Dog and Cat lovers how old has your oldest gotten before going to the rainbow bridge?

[Anonymous]

Just curious. We had a cat. some sort of mutt. She lived to be 24 and a half years. Lost her i 1994

[Anonymous]

Two of our cats made it to nearly 19 ... one purebred Maine Coon Cat, one Maine Coon mix.

[Anonymous]

Wow, OP, that is remarkable! Our oldest cat only made it to 15. We have had one dog who died--she had bad kidneys and only made it to 7.

[Anonymous]

My sweet girl just crossed the rainbow bridge at 17

[Anonymous]

Our purebred Persian that died last year was 17. Our current lady, also a Persian, is -we think- 15 or so.

Both were rescues.

I wish I could have gotten 10 more out of the one that past away. And 10 more with my current. Just the sweetest things.

[Anonymous]

Cats, lived to 18. We've taken in busted-up ex-ferals (who are incredibly affectionate, clean, friendly, responsive, within days of adoption -- every time) so we don't expect them to live to the extreme old ages. Still absolutely an agony when one goes.

[Anonymous]

I had a cat I got for my 2nd birthday make it to right before my 18th.

[Anonymous]

Dog - 19

[Anonymous]

Dogs- 2 made it to almost 17. One at 15. My current one has been instructed to live forever.

[Anonymous]

1 cat died at 19 almost 20 and I have another one now that is 19 not sure how much longer but hoping for the best.

[Anonymous]

My husband's family had to put their beagle to sleep at 18 years old, but they really should have done in 4 or 5 years earlier. His quality of life was miserable at that point

[Anonymous]

I had a cat that was the daughter of another of our cats. She was born when I was 12 or so and died when I was 30. That makes her 18. My current cat is 17.

[Anonymous]

My mom's cat was born on Super Bowl Sunday 1991. I was 15 years old. Cat is blind, deaf and a bit slow, but still uses the litter box and eats like a champ.

[Anonymous]

Our little dog is 12 and she's dying from a neurological disorder. She's one of the loves of my life. I found her when I was destitute, she was just a puppy, but a purebred I'd always wanted as a child. I literally *found* her but took all the right steps to find her family. Once she stepped into my life, everything changed for me - I got married again, had a child - my dream came true. I love her so much and she's so precious. My poor little girl.

[Anonymous]

PP, I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. How lucky she was to have found love with you. Hugs to you.

My beagle/basset hound mix was 18 when he died last year. Broke my heart but he had Cushing's and a heart condition and he got very sick very fast.