Cat, 26, could be record breaker (BBC News)

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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.

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

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7123790.stm