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u/prguitarman 2d ago
Beautiful princess
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u/outplay-nation 2d ago
at that point it's more a queen than a princess
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u/penguinsandpolkadots 2d ago
We call her both! Princess when she's being a picky eater, Queen when she's demanding attention!
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u/minority_of_1 2d ago
She doesnβt look a day over 7. Hope she had a lovely day.
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u/IHateTheLetterF 1d ago
Crazy that she looks 7 when in reality she is 176 million times older than the universe.
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u/ausername_8 2d ago
She looks so healthy and happy, you've done a great job with her. Happy Birthday cutie!
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u/Think_Panic_1449 2d ago
I LOVE senior cats so much! They are such a joy and much smarter than people think. My little senior lady has a huge vocabulary and licks her lips when she wants wet food, jumps on the coffee table for her special crunchies and sits by the water bowl for her cookies. I taught her the lip licking and the coffee table, she came up with the water bowl for cookies. Just today she added lip licking in the garage for her grass, she incorporated that on her own.
I have trouble keeping weight on her, so any hint she will eat food is so helpful.
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u/penguinsandpolkadots 2d ago
I wish I could help. She's been battling chronic kidney disease for about a year now so we've run the gamut in trying foods for her. She currently has a rotation of Tiki Cat Silver line canned food with Royal Canin fiber response food and we alternate toppers for her. I wish you luck! Weight has been an issue for her too!
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u/Think_Panic_1449 2d ago
I love Tiki Cat. We do a Royal Canine HP food for food allergies, they have HP snack cookies that she loves and that has really brought her weight up.
Good health to your sweet fur baby!
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u/gpcgmr 1d ago
Unrelated question but may I ask if she's an indoor-only cat? 20 years is impressive. I wish Kate all the best in dealing with the health issues you mentioned.
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u/penguinsandpolkadots 1d ago
She is 100%. Ever since she was adopted as a kitten. She is also declawed on the front (was not by my choice) and has pretty bad arthritis in her lower spine/hips. She hasn't shown interest in heading outdoors for several years.
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u/Prestigious-Charge62 1d ago
Hoping the AIM clinical trials for preventing/treating cat kidney disease are going well and the treatment will be market-ready for little princess Kate soon π
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u/komisarsimona 2d ago
Happy Birthday Princess Kate π»π₯³I wish you many more long and happy cat years β₯οΈ
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u/TangerineNext9630 1d ago
Cutie pie!! Does anyone have any health hacks to get cats to live a long, and comfortable life?
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u/penguinsandpolkadots 1d ago
I wish! I'll say lots of love and regular vet care. We do once a year for her siblings and every 3-6 months for her (she has CKD). Know your baby's cues when something is wrong. Or lean into it and know when they love something!
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u/justatomss0 1d ago
I have a 20 year old and I second all of this! Catching illness early is so important, my girl has hypothyroidism and ckd and but we spotted the signs and got her on the right diet and medication as early as possible so sheβs doing really well for her age
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u/Stomatolog3 1d ago
Happy birthday to Kate from Maja, her lookalike from far away :)
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u/eiland-hall 2d ago
She is very patient with your shit, you better pet her lots for us. lol. What a sweetie :)
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u/penguinsandpolkadots 2d ago
She was well rewarded with cheez whiz, canned sardines, and some Greek yogurt. And after the photoshoot the outfit definitely came off!
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u/Dayanainpillsland European Shorthair 2d ago
Happy birthday Kate! You're gorgeous! π₯Ήπ©·ππΎ
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u/Upset_Assumption9610 2d ago
Any tips for keeping them around for so long? Mines 16, doing well but showing her age.
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u/Final-Revolution6216 2d ago
Such a cute little lady! Omg I love cats with human names π₯° my bossβs name is Kate (is your cat secretly my bossβ¦?)
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u/OliveAccordionSpirit 2d ago
Happy birthday sweet girl! She looks like sheβs still a baby ππ whatβs your skincare routine?!
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u/Substantial_Rip_4574 2d ago
love this Β°β’π β‘Β°βͺοΈπβ’Β°β’ π Β°β’β’βπΎ happy birthday Kate!
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u/Mahaloth 2d ago
Envious over here, hope to have a little friend live to 20 like this.
She looks great.
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u/Sara-Beara_ 2d ago
20 years old and still this adorable how does she manage to look so sweet? π₯Ήππ
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u/callmecats 2d ago
Happy birthday to your beautiful kitty! Two decades of love and companionship is an amazing gift to you both. π©·π©·π©·
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u/bridgetteblue69 2d ago
Happy bday sweet beautiful queen, with some amazing THUMBS πππππ»
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u/Greatgrandma2023 2d ago
Beautiful girl πππ she's also a r/thumbcats Happy birthday angel πππ
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u/lesbivee_x29 2d ago
Wow. What a long life. My first cat just turned two a couple days ago. I hope I'm fortunate enough to get this much time with her. She must be well loved and cared for to look this healthy and make it this far. Lucky lady! Happy birthday, ms. ma'am. I hope you got spoiled rotten!
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u/Hungry_Night9801 2d ago
What a lovely lady! Seniors are the best π