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Steve Ginther Recreates His 2006 Kitten Photo With Dublin, Now 20

October 20, 2026 1 Min Read

Steve Ginther adopted a kitten named Dublin in 2006. In a photo from February of that year, a much younger Steve holds the tiny cat in his hands. Twenty years later, he took the same photo again.

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Same pose, 20 years apart

Ginther posted the two photos together for Dublin’s 20th birthday. In the second one, he and Dublin are in the same position, and both look older.

The post went viral, and one TikTok post about the story drew about 56,000 likes. People described it as a look at growing older together.

How old 20 is for a cat

Pet-care guides put the average indoor cat lifespan at 16 to 18 years. Some cats reach 20. A cat that age is often compared to a human past 95, and one guide lists a 20-year-old indoor cat at about 96 in human years.