Poppy, the world’s oldest cat, dies at 24

TORONTO – Poppy, the world’s oldest cat, is dead. She was 24 (or 113 in cat years).

Poppy was born in England in 1990 and was officially named by Guinness World Records as the oldest living cat in May.

“We knew she was old but it’s still very upsetting,” the cat’s owner Jacqui West told British media.

Poppy died last Friday as a result of an infection.

“She had a bad week last week. She was on antibiotics on the Wednesday because of a water infection and her back legs just seemed to let her down,” West said.

According to Guinness World Records, the oldest cat in history was 38. Creme Puff died in August 2005.

Early this week Alexander Imich, the world’s oldest man, died at 111.