The 'world's oldest cat' has died at the age of 31 as his heartbroken owner, 52, who used to be given him as a kitten for her twentieth birthday will pay tribte to her cherished Rubble.-
Michele Heritage, 52, received Rubble as a kitten on her twentieth birthday and they have been inseparable ever since.
Rubble, a fluffy Maine Coon grew to become the oldest pussycat in the world after achieving 31 years historical - the equal of nearly a hundred and fifty in human years - in May remaining year.
The geriatric moggy had no precise fitness troubles however handed away from historical age, turning into very thin, and went throughout the avenue 'but by no means got here back', stated his owner

The world's oldest cat, Rubble regrettably handed away at the age of 31-almost one hundred fifty in human years. Pictured with owner Michele Heritage,52


But Michele, from Exeter, has printed that unfortunately he died earlier than turning 32.
She places his gorgeous durability down to the truth she by no means had her very own youngsters and pampered him like her child.


She said: 'He would have been 32 in May so it was once such an achievement. He used to be an excellent partner that I had the pleasure to stay with for such a lengthy time.
'I bought him simply earlier than my twentieth birthday when he was once a kitten.'

Rubble beat the oldest residing cat report of Scooter, a Siamese Texas, who was once named as a report breaker at the age of 30 by means of the Guinness Book of World Records earlier than he died in 2016.
The oldest cat of all time in accordance to the document books is Creme Puff who used to be born on August 3, 1967, and lived till August 6, 2005 - an outstanding 38 years and three days.
Michele added: 'We by no means went down the route of Guinness Book of Records. I did not favor to do that given his age. The file wasn't of hobby to us.
'He grew historical very shortly closer to the end, I stated to my husband at Christmas that I suppose it would be final we spend with Rubble. He had started out to cease consuming and solely drank water.
'He grew to be very thin. I went to work as ordinary and when I acquired domestic my husband stated Rubble had long gone over the street as he did each and every day and in no way got here back, so we trust he went off to die as cats do.

'He was once a creature of habit, had his preferred locations to sleep and favored his meals so when that stopped happening, we knew.'
Michele stated she remembers the specific second that she first met Rubble and claims to be one hundred per cent positive of the dates - due to the fact it used to be her twentieth birthday.