World’s Oldest Cat Title up for Grabs
The oldest cat ever documented by the Guinness Book of World Records is Creme Puff, of Austin, Texas, who lived from August 3, 1967 until August 6, 2005 – three days after her 38th birthday. The title is now open after the feline previously thought to be the world’s current longest surviving cat could not be verified by Guinness.
A newspaper in the UK thinks it’s found some contenders, but although one is likely to win the crown as the Oldest Living Cat in Norwich, I don’t think they’ll be setting any world records.
One of these fabulous geezer cats is a Calico named Tigey, who is believed to have turned 25 in January. She lives with owners Barbara and Trafford Scott in Great Walsingham. Mrs Scott took her in when she was just less than a year old.
Tigey had been thrown out by her previous owners, who were neighbors of Mrs Scott’s. At the time, Tigey was pregnant with her second litter.
Mrs Scott, who had known Tigey since she was a kitten, founds homes for the litter but kept Tigey, who’s now queen of a roost that includes five other cats and two dogs. Aside from deafness and some leg weakness, Tigey is spritely and in good health.
“I think if a pet is well loved and they know they are, they do last longer,” said Mrs Scott.
“She is the matriarch, she keeps the others in order but she is also very spritely and can jump on the sofa and her appetite is very good. She is as deaf as a post but a lovely old girl.”
Fiona Laufs said her cat Penny could be verified by her vet as turning 24 this Fall.
She adopted Penny from the Cats Protection League when she was two in 1987 and agreed that love was the key to a feline’s long life.
Penny is also slightly deaf but “very feisty” said Mrs Laufs, adding that she loves a good game of “fetch.”
“I don’t think she realizes she’s a cat, she thinks she is a dog. She has no fear and is so confident. We have a ginger tom who is twice her size but she will whack him on the nose if he comes too near. She can still jump a little and doesn’t look her age either.”
A spokesman from the Guinness Book of World Records urged the two cat owners to come forward.
He said the most recent contender for oldest living cat in the world was Mischief who, according to the owners from Cornwall, is 27. But they could not provide the documentary evidence to substantiate Mischief’s age, so the title is still open. If you can document your geezer cat’s age, you should get in touch with Guinness.
According to experts, the first two years of a cat’s life are roughly equal to the first 25 of ours – and each additional year equals around four for us.
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My sisfur Boomer was a spring chicken compared to these girls! She went to the Bridge when she was 23.5. She had all her teeth and her fur was still beautiful, tho more white has crept in.
I thought my sisfur Trixie was amazing – she went to the Bridge when she was 26 years old. She was the sweetest little cat you could meet.
I adopted my first Siamese cat at the age of 16. His family was going overseas and couldn’t take him. He lived to be almost 21. I truly think because of modern medicine that we’ll be seeing cats live to their late twenties and beyond! The blood pressure machine they use on me is just like the one they use on mom… except much tinier! *giggles* It’s so cute!
Go kitties!
T.
Skeez, yoo shood entur Rocky in.
When mum 1st adopted me she took me to the vets for a check up. I was the oldest cat she’d ever known but the guy sitting next to us had a cat who was 25 years old. He’d taken in a cat and 3 kittens and they all lived into their 20’s. The 25 year old tabby was the last of the kittens and was in amazing shape. Mum will tell our vet about this so they can let the guy know.
Wow I must be a babe in Heaven, I was only 13, how very blessed to be able to live to be in your 20’s ,
MeWoW! That is pawsome that some kitties are living into their 20’s…and possibly their 30’s! *giggles* I am going to suprise them all and live a very long life too! My meowmy knows someone who says they have a cat that is 27 years old.
My beautiful “Mora” is a 19 year old, spayed Himalayan lady who I adopted when she was 8 years old. We are two old ladies living together – LOL! She is the most loveable cat I’ve ever had or known and she “talks” to me to tell me when she wants to be fed, also to greet me when I come home, and has her own little chirp sign to say “Good Morning Mom”. She gets lots and lots of loving, eats premium cat food especially made for kidney preventive diseases, along with canned chicken, and goes to the Vet every 6 weeks to have the tartar on her teeth removed. She still has all her teeth, gets complete blood work done every year, and a complete Vet health exam every 6 months. Hopefully, “Mora” will live for many, many more yearsl Her nickname is “My Love Bug”.