How old was the worlds oldest cat when it died? What is the average age for a cat to live to?

Answer 1

It was 37 years,and cats on average live about 13+

Answer 2

I see that someone has already posted info on the oldest cat so will ignore that part and just let you know that cats SHOULD live til they are 15-20 years old, even older. And yes, as someone mentioned it's dependent on how they are fed. The current cat food is designed to wear out the liver and kidneys of our cats now and shortens the life span quite a bit by not providing proper nutrition for them. Genetics will also play a bit of a part in the length of life allowed to a cat. One of my own cats lived to be 19 years old and her mother to 22 - they passed with in a few months of each other and I always thought it was become the one missed the other - rather sad. Cats are carnivores - altho they will eat some veggies they are not designed to process the corn and 'crap' that most cat foods contain. Best diet for a cat is a 'raw diet' - there are a lot of places on the web that describes it plus recipes so won't go into it here. If that isn't feasible then please do at least feed a very high quality kibble. There are a number of good ones out there and some are even organic if that's your interest. Better nutrition - better quality of life - longer life. Pretty simple equation. BTW, same info applies to dogs as far as feeding and length of life - dogs should live a lot longer than they do normally and it's all because of feeding.

Answer 3

Not sure how old the record holder was. Cats often live well into their teens. A reasonable guide to a cat's age seems to be this:
1 year cat = 15 years human
2 years cat = 25 years human

After that add 7 human years for each cat year. It's a rough gude, but gives you some idea of what you are looking at.

Answer 4

I don't know how old the oldest cat was but being an experienced cat owner, I would say the domestic cat averages anywhere between 13-20 years of age. Like people, when animals reach a certain age, medical problems are likely to occur. And as we age, we are susceptible to more inllnesses, etc. Even though, I have had felines die from various reasons, from hepatitis, cancer, and renal failure, from ages 6 through their late teens and early twenties. This all depends on genetics, lifestyle, weight, etc.

Answer 5

The average life of a cat is around 12 years

Answer 6

A cat name Baby in Duluth Minn. is 37 years old. It was born before Watergate.
Cats usually live an avg. of 10-14 years and a max. of 30+ years.
In Scotland a cat was reported to have lived to be over 40 years old.

Answer 7

The oldest cat still alive is: 33.
The average age for a cat is 14 years. :-)

Answer 8

Well the world's oldest cat was 36 years old.

Answer 9

Not sure about the first question but I'm sure you can ask this on google.com and find out.

As for how long cats can live - it matters on whether you keep them indoors where it's safe or allow it outdoors:

Indoor cats can live 15-20 years

Outdoors cats tend to live only 2-5 years

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=indoorsoroutdoors

Answer 10

Well, our beloved ginger moggy made it to 21, and then had to be put to sleep because of renal failure, but boy did he have a good life ... He was a rescue cat and had been ill-treated, but we certainly made up for that! Still miss him.