2007-02-04 08:49:07 · 24 answers · asked by ivelostmysheep 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
14 -18 years i would say
2007-02-04 08:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by bornagainandy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat is currently 16 years old. She is quite fit and slim and enjoys getting out for a nosey now and again.
Like human beings with modern medicine, all kinds of pets are living longer and experiencing better health as a result of better nutrition and medical care.
There's a report of a cat living to 43 although the oldest cat may be 39-40 (37 in 2004)
Some reports state that 12-15 is a average lifespan for a cat in the US, with longevity favouring indoor cats.
And it's 12-15 in the UK too with a maximum age of 25 years.
2007-02-06 21:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Rob K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Average is around 14, some go before some a little later. Having said that, I've know two cats to go way over this, my sister's was 18 and a friend's cat was 21!! One of my cats is 14, but still has a lot of life left in him.
2007-02-04 08:54:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 years is the life expectancy of a cat. Keep in mind however that "life expectancies" are based on outside animals that are at all kinds of risks that well-cared for indoor pets are not. My last 4 cats dies at 24, 23, 19 and 17. Even then the 17 and 19 years old cats met with fate when they were outdoors. Even the happeist indoor pets have that curiosity thing going on and will sometimes get out.
2007-02-04 09:24:10 · answer #4 · answered by Robin B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barring accidents domestic cats can live to 15 - 20 yrs,some even longer. Had cats when i was young that were 16 and 18 yrs old. Oh no ! That means I'm stuck with present cats for another ten year or so ! lol...p.s..As with dogs,lifespan is shorter for pedigrees.
2007-02-04 11:46:00 · answer #5 · answered by raygsd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all really depends on the health of the cat, and strength of their immune system, and obviously if they avoid the road etc. but the average is 14-20 years, but this a very vaque interpretation as some cats can live til they are much older (oldest cat in the world was 35 i think), and we have had cats that have lived for periods past those stated 20 years, whereas some poor souls don't even get past their birth.
2007-02-04 17:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by minstral06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My book says 10-12 but it is not uncommon for a healthy, well-cared for pet to last >15 years. Some breeds are longer-lived than others as well.
Indoor cats live longer than indoor-outdoor, who live longer than outdoor only cats.
We had one for 17 years, and my ex had a cat he got in college that died at 21. My current kitties are 13, 7 and 3. The 13-year old leaped five feet to land on top of the birdcage this morning. Guess he still has life in him yet.
2007-02-04 08:59:37 · answer #7 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ours is 18.
Most pet cats come to a sticky end long before THAT though. In my life I have had many, many cats and I'd say the average life expectancy is more like 7 or 8.
Very few cats die of old age.
2007-02-04 08:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My last cat I had lived until she was 20.
I would say the average is between 15 and 20.
2007-02-04 08:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by See it as 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends, some believe that tabby cats live longer than pedigree's as their dna hasn't been so closely crossed over with relatives. I once heard a cat lived to 39, But 18 is a good age. Just like say 70 would be a good age for us.
2007-02-04 12:57:37 · answer #10 · answered by Rumpleteaser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around the 15-16 year age mark. I am hoping that my cat Bonni will beat all the odds and end up in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest cat ever- I cannot bear the thoguht of ever losing her...
2007-02-04 23:59:49 · answer #11 · answered by gsladenyc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋