Other name(s) | Crème Puff |
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Species | Felis catus |
Breed | Domestic short-haired cat |
Sex | Female |
Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | August 3, 1967
Died | August 6, 2005 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 38)
Known for | Longest lived cat certified by Guinness World Records |
Owner | Jake Perry |
Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005) was a mixed tabby domestic cat, owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas. She was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records,[1][2][3] when she died aged 38 years and 3 days.
Perry had another cat, Granpa Rexs Allen, who was the sixth oldest cat ever recorded. Perry said Granpa was born in Paris, France, on February 1, 1964, and died aged 34 years and 59 days on April 1, 1998. Granpa was posthumously awarded 1999 Cat of the Year by Cats & Kittens magazine.[4] He was featured in an earlier version of the Guinness World Records as the (then) oldest cat ever.[5]
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.
A report from MSNBC News notes that the oldest cat ever recorded was a 36-year-old feline named Creme Puff, according to a rep from Guinness World Records.