Contents
- 1 The number of years a cat lives
- 2 Factors affecting the age of the cat
- 3 How to take care of a cat
- 4 stages of a cat's life
The number of years a cat lives
Cats live on average between 10-15 years , but some species may live longer than that, reaching their twenties or thirties. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the cream puff cat is the largest cat in the world. Where she lived until she reached the age of 38 years and three days, and she is a domestic short-haired cat, born in 1967 AD, and died in 2005 AD.
It is also worth noting that some cat breeds such as Siamese, Manx, Burmese and Shirazi are longer-lived than other breeds, as the age of Shirazi cats ranges from 10 to 17 years, and the age of Siamese cats ranges from 11 to 20 years.
Factors affecting the cat's lifespan
There are many factors that affect the lifespan of cats, the most important of which are:
- Food quality: Cats that do not eat a healthy diet are more likely to develop health problems, and parasites and diseases may affect their health as well. As some diseases that affect cats can cause long-term effects on them, which leads to a short life.
- Where to live: Cats that live outside homes are usually shorter-lived than domestic cats. Where it can be exposed to many risks; Such as the risk of being run over by vehicles, or being damaged by wild animals, or eating toxins, or facing the problem of not finding food, or exposure to many parasites and diseases, and it can be said in short that the more time a cat spends outside, the greater the risk of injury. or diseases from the external environment.
- Health care: Health factors affect the lifespan of cats in general, so that a small health problem grows when it is not treated, and health care is not limited to medical care only, but also to cat hygiene.
How to take care of a cat
Among the things that help maintain the health of the cat are the following:
- Visit the vet regularly, even if the cat is healthy.
- good nutrition; Where care must be taken to provide the cat with food rich in protein, low in carbohydrates, and unprocessed, in addition to making sure that he gets sufficient amounts of water.
- Ensure that the cat engages in physical activities, which protect him from the risk of obesity, and help increase his activity.
- Give him attention, care and love.
Stages of a cat's life
Cats go through basic stages in their life through which the age of cats can be known, namely:
- Pre-puberty stage: This stage extends from 0-6 months, and is characterized by the rapid growth of the cat, as cats at this stage are small and in need of care.
- Adulthood: This stage extends from 6 months to 3 years. The cat in this work reaches its full size, and begins to learn ways to live in life. The cat is considered mature in all physical and behavioral respects, and it is the stage of activity and health.
- Middle age: This stage extends from 7-10 years; This stage is equivalent to the mid-forties to mid-fifties for humans.
- Post-middle age: this stage extends from 11-14 years; This stage is equivalent to the seventies of human life.
- Aging: Aging begins when the cat reaches the age of 15 years or more, which is a stage that some cats may not reach.
The average life of a cat varies from one type to another, as there are types that have a longer average life than other cats, but in general the normal average ranges between 10 to 15 years, and cats that eat good quality food, live at home, and receive adequate health attention have a longer life. From other cats that live on the street and do not have proper food or appropriate health care, and cats pass through their life cycle in several stages: Pre-puberty, adulthood, midlife, post-midlife, and finally old age.
