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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Pussywillow of Ratlinghope
  • Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:29:38 -0500


Of RAT-ling-Hope?
Almost old enough to be a veteran of the Borneo cataparamousatrooper brigade.
Stay tuned.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Shropshire | Cat, 26, could be record breaker
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/7123790.stm>
Last Updated: Sunday, 2 December 2007, 14:20 GMT
Cat, 26, could be record breaker
Pussywillow
The elderly cat survived a fox attack four years ago
A 26-year-old domestic cat from Shropshire could be one of the oldest in the
UK.

Pussywillow lives in Ratlinghope and is still "sharp in her mind and her
eyes", according to owner Lin Brown.

The black cat, who now enjoys curling up by the stove, lived off animals she
caught herself until she was 22, Ms Brown said.

Healthy cats can normally live to about 18, with previous world record
holders only reaching their early 20s.

Pussywillow was near-feral when she was first taken in by the family.


Cats are living longer, but I'd love to know what they fed it on
Marion Micklewright, Shropshire Cat Rescue

"When Willow came my son was four. He is now 30," Ms Brown said.

"I know from my local vet that they've always been absolutely astonished and said
they have never known a cat that old."

The family only started feeding the elderly feline after she survived an
attack by a fox four years ago.

"Because of her wildness when she came she was pretty much an outdoor cat and had an organic diet and I hardly fed her anything," Ms Brown said.

Marion Micklewright, from Shropshire Cat Rescue, said she had not heard of
any other cats living for 26 years.

"Cats are living longer, but I'd love to know what they fed it on. It's a bit of a
rarity."




  • [permaculture] Pussywillow of Ratlinghope, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 12/02/2007

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