Rosie ‘the oldest cat in the world’ dies aged 33

A much-loved moggy called Rosie, believed to beryllium the oldest cat in the world, has died astatine the ripe aged property of 33.

The tortoise-shell walked into the hallway of her location in Norwich, Norfolk, laic down and passed away, said her devoted proprietor Lila Brissett, 73.

Rosie was calved successful 1991 and turned 33 connected June 1, which successful feline years is an bonzer 152.

Lila ne'er got astir to registering her favored arsenic officially the oldest successful the world, but the existent Guinness Book of Records holder, a feline called Flossie from Kent, is simply a specified 28 years old.

Heartbroken Lila, who adopted Rosie erstwhile she was a kitten, said: ‘I miss her truthful much.

‘She wasn’t precise good and 1 time she conscionable walked into the hallway of the house, laid down and passed away.

‘There were tons of bully memories though and I’m blessed we had our clip together.’

Rosie became an indoor feline successful her aboriginal years and her favourite pastimes were eating and sleeping.

She was peculiarly fond of napping by a model successful Lila’s ground-floor level and was fed Purina One feline nutrient regular oregon she’d ‘kick up a fuss’.

Lila adopted Rosie aft a feline rescue work approached her to accidental the kitten needed rehoming arsenic her archetypal owners realised their girl was allergic.

Rosie’s mum was a grey rag doll – which gave Rosie her bushy squirrel process – and her dada is believed to person been a ginger tom.

Speaking antecedently astir her beloved pet, she said: ‘She’s rather a character.

‘Rosie sleeps by the model each time and, similar clockwork, she volition person immoderate nutrient and usage the litter tray.

‘There’s nary request for an alarm clock. All she does is eat, sleep, usage the litter tray and repeat.

‘I often person to cheque if she’s inactive live and breathing. I’m disquieted astir the time she crosses implicit the rainbow bridge. She’ll permission a large void.

‘I’ll miss her erstwhile she goes. But I’ll ne'er person her enactment down.’

A spokeswoman from Guinness World Records encouraged Lila to nonstop successful an exertion for Rosie for them to reappraisal past twelvemonth – but she ne'er got astir to filling it in.

The oldest feline ever is Creme Puff of Austin, Texas, who was calved connected August 3, 1967 and lived until August 6, 2005 – 38 years and 3 days.

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