31歲喵星人打破世界紀錄 成爲最長壽的貓
Veteran tabby Nutmeg has outlived all of his nine lives to become the world's oldest cat at the grand old age of 31.
一隻名叫肉豆蔻的老虎斑貓已經活得比九條命還要長了，它以31歲的高齡成爲了當今世界上最長壽的貓。That makes the OAP – old age pussycat – 141 in human years. Despite having just three teeth and being no longer willing to venture outside looking for adventure, Nutmeg is still going strong.
這隻“可以領退休金”的老貓相當於人類的141歲。儘管只剩下了三顆牙齒，也不再願意去室外探險，但肉豆蔻還是很健康。He inherits the title from Scooter, a Siamese from Mansfield, who was named a record breaker at the age of 30 by the Guinness Book Of World Records but died in May.
肉豆蔻是從Scooter手中接過的這個頭銜，那是一隻來自曼斯菲爾德的暹羅貓，曾經在30歲的時候打破了吉尼斯世界紀錄，成爲了最長壽的貓，但是在同年五月份去世了。
The average lifespan of a cat is about 15 years. However Nutmeg's owners Liz and Ian Finlay say the secret to their cat's long life is being spoilt rotten.
普通貓咪的壽命大約是15年，但是肉豆蔻的主人麗思和伊恩·芬利表示，他們讓寵物貓長壽的祕訣就是溺愛。
The couple, from Tyne and Wear, confess to regularly feeding him treats including tuna, cream and hot roast chicken.
來自泰恩威爾郡的這對夫婦稱，他們通常喂肉豆蔻的食物包括金槍魚、奶油和烤雞。Ian, 66, said: "Nutmeg has been very well cared for. He has his own room in the house."
66歲的男主人伊恩說道：“肉豆蔻得到了非常細緻認真的照顧，它在這個家中甚至有自己的房間。”Nutmeg has accompanied Ian and shop worker Liz, 62, through life as they celebrated landmark wedding anniversaries, moved home and mourned the loss of loved ones.
肉豆蔻一直陪伴在伊恩和已經62歲的車間工人麗思的身邊：無論是慶祝結婚紀念日、搬家或是當他們沉浸在失去親人的苦痛中的時候。Liz added: "Nutmeg is like a lovable old grandpa. He is very gentle."
麗思補充說道：“肉豆蔻像是一位可敬的老爺爺。他非常紳士。”But she admitted: "He has changed as he has got older – just like humans do. He is grumpier now and his meow is more like a growl.
但是她也承認：“隨着年齡的增加，它也在變化--就像人類一樣。現在的它性格暴躁而且聲音更像是在咆哮。”"He had a stroke last year and the vet told us we might want to consider putting him down. We decided that if he was going to die it would be with us at home, but he slowly recovered."
“去年它中風了，當時獸醫告訴我們，可能要考慮放下它了。我們當時想，如果它真的要死了，也要在我們的懷中、在家裏離世，但是它竟然慢慢的康復了。”
