7 years. Ooops. That is dog years.. Cat...
In their first year, cats go from tiny kitten to mature adult (except in a few slow maturing breeds like Maine Coon, and Persian-type cats that take closer to two years to become fully grown and mature). This means a typical 1-year old cat is about the equivalent to a 16-17 year old teenager.
Quite a lot of change in one year—I think you’d agree!
Between 2 and 9, each year the cat’s advance in their lifespan is the equivalent of about 5-6 human years, so they skip through their lifespan pretty quickly. This is an important reason why your veterinarian encourages you to present a healthy adult cat 1-2 times per year for a wellness checkup even if they are not due for their booster. They know that a lot will happen to a cat even in that short time.
Senior cats will be seen by the veterinary professional every 6 months or as needed so that as problems arise, these can be picked up and managed as soon as possible.
This table is only a rough approximation. It compares years in the normal lifespan, with green representing young adulthood, blue mature adulthood, and grey the senior years. You will note that for most of the lifespan, the modern long-lived cat is living in the golden years.
Cats mature and age at quite a different rate than we do, but it is fun to try to compare our ages. Cats are considered to have entered their golden years at about age 9.
Some cats are now living until their early to mid-twenties thanks to modern husbandry and veterinary care. This would be the equivalent of a geriatric human of about 90+ years of age!
A typical cat now lives 15-17 years. Note that the average cat lifespan took a HUGE leap upward once we transitioned most cats to an indoor lifestyle, and modern medicine entered the scene.
2007-04-04 15:57:11
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answered by Stephanie F 7
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Cat Years
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Human Years
16-18
2007-04-04 16:01:01
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answered by Anonymous
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I think its 7 human years to their first year.When they turn 2, add another 5 human years, and every year after that its 2 human years to every year they live, so, a 10 year old cat would be like 28? I'm sorry I'm not too sure, but you get the point, they age quite rapidly, probably because they're always 'on alert' with those ears and such, a vet told me this years ago, I want to find out again myself.
2007-04-04 16:06:27
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answered by davincis_dreams 2
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7
2007-04-04 16:04:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Cats have thicker epidermis than human beings, and that they do no longer understand how lots their claws harm. at times they're quite enjoying, yet you appear to be attentive to that she isn't. that's totally, very generic for cats to without warning turn hyperactive however, so as this is a typical outlet for all of her capability. This regularly occurs to indoor cats, because of fact they are not getting to run around that lots. What you could desire to do is to allow her be attentive to that that's a bad habit by saying an somewhat sharp "No!" whilst she needs to attack you. additionally, once you're making direct or prolonged eye touch alongside with your cat, quite if he's already "hyper" he will detect you as a threatening predator and lash out. In cat language, staring is a threat. Blinking or finding by a million/2-closed eyes is extra like the equivalent of a grin. test with this to work out if that's inflicting the project. yet there is likewise a condition there might desire to be inflicting this. Bartonella (aka Cat Scratch Fever). this is an somewhat genuine project (over 60% of all cats in California are predicted to be contaminated). that's a rigidity of micro organism that motives an inflammatory ailment. contaminated cats can substitute into very aggresive. this is a few thing for which maximum vets do no longer generally try.
2016-10-21 01:40:19
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answered by ? 4
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It really depends on many factors such as family history, lifestyle, BMI, Bloodpressure, Non-smoker or smoker, etc...
If you give me some more information, I could give you a better idea.
Im Just Joe
2007-04-04 16:01:50
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answered by just joe 2
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One human year. Go figure.
2007-04-04 15:57:15
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answered by Rebeccah 3
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I believe its 7, or something close to that.
2007-04-04 15:57:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Yep. Stephanie's right on the money there! =)
2007-04-04 16:27:10
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answered by Anonymous
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Stephanie nailed it.
2007-04-04 16:09:01
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answered by lizzy 6
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