the cat is still kicking, reports People Pets. When Caterack was born, Jimmy Carter was president and the Village People's "YMCA" had just debuted on the charts. Five presidents and loads of bad songs later, the 30-year-old indoor cat -- that's 137 in cat years -- is starting to show her age. She doesn't hear so well these days, and she's been blind in her left eye her entire life. But she still gets around. Caterack likes to dance to loud music on the stereo and comes running whenever the vacuum cleaner is on, Morris tells People ...

The world's oldest dog. Photo: Meredith Daniels, Newsday / MCT She can't hear very well, wears special doggy glasses and sports a sweater on chilly days, but Chanel, a 20-year-old dachshund who lives with her owner in Port Jefferson Station, NY, looks pretty good for her age -- she is, after all, the world's oldest dog. Chanel will set a new record when she turns 21-years-old tomorrow (that's 147 in human years!). Technically, her title will be official in September – when the Guinness Book of World Records makes it legit. Jay Leno is already banging on her door. "She's independent. If she didn't want to do something, she had a look she would give, and she usually got her way," ...