World's oldest cat Rosie passes away at age 33

According to a report by The Sun on Sept. 15, a cat named Rosie, believed to be the oldest cat in the world, has passed away at the age of 33.

She died at the equivalent age of 152 in human years.

Rosie's owner, Lila, adopted her from a shelter in the 1990s. Rosie was born on June 1, 1991. Her mother was a grey Ragdoll cat, and her father was a ginger tom. Rosie had distinctive black markings on her face and a bushy "squirrel-like" tail.

Lila described Rosie as having a strong personality and a very disciplined lifestyle. She ate at the same times every day but would only eat a specific brand of cat food. She also used the litter box at a regular schedule.

In her later years, Rosie mostly stayed indoors, enjoying simple pleasures like eating and sleeping. She often napped by the window. Lila mentioned noticing that Rosie had been feeling unwell recently.

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, Lila said.

A spokeswoman from Guinness World Records encouraged Lila to send in an application for Rosie for them to review last year, but she never got around to it.

According to Guinness World Records, the current oldest living cat is Flossie, who was born on Dec. 29, 1995, and is now 28 years old. 

The world record for the oldest cat belongs to Creme Puff from Austin, Texas, who was born on Aug. 3, 1967, and lived until Aug. 6, 2005, reaching the age of 38 years and three days.

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