Creme Puff (cat)
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Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005) was a mixed tabby domestic cat, owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas, US. 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.
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Other name(s) | Crème Puff |
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Species | Felis catus |
Breed | Domestic short-haired cat |
Sex | Female |
Born | (1967-08-03)August 3, 1967 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 2005(2005-08-06) (aged 38) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Known for | Longest lived cat certified by Guinness World Records |
Owner | Jake Perry |
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Perry had another cat, Granpa Rexs Allen, who he said was born in Paris, France, on February 1, 1964 and died aged 34 years and 59 days on April 1, 1998. The sixth oldest cat ever known, 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]