Retired Point Loma attorney Sharron Voorhees, 73, has owned two tortoiseshell cats named Tiffany.
\nTiffany One died of cancer after less than a year of ownership. Tiffany Two, whom Voorhees bought years later and named after Tiffany One (whom she strongly resembles), just turned 27 this March 13.
\nThat makes Tiffany Two the world\u2019s oldest living cat, the equivalent of more than 125 human years, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
\nProud to be the owner of such a prestigious pussy, Voorhees, who also owns two dogs and two other cats, recounted how she first acquired Tiffany Two.
\n“I stopped at a pet shop in Miramar to buy some food,” she explained, “and there was a big sign that said, \u2018We\u2019re going out of business at 5 p.m.\u2019 It was 4 p.m. There was this tortoiseshell cat that was almost identical to my first Tiffany, and I thought, \u2018I wonder what will happen if nobody buys her.\u2019”
\nVoorhees then drove home, which took about 20 minutes.
\n“I had to turn around,” Voorhees said. “I got back to the pet shop at five minutes to 5 p.m., and I plunked down $10, and that\u2019s how Tiffany came to live with me. That was 27 years ago, and I\u2019ve always said, \u2018That\u2019s the best $10 I\u2019ve ever spent.\u2019”
\nVoorhees claims she hasn\u2019t done anything special with her kitty, whom she noted has “eaten Whiskas all her life, mostly the dry, but in recent years, the moist, too.”
\n“She\u2019s a good eater,” added Voorhees. “I had to laugh. She still crunches the dry food, which means her teeth are still good.”
\nTiffany Two has always been an outdoor cat but is kept indoors now due to her age. But she still gets out, much to Voorhees\u2019 surprise.
\n“She got out about four months ago,” Voorhees said, “and I was desperate to find her, which I did in my next-door neighbor\u2019s yard. She had scaled a six-foot fence. She jumped back over the fence and looked at me like I had lost my mind. I was astonished.”
\nWhen she learned she was the owner of the world\u2019s oldest known cat, Voorhees’ only response was to reply, “I never thought my 15 minutes of fame would come through like that.”
\nNoting Tiffany Two would fit right in at Hogwarts Academy of the Harry Potter book series because her colors are “Halloweeny,” Voorhees noted her elderly cat gets along just fine with her other animals as long as they respect her “space.”
\n“She has her special spot, which right now is the very exact middle of the staircase,” said Voorhees. “She\u2019s the matriarch. The other animals just walk around or jump over her. She\u2019s OK with that.”
\nVoorhees said she feels lucky because both Tiffanys, and all the other cats she\u2019s had, “have all been very affectionate and loving.
\n“I\u2019ve never had a snooty cat,” Voorhees said, adding, “I don\u2019t believe all that stuff about cats being hard to get along with.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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