Spry 20-year-old cat who loves people and junk food greets the kids of the neighborhood every day when they come home from school: 'She sits out to greet them and they all know her name'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Mar 11, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Cats love babies and children. That is the conclusion that we have to over the past couple of weeks. We don't know why so many stories of cats being obsessed with children have been coming out lately, but they have, and we love them. Every single one of them. We want to believe that one day, when we are going to have babies of our own, our cats are going to be best friends with them. We want to believe that desperately, but you never know, right? Except maybe you do. 

Maybe cats have a soft spot for kids. This senior kitty definitely does. She's sassy, she is quirky, and she is friggin' spry for a 20-year-old cat. And look, she has some habits that we are not the biggest fans of. Eating only junk food is bad for you, even if you are a cat. And crossing the street… at least she looks in both directions every time. But her love for children… that, we're obsessed with, and we hope that she lives many, many more years making many, many more kids happy. 

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    "Chicken ~ 20 years old and still living her best life!"

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  • 20 years is an amazing life to live as a cat, and it's amazing to see her still so energetic and enjoying every moment. We hope she breaks the record - that she becomes the oldest cat who has ever lived. She certainly seems determined to do it. 

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    "Everyone loved 20 year old Chicken, she thanks you all for your comments! Her story…"

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    I adopted Chicken around my 19th birthday. She was rescued from a closet of a high school girl who was hiding her from her family. The night she was brought to me I was at work so I kept her in the bathroom of the restaurant I worked at (I locked the door and put up an "out of service" sign to keep her safe).
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    Chicken has ALWAYS been an indoor/outdoor cat in San Diego. She refuses to be indoors no matter the weather and when she is inside more than a few hours she is noticeably miserable. Her diet has mostly been trashy junk food and likely small rodents she hunts.
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    I've never seen her catch or eat a bird. I got her so young and didn't know the difference so I gave her Friskies Seafood Sensations and whatever wet food/treats were on sale at the time. As I got older I realized the food I was giving her was junk and I tried to change to more healthy foods however she REFUSED to eat anything else. She
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    would rather starve if she can't have her junk food. I have had 8. other cats within Chicken's lifetime and all but one were indoors 100% of the time and were given high quality (sometimes prescription) food. All of my other kitties have passed the rainbow bridge while this old girl thrives by living on the edge every day.
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    Chicken adopted a neighbor across the street as her second family and they also feed her (I pay them "child support" to cover her food and treats). Chicken has two full time households that love her and let her in anytime she asks. She goes out to
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    the sidewalk to greet every pedestrian and even though it scares the sh out of all of us, she looks both ways to cross the street when she makes her daily trips between houses. Her favorite time of day is when the school kids walk to and from school. She sits out to greet them and they all know her name. The school is K-6 and many kids got to enjoy their entire school years with Chicken as their mascot.
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    Chicken has had 1 surgery for an impacted tooth (2 years ago) and 1 surgery for an abscess after a fight with another cat (about 15 years ago). Why did the Chicken cross the road? For treats and love of course.
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  • This one has lived a long and full life, and we can only wish for every cat to be as healthy as she is at the age that she's at. She has made a lot of people happy over her life already, and this post has most likely added a couple more millions to that list. 

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    SnowMeadowhawk She has an amazing life from a cat point of view: • two households that adore her, and full classes of children that love her • access to whichever food she wants • allowed to go outside, but also to explore 2 houses; I could even say she's a proud owner of 2 houses • companionship of other cats in the household • abundance of potential prey, but also plenty of toys, I assume Basically, this is what winning in life looks like for a cat
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    VeganSchmeatBall OP You're so right, she absolutely lives the dream!
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    recyclar13 genetics loads the g n; lifestyle pulls the trigger. she's wonderful! and has great genes.
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    VeganSchmeatBall OP Her lifestyle is trash, I bet she would live to 30 if she would give up her junk food and dangerous antics
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    BobaAndSushi Chicken is like those old people who smoke and drank since the age of 12 and live to the age of 100. She is the cat version.
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    VeganSchmeatBall OP Oh you're so right!!!
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