My Sisters 12 Year Old Goldfish Has Died. Have You Ever Had a Pet That Lived Long?

by Trish Posted 2012/09/12 00:22:38

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Grim Reaper 2012/09/28 04:18:19

Yes

My cat is currently 16 and I've had a few fish live for a few years. One fish had a bad habit of killing every newer fish I put in there (with the exception of one fish that decided to join him in his ritualistic slaughter of the new fish), and he did that at least 6 times over 3 years. Annoying little bastard...

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jc 2012/09/20 01:55:57

Yes

17 yr old Manx I owned from when he was a 6 week old kitten.

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Fashionable60s 2012/09/15 02:44:41

Yes

A dog that lived to be 18 and a gold fish that lived to be 5 and moved homes 3 times with me.

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ehrhornp 2012/09/14 00:23:36

Yes

We had a dog. Lived to be very old. 18

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✿Britt ❤'s Steven Tyler✿ 2012/09/12 22:24:53

Yes

i had a cat that lived 13 years

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Tina 2012/09/12 16:24:40

Yes

Yes, I had a rabbit that apparently lived so long the vet was going to contact the Guinness book of records for worlds longest lived rabbit, unfortunately he died during an operation, vet said if he lived another 6 days he'd of beaten it!

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red 2012/09/12 06:59:46

Yes

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I still cry over my dogs who died at 17 years old. I bought them a year a part, and they died a year a part. I buried them in the back yard. I wish to be creamted and buried next to them, or around them...Sorry for her loss.:(

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Alexander T Steward 2012/09/12 06:37:56

Yes

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My mom got her cat before I was born. It died when I was 12 so it must have been pretty damn old.

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Kitty 2012/09/12 03:15:54

Yes

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A 20 yr old stray cat I brought home from Toronto when she was 18 months old and pregnant. Lady, a Pom/Chihuahua cross that I got from the Humane Society lived to be 18; and then Spike, my purebred Chihuahua that I brought home from the pet store died at age 19. Love them like they are our children.........just regret that they live so few years on this earth. They sure deserve more happy years as they have so much to give ...... and they DO.

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Robin 2012/09/12 02:56:42

Yes

Well, yes I have had kitties that old adn older... but not a friggin' goldfish.Is that like some sort of world record or something? Are you sure it wasn't a lung fish or something?

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Trish to Robin 2012/09/12 10:41:33 (edited)

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Yes he was a goldfish. The age they are supposed to live is almost 25 years if you take exceptional care of them. But most everybody can only get them to last like a 1 week or month.

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Robin to Trish 2012/09/12 13:13:50

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I knew that in the wild , at least here NW IN they are called carp, and live almost forever.. dreaded to ponds, people kill them when they catch them. But, Aren't they also known as Koi in those special ponds? Well, that little fishy was loved because he sure had a full life.

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art1ej 2012/09/12 02:29:36

Yes

Yes many..most of my dogs & cats...ive never had a fish live that long thou so that must hard my chihuahua chloe passed in february & she was 18 years old......

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Kitty to art1ej 2012/09/12 03:08:30

Sorry bout your Chihuahua :( My little black & tan Chihuahua Spike passed away two years ago. He was 19. A good little friend he was.

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art1ej to Kitty 2012/09/12 07:07:00

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thanks :-) they are amazing dogs...chloe was the top dog in the neighborhood lol i miss her more than i ever thought i would....

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MOMMA THOMAS 2012/09/12 01:13:07 (edited)

Yes

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CAT PRESENTLY IN MY LAP JUST TURNED 15.... HAVE HAD A COREY TROPICAL FISH FOR 14 YEARS...

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Gone Away 2012/09/12 01:05:45

Yes

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Your the 1st I've know to have tropical fish live as long as mine...I have 2, 12yr old silver dollar fish right now! They're so big they look like piranha!

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Bob DiN 2012/09/12 01:02:51

Yes

Yes my Collie. A 12 year old goldfish maybe a record.

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1wickedwitch 2012/09/12 00:53:39

Yes

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My moms 22 yr old cat..

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/09/12 00:48:40

Yes

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Wow, never heard of a gold fish living that long. Outstanding but am sure your sis is sad at having lost her pet.

My dog is going to be 14 next month- she is a little old lady boxer and has now out lived all boxer averages.

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Trish to Jackie ... 2012/09/12 00:51:02

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I have a boxer too. Except he's a boy!

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Jackie ... to Trish 2012/09/12 00:54:29

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Sweetest dogs there are - love mine

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falling from the moon 2012/09/12 00:44:31

Yes

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yes i had a dog for 11 years he died this summer forever miss you sam best dog ever

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sjalan 2012/09/12 00:44:31

Yes

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A Dog, a bichon frise. She lived 18 years and 3+months.

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Jackie ... to sjalan 2012/09/12 00:55:04

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Wow, must be a record. Hard on you when they go after all that time.

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sjalan to Jackie ... 2012/09/12 01:26:10

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Very hard She was just like a child of our family,

One of our current dogs is a border collie. She is as smart as most 4 year old human children. She knows about 500 words, can count and multiple, add and subtract but hasn't got the hang of division yet. She has about 40 stuffies and knows every one by name! AND she is NOT color blind as some people say dogs are. She recognizes red, blue, green, pink. Yellow is a bit hard as is orange. Black and white are easy. She is also the lead dog of the family's pack of 5. Alpha all the way. She is now 7 and still just as spry as ever.

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Joey 2012/09/12 00:38:26

Yes

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I had a turtle live from when I was in the 3rd grade to when I was well into college. I had one who died when I was in year 12 of school. There names were Fighter and Biter . I have two more turtles now ... but you will always remember your first pets.

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Osk The Great Guru 2012/09/12 00:36:46

Awww...no....

I had fish and guinea pigs when I was little, but they never lasted that long. The fish lasted a few days before they were eaten by another fish and the guinea pigs i only had for a couple of years

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sockpuppet 2012/09/12 00:30:30

Yes

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Had a hamster that must have lived to be 10.

Long, white beard and everything. :O)

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Quiet-is-feared 2012/09/12 00:27:58

Yes

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My rabbit lasted me 11 years.
I adopted him from the SPCA, he was paralysed and was going to be euthanized but I saw him and new this was the rabbit I had to have. My heart just lead me to him.
I had a strong bond with this loving animal. He repayed me back with a long life, we were (and still are) best friends.
That's the longest living animal I have ever had, other then dogs I mean. He was a special rabbit, definitely one of a kind (:

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NPC 2012/09/12 00:26:22

Yes

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A beautful Siamese Kitteh that lived 29 years.

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Jackie ... to NPC 2012/09/12 00:56:27

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Holy cow - that is a very long time for any pet.

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Huki68 2012/09/12 00:26:05

Yes

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sorry to hearing about it

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Zervur 2012/09/12 00:24:15

Yes

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sorry. . . .

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