Meet Flossie, Wrold’s Oldest Living Cat

The 26 year old cat from southeast London had a human equivalent age of 120 years old.The record-breaking pet is in good health

Flossie, a British cat has been named the world’s oldest living cat by Guinness World Records.

Guinness reports that the 26 year old cat from southeast London had a human equivalent age of 120 years old.

The record-breaking pet is in good health, although poorly sighted and deaf.

The journey of Flossie to confirm her record began in August 2022 when she was handed in the care of Cats Protection, the leading cat protection charity in the UK.

“We were flabbergasted when we saw that Flossie’s vet records showed her to be 27 years old,” said Cats Protection’s Branch Co-ordinator Naomi Rosling upon the incredible discovery.

Flossie, the brown-and-black cat with a gentle disposition has seen different homes throughout her long life.

Flossie’s story begins in December 1995, when she was adopted by a worker at the Merseyside hospital.

At the time, she roamed free as a young stray and lived in a colony of cats close to the hospital.

Some workers took pity on the kitties, only a few months old at the time, and decided to each adopt one.

After living the first few months of her life as a feral cat, Flossie lived with her first owner, a woman for 10 years until she died.

After that, her sister took her in and raised her for 14 years, until she too passed away.

After that, Flossie stayed with the sister’s son for the next three years until he gave her to Cats Protection due to a personal situation.

Flossie has now found a new home with Vicki Green, who is skilled in taking care of older cats.

Green who is her current owner, says that she is still playful and curious, unbothered by her deafness, and quickly adapts to new environments despite her lack of sight.

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