Helicopter Cat

[Twitchin Kitten]

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Seems like all roads lead to kidney disease with cats unless they die younger from some form of cancer. I'm always amazed when I hear of cats in their late teens, the oldest one of my cats has made it was to 13.

And here I am with "death watches" on nearly all my cats. Iggy was only 11 and I still miss him dearly. I STILL catch myself calling him too. He was my buddy, my boy who always tried to make me feel better when I'm sick or recovering from a surgery. Smitty lived to 21 and we were on "death watch" for 5 years with him. Chucky now is either 16 or 18, we're not sure and a bag of bones. Healthy as ever too. Death watch began for him last year.

Anthony, I bet someone in that house is messing with the cats. It's usually the case and just a matter of getting caught or not. Some people think it's funny to mess with animals, especially cats. They think throwing something to make them jump in the air is cute, but it will make a cat nervous over time. Lots of things like that... tie a bag to it's tail, put tape on their feet - what may seem innocent will mess a cat's head up if done enough times.

That 17 year old could simply be a bit senile too. It happens. 17 IS very old and there is no test for senility in animals. Couple that with god knows what goes on when the girlfriend isn't around, it's a recipe for disaster.

Cats are not just "crazy" out of the blue unless you have a case of the worst genetics possible, which I find really hard to believe.