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CNN World Report

Elderly Cat Keeps On Keeping On

Aired June 10, 2001 - 14:23   ET

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OCTAVIA NASR, CNN ANCHOR: And now to an unusual feline who seems to have more lives than any other cat.

SHIHAB RATTANSI, CNN ANCHOR: In human years, the cat you're about to see is a centenarian.

Estonia's TV 1 finds out the secret to his longevity.

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UNIDENTIFIED TV 1 REPORTER (voice-over): In the middle of Estonan (ph), a small village in (UNINTELLIGIBLE), lives a tomcat, Kiko. He will turn 31 years old. His owner (UNINTELLIGIBLE) gave the cat to his son as a birthday present when he turned three. Now, he is 33. Although Kiko the cat looks 10, the local veterinarian is convinced that Kiko is much older.

AHTO VEERLAID, VETERINARIAN (through translator): The only serious disease jeopardizing his life is that he has glaucoma in his eyes. He has lost parts of his upper molar teeth.

UNIDENTIFIED TV 1 REPORTER: Also, the cat is up in age. He is in good health. He can jump, eat by himself and is purring. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) believes that Kiko can set the new world record as the world's oldest cat. Kiko has got so old because he has been not roaming, lived mostly indoors and has eaten well.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): He is fond of egg and fresh milk. He is an old-minded cat who doesn't care about the modern pet food, as Whiskas, for example.

UNIDENTIFIED TV 1 REPORTER: Thirty-one years old, Kiko enjoys purring, but every spring he loses his temper and chases dogs around the neighborhood.

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