Voici une liste des plus vieux chats du monde, par ordre décroissant d'âge jusqu'à un âge minimum de 24 ans. La longévité du chat dépend de la race, de la taille et de la diète.
Certains des âges donnés sont approximatifs. D'autres sont des âges estimés, voire des rumeurs. Peu d'entre eux ont été homologués.
↑(en) Alexandra Powe Allred, Cats' Most Wanted : The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies, and Feline Oddities, Potomac Books, , 334 p. (ISBN978-1-61234-293-1 et 1-61234-293-0, lire en ligne)
« As of 2004 Guinness recognizes Kataleena Lady of Victoria, Australia, as the oldest living cat, born on mars 1, 1977. »
↑(en) Kevin Whitlark et Patrick Regan, The Red Cat Society : Keeping Life Frisky, Fun, and Fabulous!, Andrews McMeel Publishing,
« According to Guinness World Records, the oldest living cat is a Burmese called Kataleena Lady who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kataleena Lady was born on mars 11, 1977. Roll on, you saucy Aussie! »
« The oldest cat ever was Creme Puff, who was born on August 3, 1967 and lived until August 6, 2005–38 ans and 3 days in total. »
↑« Oldest cat ever », Guinness World Records Corporate (consulté le )
↑(en) Jessica Warren, « Caterack Dies – World's Oldest Cat Was 30! », The National Ledger, (lire en ligne [archive du ], consulté le ) :
« A report from MSNBC News notes that the oldest cat ever recorded was a 38-year-old feline named Creme Puff, according to a rep from Guinness World Records. »
↑Épisode Granpa Rexs Allen - 32 Year old Sphynx cat - 1999 Cat of the Year de la série CNN News.
↑(en) Phil Maggitti, « Owners/History: Granpa Rexs Allen » [archive du ], Sphynx Breeders / Enthusiast Newsletter, avril–mai 2009 : « In noting his passing, the Austin American-Statesman began, “Grandpa Rexs Allen, possibly the oldest cat in the États-Unis at 33, died Wednesday morning at his Austin home. His owner said the cause of death was pneumonia.” The article also mentioned that “Perry had hoped to get Grandpa into the Guinness Book of Records. The oldest cat in that book is an English feline that died at 34. Perry still thinks Grandpa mai get into the book - he said he might have miscalculated the cat's age, and Grandpa mai have been 34 already.” Eager to learn how Granpa, who had been a reported 26 and an estimated 31 in 1996, had gotten to be 33 just two ans later, Cats & Kittens spoke with Jake Perry last spring. »