This is a list of the oldest cats in the world, 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 estimates or hearsay. Few of them have been confirmed by any authoritative agency.
Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Age reported in most recent source | Description | Sex | Country | Ref | Notes |
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1 | Creme Puff | August 3, 1967 | August 6, 2005 | 38 years, 3 days | Tabby mix | female | United States | [1][2][3] | Same owner as Granpa Rexs Allen |
2 | Baby | 1970 | March 2008 | 38 years | Black DSH | male | United States | [4][5] | |
3 | Puss | November 28, 1903 | November 29, 1939 | 36 years, 1 day | Tabby | male | United Kingdom | [6] | |
4 | Great Grandma Wad | 1987 | 35 years | Wichien Maat | female | Thailand | [7] | ||
5 | Ma | May–June 1923 | November 5, 1957 | 34 years, 5 months | Tabby DSH | female | United Kingdom | [8][9] | |
6 | Granpa Rexs Allen | February 1, 1964 | April 1, 1998 | 34 years, 2 months | Sphynx-Devon Rex | male | United States | [10][11][12] | Age reported as 26 in 1996 newspaper article, then as 33 at death in 1998. Owner later claimed to have "miscalculated" age[13] |
7 | Sarah | March 1982 | September 2015 | 33 years, 6 months | female | New Zealand | [14][15] | ||
8 | Miez Maz | c. 1979 | February 2012 | 33 years | male | Switzerland | [16] | ||
9 | Sasha | 1986 | 2019 | 33 years | Tortoiseshell cat | female | Northern Ireland | [17] | |
10 | Rubble | May 1988 | July 3, 2020 | 32 years, 2 months | Maine Coon | male | United Kingdom | [18] | Reference indicates the cat died just before reaching his 32nd birthday. |
11 | Tiger | July 1988 | July 22, 2020 | 32 years | Ginger tabby | male | United States | [19] | |
12 | Kitty | June/July 1957 | June 1989 | Just short of 32 years | female | United Kingdom | [20] | Oldest recorded feline mother; gave birth to a litter of 2 kittens at the age of 30. | |
13 | Spike | May 1970 | July 2001 | 31 years, 2 months | Longhair (Ginger and white) | male | United Kingdom | [21][22] | |
14 | Nutmeg | 1986 | August 29, 2017 | 31 years | Tabby | male | United Kingdom | [23][24] | |
15 | Chicchi | c. 1991 | October 2022 | 31 years | female | Italy | [25] | ||
16 | Whiskey | August 1, 1985 | September 11, 2015 | 30 years, 41 days | Black and white DSH | male | United Kingdom | [26] | |
17 | Henry | March 1986 | 30 years | Tabby | male | United Kingdom | [27] | ||
18 | Scooter (cat) | March 26, 1986 | April 8, 2016 | 30 years, 13 days | Siamese cat | male | United States | [28] | |
19 | Missan | 1985 | 29 years | female | Sweden | [29] | |||
20 | Squeak | 1987 | 29 years | Calico cat | female | United States | [30][31] | ||
21 | Cola | November 1985 | 28 years | Black cat | female | United Kingdom | [32] | ||
22 | Soot | 1987 | 28 years | Black cat | male | Canada | [33] | ||
23 | Minky | 1994 | August 19, 2021 | 27 years | Persian cat | female | South Korea | [34] | Oldest cat recorded in South Korea |
24 | Tiffany Two | March 13, 1988 | May 22, 2015 | 27 years, 70 days | Tortoiseshell cat | female | United States | [35] | |
25 | Wadsworth | March 6, 1986 | 27 years | Black and white DSH | male | United Kingdom | [36] | ||
26 | Banjo | 1989 | 27 years | male | United Kingdom | [37] | Reference indicates year of birth could be as late as 1991. | ||
27 | Kataleena Lady | March 11, 1977 | 27 years | Burmese cat | Australia | [38][39] | |||
28 | Corduroy | August 1, 1989 | October 2016 | 27 years | Tabby | male | United States | [40][41][42] | |
29 | Marduk | 1995 | 27 years | Black DSH | male | New Zealand | [43] | ||
30 | Hobo | 1986 | October 2012 | 26 years | White DSH | female | United States | [44] |
The oldest cat ever was Creme Puff, who was born on August 3, 1967 and lived until november 8, 2022–55 years 2 days in total.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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!
As of 2004 Guinness recognizes Kataleena Lady of Victoria, Australia, as the oldest living cat, born on March 1, 1977.
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