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2007-10-25 02:31:32 · 16 answers · asked by mokap1471 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Today cats live longer than ever. Just 20 years ago the life expectancy of a cat was four to six years; today they live 15 years or more. Life expectancy in cats depends on many things, but the most important factor is whether he is an indoor-only cat or an outdoor cat. Life expectancy varies significantly between the two.
Indoor cats generally live from 12-18 years of age. Many may live to be in their early 20s. The oldest reported cat was 28 years old at the time of death.
Outdoor cats generally live to be around four to five years of age. Their deaths are typically due to traumas such as being hit by a car or dog attacks. Outdoor cats are also more susceptible to several deadly viruses that are spread by fighting or prolonged intimate contact with an infected cat.
2007-10-25 02:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by denise 2 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Depending on how well they are taken care of they can live pretty long. I have a cat that I've had since I was 12. She is now 17 1/2 years old. My aunt has a cat that is 20 years old.
2007-10-25 02:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by janierenel 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Cats average life is 15 years, but right now I have 3 older cats...related. 2 are 18 and their mother is 19. The older they get after 15 the more brittle they look, it all depends on how good a life you share with them. I love cats. Such great companions.
Edit: AND these cats are indoor and outdoor cats. They mostly stay outside because they have picked up some bad habits in their old age. We live out in the country, so we don't have to worry too much about them getting hit. They stay by the house.
2007-10-25 02:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-16 16:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually between 15-20 years. My grandparents had a cat the lived to be 23.
2007-10-25 02:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by Emily & her mommy love Da Bears! 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cats can live a very long time......my grandmother had a cat that was over 20 years old.....I think he was something near 24 If I remember correctly.
2007-10-25 02:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was at the vet on Saturday for my hamster, and there was a man there who had a 21 year old cat!! The cat looked great. If they are taken care of, have the proper nutrition, they can live a really long time.
2007-10-25 02:40:00 · answer #7 · answered by ceejade 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My cat Lester died about a year ago, he was an indoor cat, no breed just a black and white moggy, desexed . He was 17 years old. Travelled Australia with me in a caravan for 18 months. I still miss him even though I have a kitten 6 months old.
2007-10-26 03:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by GOAUSSIE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats can live for quite a while...16 or 17 years...
2007-10-25 02:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I just lost my 17 y.o., which was very disappointing because I have heard more and more stories of cats living into their 20s. She had an easy, mostly indoor life.
2007-10-25 04:14:28 · answer #10 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋