They say one year for a dog is like 7 human years. But for cats I found this:
"The first year of a cat's life is probably metabolically equivalent to about 13 to 15 "human years". The next year is probably equivalent to another 10 or so years. After that, each year is probably close to the metabolic equivalent of about 4 years for a human. Using this reasoning, an 8 year old cat is roughly equivalent to a 49 year old human, a 20 year old cat would be equivalent to a 97 year old person."
What do you all think?
How old is your cat?
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TheSkeptic
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Re: How old is your cat?
Sounds as good as any other idea I have heard.
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Re: How old is your cat?
I always thought that one cat year was equal to five human years...hmm...let me do the math with these new numbers...if this is correct, my eldest cat Mollie, who is going to be 15 next week, would be between 75 and 77 years old. He's an old man! XD
An interesting fact indeed, Ash.
An interesting fact indeed, Ash.
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Re: How old is your cat?
5 sounds about right too.
It's usually said that a dog year equals 7 human years. But I think it's too high for dogs. 5 sounds good for dogs as well.
It's usually said that a dog year equals 7 human years. But I think it's too high for dogs. 5 sounds good for dogs as well.
Re: How old is your cat?
ash has got the formula right or at least as it is understoon, ie 15,10. then 4...When again in Miami we had a client bring in a 23 or 24 year old cat and the next day she brought in her mother, (the cats, not hers)
Re: How old is your cat?
Do they lose their teeth when they are that old like humans do?