![]() Cats do not suffer from myocardial infarction (heart attack) as people do. (Another British cat was recorded to be 34 years old when they died in 1957, but it was not documented by Guinness.) 7. Spike lived in Dorset, England with his owner, an aromatherapist named Mo Elkington. Until 2001, when he passed away at the ripe old age of 31 (that’s 140 in human years, but who’s counting?), Spike was still happily chasing spiders and enjoying life. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the oldest cat on record was a domestic longhair named Spike. Many cats will continue to breathe and have muscle movements after their heart has stopped. The same is thought to be true for dogs and cats. When humans die, the sense of sight is the first to go and hearing is the last. Many cats will suffer for hours or even days before they die. Many cat owners think that when a cat goes off to “die,” it is a peaceful death. This is a defensive mechanism to prevent predators from spotting them in a vulnerable state. ![]() ![]() ![]() It takes active muscle control to close the eyes. Here are 12 facts you may not know about cat death (and animal death in general): 1. Losing a pet is always hard, but understanding the process can make things a bit easier. ![]()
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