How to calculate the age of your cat?

The life expectancy of a cat varies between 13 and 17 years depending on the species and the living conditions. A relatively advanced age if we compare it to the equivalent for a Man. Thanks to our infographic, easily calculate the “human” age of your cat.

We usually say that a year in the life of a cat is equivalent to seven years of human life. In reality, it is 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, that is to say 24 “human” years. Then, each additional year ages it by around four years in human equivalent. If your cat is nine years old, this is 24 + (7×4) = 52 years old. After 20 years, a cat can be considered as “centenary”. It is not an official formula, however, and aging depends on many factors. However, calculate the age of a dog is even more complicated due to the big size differences!

What is the lifespan of a cat?

A cat living outdoors thus sees its duration life divided by two, in particular due to 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 races are also known to live longer, such as Burmese (16.1 years on average), Burmese (14.3 years), Siamese (14.2 years), Persian (14.1 years), or British shorthair (11.8 years). As in humans, the cat lives longer than the male (1.8 years on average) and a sterilized pussy has an additional six months compared to an unsterilized cat. The first pathologies related to aging like theosteoarthritis and therenal failure generally appear around 10 years of age.

According to Guinness Book of Records, the oldest known cat called Crème Puff lived up to 38 years and three days, or 169 years in “human” age! Jeanne Calment’s record is widely beaten!

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