She was born when Margaret Thatcher was running the country, days after George Bush Sr. succeeded Ronald Reagan as US President and several months before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Now, after 25 and a half years, Putts is celebrating being crowned the world's 'oldest' cat at aged 120 in human years.
She is six months older than Corduroy – the Guinness World Record holder for 'oldest cat living' – who lives in the United States.
But unfortunately her owners, David and Joyce Willey from Sidmouth, have no official record of her true age.
"Putts is definitely 25 and a half, but I've got no proof of it," said David, 64. "It's a mystery to us how she's survived so long."
Putts (formerly called Springer) was born in January 1989 as one a litter of three to mother Daisy.
She originally belonged to another family member before David and Joyce, 66, took ownership of her nine years ago.
Although she was once a lively feline, these days she spends most of her time curled-up asleep.
Putts is known as a tortoiseshell cat, because her coat combines two colours other than white – black and ginger.
She enjoys eating fish and chicken, but weighs just 2kgs and needs a lot of medication every day to stay alive.
Joyce added: "She's probably living on borrowed time. Sadly we can't keep her going forever."
