The life expectancy of a cat varies between 13 and 17 years depending on the species and living conditions. A relatively advanced age if compared to the equivalent for a man. Thanks to our infographic, easily calculate the “human” age of your cat.
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It is used to say that one year of a cat’s life is equivalent to seven years of human life. In reality, it’s a little more complicated than that, because the cat reaches a mature age more quickly than the human. It is thus estimated that a 12-month-old cat corresponds to a 15-year-old adolescent and that at 24 months he reaches “adult” age, ie approximately 24 “human” years. Then, each additional year ages him by about four years in human equivalent. If your cat is nine years old, that’s 24 + (7×4) = 52 years old. After 20 years, a cat can be considered “centenary”. It is however not an official formula and aging depends on many factors. However, calculate the age of a dog is even more complicated because of the big differences in size!
What is the lifespan of a cat?
A cat living outside thus sees its duration of life halved, in particular because of the risks ofaccident and the risk of infectious or parasitic diseases. A cat in overweight will see its age increased compared to its congeners. Some breeds are also known to live longer, such as the Birman (16.1 years on average), the Burmese (14.3 years), the Siamese (14.2 years old), the Persian (14.1 years old), or the British shorthair (11.8 years old). As in humans, the cat lives longer than the male (1.8 years on average) and a sterilized pussy benefits from an additional six months compared to an unsterilized cat. The first pathologies related to aging such asosteoarthritis and therenal failure usually appear around 10 years.
According to Guinness Book of Records, the oldest known cat named Crème Puff lived to be 38 years and three days old, or 169 years in “human” age! Jeanne Calment’s record is largely beaten!
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