List of oldest cats
Appearance
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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.
Oldest cats by reported age
Rank | Name | Birth date | Death date | Reported age | 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 | Ma | May–June 1923 | November 5, 1957 | 34 years, 5 months | Tabby DSH | female | United Kingdom | [7][8] | ||||
5 | Granpa Rexs Allen | February 1, 1964 | April 1, 1998 | 34 years, 2 months | Sphynx-Devon Rex | male | United States | [9][10][11] | Age reported as 26 in 1996 newspaper article, then as 33 at death in 1998. Owner later claimed to have "miscalculated" age[12] | |||
6 | Sarah | March 1982 | September 2015 | 33 years, 6 months | female | New Zealand | [13][14] | |||||
7 | Miez Maz | c. 1979 | February 2012 | 33 years | male | Switzerland | [15] | |||||
8 | Sasha | 1986 | 2019 | 33 years | Tortoiseshell cat | female | United Kingdom | [16] | ||||
9 | Rubble | May 1988 | July 2020 | 32 years, 2 months | Maine Coon | male | United Kingdom | [17] | Reference indicates the cat died just before reaching his 32nd birthday. | |||
10 | Tiger | July 1988 | July 22, 2020 | 32 years | Ginger tabby | male | United States | [18] | ||||
11 | Kitty | July 1957 | June 1989 | 31 years, 11 months | Black DSH | female | United Kingdom | [19] | Oldest recorded feline mother; gave birth to a litter of 2 kittens at the age of 30. | |||
12 | Spike | May 1970 | July 2001 | 31 years, 2 months | Longhair (Ginger and white) | male | United Kingdom | [20][21] | ||||
13 | Nutmeg | 1986 | August 29, 2017 | 31 years | Tabby | male | United Kingdom | [22][23] | ||||
14 | Whiskey | August 1, 1985 | September 11, 2015 | 30 years, 41 days | Black and white DSH | male | United Kingdom | [24] | ||||
15 | Henry | March 1986 | 30 years | Tabby | male | United Kingdom | [25] | Oldest living cat[26] | ||||
16 | Scooter | March 26, 1986 | April 2016 | 30 years | Siamese cat | male | United States | [27] | ||||
17 | Missan | 1985 | 29 years | female | Sweden | [28] | ||||||
18 | Squeak | 1987 | 29 years | Calico cat | female | United States | [29][30] | |||||
19 | Cola | November 1985 | 28 years | Black cat | female | United Kingdom | [31] | |||||
20 | Soot | 1987 | 28 years | Black cat | male | Canada | [32] | |||||
21 | Tattie | May 5, 1991 | 28 years | Calico cat | female | Canada | [33][34] | |||||
22 | Tiffany Two | March 13, 1988 | May 22, 2015 | 27 years, 70 days | Tortoiseshell cat | female | United States | [35] | ||||
23 | Wadsworth | March 6, 1986 | 27 years | Black and white DSH | male | United Kingdom | [36] | |||||
24 | Banjo | 1989 | 27 years | male | United Kingdom | [37] | Reference indicates year of birth could be as late as 1991. | |||||
25 | Kataleena Lady | March 11, 1977 | 27 years | Burmese cat | Australia | [38][39] | ||||||
26 | Corduroy | August 1, 1989 | October 2016 | 27 years | Tabby | male | United States | [40][41][42] | ||||
27 | Tammy | March 1990 | 26 years, 26 days | Black-and-white longhair | female | United Kingdom | ||||||
28 | Hobo | 1986 | 26 years | White DSH | female | United States | [43] | Biscuit | 10 years | Female | United Kingdom
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