Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005) was a
mixed tabby domestic cat
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, owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas. She was the
oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2010 edition of ''
Guinness World Records
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'',
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
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, 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. He was featured in an earlier version of the ''Guinness World Records'' as the (then) oldest cat ever.
Lifestyle
Creme Puff's owner, Jake Perry, said her diet consisted of dry cat food and claimed he supplemented it with broccoli,
eggs,
turkey bacon
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, coffee with cream, and—every two days—"an eyedropper full of red wine". Perry claimed that this diet was key to her longevity, and that the wine "circulated the arteries".
Perry turned his garage into a movie theater that played nature documentaries. He installed steps onto his walls for the cats to climb and built a screened enclosure in his backyard to allow the pets to enjoy the outdoors.
See also
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Aging in cats
Aging in cats is the process by which cats change over the course of their natural lifespans. The normal lifespan of domestic cats is in the range of 13 to 20 years. As cats senesce, they undergo predictable changes in health and behavior. Dental ...
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Bobi – allegedly the longest-lived dog
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Flossie – the oldest verified currently-living cat (as of January 2024)
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List of individual cats
This is a list of individual cats who have achieved some degree of popularity or notability.
Before the modern era
* Nedjem or Nojem (Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''nḏm'' "Sweet One" or "Sweetie"), 15th century BC. The cat of Puimre, second p ...
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List of longest-living cats
References
External links
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South Paws', a documentary about Jake Perry and his cats.
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1967 animal births
2005 animal deaths
History of Austin, Texas
Individual cats in the United States
Animal world record holders