In autumn 2011 Guinness World Records was contacted by Marty Stevens, Frank and Louie's owner, who revealed that he was still alive and in good health, and in September 2011 he celebrated his twelfth birthday!
As a kitten, he required a lot of care and attention and was fed every two hours with special kitten formula.
"He grew up in a shoebox." says owner Marty, who was working as a vet nurse when she adopted the cat who had been brought in to her surgery. "He went to work with me every day for the first three months of his life.