World's Oldest Living Cat Gets Adopted And Given The Best Years Of Her Life

"She’s the oldest cat I’ve ever met – around 140 in human years.”

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• March 23, 2024

Flossie, a tortoiseshell cat from Orpington, UK, is the oldest living cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Depending on your cat's age calculator, the cat is almost 125 years old in human years.

She is 27 years old in cat years and will turn 28 soon enough. However, cats often live 13 to 14 years on average, with any age over 15 being considered geriatric.

Crème Puff, who lived for 38 years and 3 days, was the oldest cat ever verified to have survived. The cat died in 2005.

Flossie is deaf and has poor vision, but other than that, she is in good health for her elderly age. She occasionally requires assistance with grooming and misses the litter box, but other than that, she's doing great.

The cat "never turns her nose up at the chance of a good meal" and she loves to lay in her yellow blanket. After outliving her first two hoomans, the cat ended up at Cat's Protection, where the staff members were shocked to see her medical history.

"We were flabbergasted when we saw that Flossie’s vet records showed her to be 27 years old,” said Naomi Rosling from Cats Protection. “She’s the oldest cat I’ve ever met – around 140 in human years.”

Meet Flossie, the oldest living cat

The aging cat needed a home where she would receive proper care, and that is how her current "owner," Vicki Green, was selected by the rescuers. Flossie was the first senior cat that Green found in the search results when she deliberately looked for one online.

She wanted to give Flossie the best years of her life because she thought she was "perfect" right away. She had previously taken care of four elderly cats, one of whom was 21 years old.

Flossie is heading to his new home

She hopes the story will inspire others to adopt senior pets and that she can provide the cat with a nice retirement.

"I knew from the start that Flossie was a special cat, but I didn’t imagine I’d share my home with a world record holder,” said Green.“She’s so affectionate and playful, especially sweet when you remember how old she is. I’m immensely proud that Cats Protection matched me with such an amazing cat,” she added.

She misses the litter box and needs help grooming

Green claims in an interview with Guinness that she believes the renowned cat owns the house. At night, they snuggle together in the same bed.

“I feel like I’m not sharing my home with the oldest cat, I feel like this is her home and I’m encroaching on her space,” Green said.

She’s so affectionate and playful

Here is Guinness World Records' Flossie and Green's video:

Born close to a Liverpool hospital, Flossie was saved in December 1995 by a Merseyside medical employee. Flossie's littermates were adopted by other employees.

Say hello to Flossie

After they both died ten years later, she moved in with their sister, who died 14 years later. The cat, who was then 24 years old, was then taken care of by the woman's son.

After keeping Flossie for a few years, he had to make the painful choice to give her over to Cats Protection. Adopting a cat responsibly means putting the needs of the animal before one's own emotions and we're happy Flossie is in a great place now.

Maryjane