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Quality pet care can extend your felines life. On average indoor cats live 16 to 18 years and some even reach the venerable age of 20.
For example Siamese and Manx breeds are said.
How many years can cats live up to. The life expectancy of outdoor cats is lower due to a higher risk of disease car accidents and injury or death from predators. Indoor cats live on average between 9 15 years which in human terms is between 53 and 77 years of age. It is estimated that 20 of cats in the USA are now living beyond 11 years of age.
Cats arent much bigger than rabbits but whereas the rabbit may live about 8 years a cat will live on average about 1214 years and its not unusual. Because there are so many more unpredictable variables the numbers are generally not good and cat lifespan ranges much more widely anywhere from three to 10. A typical cats life expectancy is 12 18 years.
But go back just three decades and cat lifespan was significantly lower at just 10 15 years. The answerta dahis 56 years. How many of you got caught out by the one cat year equals seven human years formula.
Actually converting cat years to human years is anything but straightforward. For example if a 10-year old cat lives exclusively outdoors their human-equivalent age becomes 88 rather than 56. This is a great illustration of just one of the many factors that impact a cats life expectancy.
Sources report the average life span of cats to be from 10 to 14 years but little is known about what might cause some cats to live longer lives than others. The current study utilized veterinary records from September 2009 until December of 2012. To be included in the study cats had to be noted as deceased in the veterinary records.
Most cats live to be anywhere over 14 or 15. Others can make it to as old as 19 20 and a few years beyond that in rarer cases. Will Missan pass Tiffany Two as being officially the worlds oldest living cat.
29 is arguably a big number for a cat. Twitter via Fox 8 News. While indoor cats can live up to 10 to 15 years outdoor cats lives a dramastically shorter lives with an average of 2 to 5 years.
Quality pet care can extend your felines life. A Siamese cats life expectancy is about 15 years while for Persians it can be up to 17. In general a cat is considered a senior when he reaches his 9th birthday – the equivalent of the mid-50s for humans.
Boosts for a longer life Just as with humans cats living a healthy lifestyle improve their chances of marking more birthdays. On average indoor cats live 16 to 18 years and some even reach the venerable age of 20. Life expectancy in cats also varies depending on the breed as some cat breeds will naturally live longer than others.
For example Siamese and Manx breeds are said. Everyone whos ever been a cat parent knows that cats are usually expected to live for more than 12 years nowadays. But what they might not know is that back in the 70s or 80s cats used to live to be just a little over seven years old.
In 1995 their life span had already been dramatically increased with most cats reaching the age of 9. Anyone with a cat in their life will know that theyre probably going to stick around for a while with the average lifespan of indoor house cats these days hitting an impressive 12 to 15 years. The lifespan of a cat depends on a variety of factors.
In the wild domestic cats average a lifespan between four to five years. Dangers like cars predators being captured and euthanized by animal control and lack of food and shelter often lead to a shorter lifespan for feral cats. There are several factors that can determine your cats life expectancy.
Cats that are spayed or neutered tend to live longer since it reduces the risk of. Being indoors only life is safer no attacking coyotes no cat fights with strangers and he wont get hit by a car. Most cats who live that long have also benefited from regular veterinary care including organ function testing.
Theres a simple new blood test to detect kidney disease earlier which might help even more cats make it to 22. Michel explains that cats tend to live a bit longer than dogs. The oldest cat shes seen in her years practicing as a veterinarian was well youll just have to watch to.