List of longest-living cats explained

This is a list of the oldest cats in the world, verified or not, listed by reported age, all of whom have attained the minimum age of 25 years. Aging in cats depends on breed, size and diet.

Some of the ages reported here are approximate. Others are based on either estimates or hearsay. Few of them have been confirmed by any authoritative agency. Creme Puff (1967–2005) of Austin, Texas, is the oldest verified cat ever, while Flossie (born 29 December 1995) is the oldest living confirmed verified cat (as of 2022), at 28 years.

RankNameBirth date Death date Age reported in most recent sourceDescription Sex Country of originRef.Notes
1Creme PuffAugust 3, 1967August 6, 2005Tabby mixFemaleUnited States[1] [2] Same owner as Granpa Rexs Allen
Baby1970March 200837–38 yearsBlack DSHMaleUnited States[3] [4]
2PussNovember 28, 1903November 29, 1939TabbyMaleUnited Kingdom[5]
Great Grandma Wad198736 – 37 yearsThai cat (Wichien Maat)FemaleThailand[6]
Squeak198736 – 37 yearsCalico catFemaleUnited States[7] [8]
3MaMay–June 1923November 5, 195734 years, 5 monthsTabby DSHFemaleUnited Kingdom[9] [10]
4Granpa Rexs AllenFebruary 1, 1964April 1, 199834 years, 2 monthsSphynx-Devon RexMaleUnited States[11] [12] [13] Age reported as 26 in 1996 newspaper article, then as 33 at death in 1998.
Owner later claimed to have "miscalculated" age[14]
SarahMarch 1982September 201533 years, 6 monthsFemaleNew Zealand[15] [16]
Patata198926 January 202333 yearsTabbyFemaleItaly[17]
Miez MazFebruary 201233 yearsMaleSwitzerland[18]
Sasha1986201933 yearsTortoiseshell catFemaleNorthern Ireland[19]
RubbleMay 1988July 3, 202032 years, 2 monthsMaine CoonMaleUnited Kingdom[20] Reference indicates the cat died just before reaching his 32nd birthday.
RosieJune 1, 199132 yearsTortoiseshell catFemaleUnited Kingdom[21]
TigerJuly 1988July 22, 202032 yearsGinger tabbyMaleUnited States[22]
5KittyJune 1957June 1989Just short of 32 yearsFemaleUnited Kingdom[23] Oldest recorded feline mother; gave birth to a litter of 2 kittens at the age of 30.
SpikeMay 1970July 200131 years, 2 monthsLonghair (Ginger and white)MaleUnited Kingdom[24] [25]
KikaJune 1987July 3, 201831 yearsFemaleSerbia[26]
Nutmeg1986August 29, 201731 yearsTabbyMaleUnited Kingdom[27] [28]
Chicchi1991October 202231 yearsFemaleItaly[29]
Tom1977200830 years, Black and white DSHMaleNorway[30] [31] Ref cites proof of castration from 1978, in conjunction with the cat's ear-marking. Put down due to poor health about half a year after turning 30 years.
WhiskeyAugust 1, 1985September 11, 2015Black and white DSHMaleUnited Kingdom[32]
HenryMarch 1986201630 yearsTabbyMaleUnited Kingdom[33]
6ScooterMarch 26, 1986April 8, 201630 years, 13 days Siamese catMaleUnited States[34]
Missan19852015[35] 30 yearsFemaleSweden[36]
Ebony1990April 16, 202030 years Black DSHFemaleUnited Kingdom[37]
7FlossieDecember 29, 199528 yearsTortoiseshell catFemaleUnited Kingdom[38] Guinness World Records verified as oldest living cat.
Soot1987201628 – 29 yearsBlack catMaleCanada[39]
Minky1994August 19, 202126 – 27 yearsPersian catFemaleSouth Korea[40] Oldest cat recorded in South Korea
Tiffany TwoMarch 13, 1988May 22, 2015Tortoiseshell catFemaleUnited States[41]
WadsworthMarch 6, 198638 yearsBlack and white DSHMaleUnited Kingdom[42]
Banjo198934 – 35 yearsMaleUnited Kingdom[43] Reference indicates year of birth could be as late as 1991.
Kataleena LadyMarch 11, 197727 yearsBurmese catFemaleAustralia[44] [45]
CorduroyAugust 1, 1989October 201627 yearsTabbyMaleUnited States[46] [47] [48]
Marduk199528 – 29 yearsBlack DSHMaleNew Zealand[49]
Hobo1986October 201226 yearsWhite DSHFemaleUnited States[50]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 2010 . Guinness World Records 2010 . Bantam; Reprint edition . 320 . 9780553593372 . The oldest cat ever was Creme Puff, who was born on August 3, 1967 and lived until August 6, 2005—38 years 3 days in total..
  2. News: Warren . Jessica . 23 October 2009 . Caterack Dies – World's Oldest Cat Was 30! . A report from MSNBC News notes that the oldest cat ever recorded was a 38-year-old feline named Creme Puff, according to a rep from Guinness World Records. . The National Ledger . 18 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509195341/http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/caterack-dies-worlds-oldest-491430.shtml . 9 May 2012.
  3. . 2007 . 37-Year Old Cat Still Going Strong . Baby won the oldest cat entry in a recent contest held by Cat Fancy magazine. Palusky's main evidence of Baby's age is a photo of him when he was 3; the photo is dated 1973 . Farm Show . 31 . 5 . 24.
  4. 2008 . The Feline Fountain of Youth. Cat Fancy. 51. 8. 10.
  5. Book: McWhirter, Norris . 1990 . Guinness 1990 Book of World Records . Bantam Books . 65 . 0553284525 . The oldest cat ever recorded was probably the tabby "Puss," owned by Mrs T. Holway of Clayhidon, Devon, England, who celebrated his 36th birthday on Nov 28, 1939 and died the next day.
  6. Web site: ทวดหวาด แมววิเชียรมาศที่จันทบุรี อายุ 34 ปี เท่ากับคน 160 ปี . th . 19 March 2021.
  7. News: Johnson City could be the home of the world's oldest cat . Smolka . Maggie . 23 January 2016 . WCYB-TV.
  8. Web site: World's oldest cat could live in Tennessee . 24 June 2016 . WTHR.
  9. Book: McWhirter, Norris . 1990 . Guinness 1990 Book of World Records . Bantam Books . 65 . 0553284525.
  10. Book: Wood, Gerald . Guinness Book of Pet Records . Sterling . 78 . 0851122957 . The greatest reliable age recorded for a cat is 34 years 5 months for a female tabby named 'Ma' owned by Mrs Alice St George Moore . March 1985.
  11. Maggitti . Phil . April–May 2009 . Owners/History: Granpa Rexs Allen . Sphynx Breeders / Enthusiast Newsletter . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131080917/http://sphynxnewsletter.com/sections/archives/vol1_issue2_2009/granparexs.html . 31 January 2013 . dead.
  12. Granpa Rexs Allen - 32 Year old Sphynx cat - 1999 Cat of the Year . CNN News . . 1999 . He's often mistaken for a Chihuahua but this is the nation's oldest known cat who has well outlived his nine lives. Meet Granpa Rexs Allen - part Rex, part Sphynx - celebrating his 32nd birthday. That's 32 in human years, 165 in cat years..
  13. Web site: How to Raise a 165-Year-Old Cat . Couch . Christina . 15 December 2015 . Atlas Obscura.
  14. Maggitti . Phil . April–May 2009 . Owners/History: Granpa Rexs Allen . Sphynx Breeders / Enthusiast Newsletter . In noting his passing, the Austin American-Statesman began, 'Grandpa Rexs Allen, possibly the oldest cat in the United States at 33, died Wednesday morning at his Austin home. His owner said the cause of death was pneumonia.' The article also mentioned that 'Perry had hoped to get Grandpa into the Guinness Book of Records. The oldest cat in that book is an English feline that died at 34. Perry still thinks Grandpa may get into the book - he said he might have miscalculated the cat's age, and Grandpa may have been 34 already.' Eager to learn how Granpa, who had been a reported 26 and an estimated 31 in 1996, had gotten to be 33 just two years later, Cats & Kittens spoke with Jake Perry last spring. . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131080917/http://sphynxnewsletter.com/sections/archives/vol1_issue2_2009/granparexs.html . 31 January 2013 . dead.
  15. Web site: Plucky Sarah may be NZ's oldest cat . O'Callaghan . Jody . 13 June 2013. Stuff.co.nz.
  16. Web site: Kiwi cat vying for oldest moggy record dies . O'Callaghan . Jody . 9 September 2015 . Stuff.co.nz.
  17. Web site: Tarroni . Andrea . Ravenna, la gatta più anziana d'Italia è morta a 33 anni: sola e al gelo in un campo . Corriere Romagna . 10 February 2023.
  18. Web site: One of world's oldest cats mistakenly put down by vet . 14 February 2012.
  19. News: Northern Ireland cat Sasha could be world's oldest at 31 . Deeney . Donna . 21 July 2017 . Belfast Telegraph.
  20. Web site: World's oldest cat celebrates 30th birthday . . March 7, 2019 . June 2018.
  21. Web site: Norwich: 'Oldest cat' Rosie turns 32 with salmon birthday cake . 7 June 2023 . BBC News.
  22. Web site: Meet Tiger, 31, The Oldest Living Cat in Illinois . Krauser . Mike . 3 August 2019 . Radio.com.
  23. Book: McWhirter, Norris . 1995 . The Guinness Book of Records 1996 . Random House . 63 . 0553542273.
  24. Book: Allred, Alexandra Powe . 2005 . Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies, and Feline Oddities . registration . Potomac Books, Inc. . 218 . 1574888587.
  25. Web site: World's oldest cat dies . 11 July 2001 . BBC News.
  26. https://minja.cat/prica-o-jednoj-rekorderki-kika-macka-iz-srbije-je-zivela-31-godinu-i-bila-je-najstarija-ziva-maca-na-svetu/ PRIČA O JEDNOJ REKORDERKI: Kika, mačka iz Srbije, je živela 31 GODINU i bila je NAJSTARIJA ŽIVA MACA NA SVETU!
  27. Web site: Meet the world's OLDEST cat: Nutmeg the grumpy tabby who is going strong at 31-years-old . Jeeves . Paul . 28 January 2016 . Daily Express.
  28. http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/15/worlds-oldest-cat-dies-at-the-age-of-32-thats-144-in-cat-years-6929779/ World’s oldest cat dies at the age of 32 (that’s 144 in cat years)
  29. News: Moretto . Tommaso . Addio alla gatta dei record: Chicchi, 31 anni, sbranata da un cane . . 23 October 2022 . it.
  30. Web site: Norges eldste katt? . . 25 November 2022 . 18 July 2007 . no.
  31. Web site: Norges eldste katt er død . . 25 November 2022 . 19 January 2008 . no.
  32. News: Whiskey, 'world's oldest' cat, dies aged 30 in Buckinghamshire . 14 September 2015 . The Daily Telegraph.
  33. Web site: Could this Norwich cat be the oldest feline in the world? . Anderson . Stuart . 30 May 2016 . Eastern Daily Press.
  34. Web site: Oldest cat in the world, Scooter, dies aged 30 . . 7 March 2019 . 14 May 2016.
  35. Web site: Rekordkatt i Karlskoga död . 12 May 2023 . Nerikes Allehanda . sv.
  36. Web site: Meet the world's oldest cat, Missan, who turns 30 this year . 23 February 2013 . WGN-TV.
  37. 02/05/2023 . Loose Women . Loose Women . . . 2 May 2023 . My cat Ebony was born in 1990 and died just over three years ago in April 2020, at the beginning of COVID..
  38. News: Green . Vicki . Shadijanova . Diyora . 2024-01-05 . Experience: I own the world’s oldest living cat . 2024-01-07 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  39. Web site: Toronto feline claiming to be oldest cat in the world . Brown . Audra . 17 August 2015 . CityNews.
  40. Web site: South Korea's longest living cat, Minky passed away . Kim . Jisook . 20 August 2021 . The Hankyoreh.
  41. Web site: Oldest cat living: Tiffany Two from California claims world record . GuinnessWorldRecords.com . Dan . Thorne . 6 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150401231132/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/2/california-cat-tiffany-two-claims-the-record-for-oldest-cat-living-370934 . 1 April 2015 . 4 June 2015.
  42. Web site: Wadsworth, 27-Year-Old British Cat, May Be The World's Oldest . 14 March 2013 . Huffington Post.
  43. Web site: Twentysomething Shelter Kitty Dubbed 'Britain's Oldest Cat' Finds Forever Home . Jamieson . Amy . 27 September 2016 . People.
  44. Book: Whitlark . Kevin . Regan . Patrick . 2005 . The Red Cat Society: Keeping Life Frisky, Fun, and Fabulous! . Andrews McMeel Publishing . According to Guinness World Records, the oldest living cat is a Burmese called Kataleena Lady who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kataleena Lady was born on March 11, 1977. Roll on, you saucy Aussie!.
  45. Book: Allred, Alexandra Powe . 2011 . Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies, and Feline Oddities . Potomac Books . 9781612342931 . As of 2004 Guinness recognizes Kataleena Lady of Victoria, Australia, as the oldest living cat, born on March 1, 1977..
  46. Web site: Swatman . Rachel . Spotlight: Corduroy is crowned the oldest living cat . Guinness World Records . 13 August 2015 . 14 August 2015.
  47. Web site: Hetter . Katia . Corduroy, 26, named oldest living cat. Cable News Network . 13 August 2015 . 14 August 2015.
  48. Web site: Cat believed to be world's oldest is missing, presumed dead . www.cbsnews.com . 19 June 2019.
  49. Web site: pg 2 Kaipara's Elder Feline . 14 September 2021 . Kaipara Lifestyler.
  50. Web site: Oldest Cat in Louisiana Celebrated 26th Birthday . Ray . Debbie . 26 March 2012 . KTDY.

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