At 33 years old, a cat who was thought to be the oldest cat in the world passed away.
This week, Rosie, a fluffy tortoiseshell, went away in the hallway of her Norwich, Norfolk, house, with her 73-year-old proud owner Lila Brissett at her side.
Although Flossie, a 28-year-old cat from Kent, was born in 1995, she held the unofficial title of “world’s oldest cat” since her birth in 1991.
On June 1st of this year, Rosie turned 33. She passed away at the age of 152 in human years.
Heartbroken Lila, who adopted Rosie when she was a kitten, said: “I miss her so much. She wasn’t very well and one day she just walked into the hallway of the house, laid down and passed away.”
“There were lots of good memories though and I’m happy we had our time together.”
In the 1990s, Lila received a call from a cat rescue about Rosie, who was in need of a new home after her original family discovered their daughter had an allergy.
The widow Lila was delighted to have Rosie stay at her house.
Lilia talked about her worries about Rosie’s impending death as she grew older.
“I often have to check if she’s still alive and breathing. I’m worried about the day she crosses over the rainbow bridge. She’ll leave a big void,” Lila said.
“I’ll miss her when she goes. But I’ll never have her put down.”
The oldest cat on record, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is 27 years old.
