英国最长寿猫猫 24岁仍健壮

BLACKIE the cat is feline fine — despite her owners' claims she is Britain's oldest moggie.

The long-haired OA-Puss will celebrate her 24th birthday in January — much to the astonishment of Quentin Shaw, who has owned her since 1987.

Incredibly she has even outlived THREE of her own litters along the way.

Quentin, 49, of Thurnby, Leics, said: "I've had her since she was just a few weeks old.

"I was 25 when I got her and her brother and it feels like 100 years ago."

"She had a black spot on her head and her brother had a brown spot, so we called them Black and Tan."

"She doesn't hunt any more, she can't see in the dark and if you try to brush her she usually falls over, but she's very determined and still going strong."

Brother Tan was killed when he was hit by a car aged five, but Blackie has battled on to reach a mammoth age thanks to a lot of love and generous helpings of food.

Quentin added: "I took her to the vets a couple of weeks ago and they told me she was the oldest cat they had ever seen.

"She's had three litters and I think she's probably outlived all her offspring."

Blackie lives with Quentin, his fiancee Kim and her children, Scarlet and Tom, both 11.

Kim, also 49, revealed what she believes are the secrets to Blackie's long life.

She said: "I think that with animals, when they're loved, they live longer."

The couple are registering Blackie with the Guinness Book of Records.

A spokesman said: "There is no current holder of Britain's oldest cat so we will be very interested to hear from Blackie and his owners."

The average life expectancy of a cat is 16 years.

Notes:

1.moggie puss都是猫猫的昵称
2.tan 黄褐色，黄棕色
3.mammoth 巨大的

相关中文：

尽管主人称它是英格兰年纪最大的一只猫猫，小黑仍然身体倍儿棒儿。

这只长毛猫猫，即将在一月份迎来自己的24岁生日。它的主人Quentin Shaw在1987年领养了它，非常惊讶于它的长寿。

49岁的Quentin说自己在25岁那年领养了这两只小猫：小黑和它的哥哥小棕。起这样的名字是因为它们在头上分别有一个黑色和棕色的斑点。小黑很少猎食，晚上又看不清东西，可是身体却依然越长越壮。而小棕五岁的时候就出车祸死去了。小黑仍在努力的生存，它的寿命如此之长，甚至它的孩子都先它而去了。这样的长寿应该归功于无私的爱和慷慨的食物供给。

就像主人Quentin所说：我觉得对动物而言，给它们越多的爱，它们就会越长寿。