Hello everyone.
Most of us know indoor cats, spayed or neutered, live an average of 15-20 years, and outdoor or indoor-outdoor generally only up to 5 years, but can live much much longer. However, it's not clear how long they live compared to their diet and vaccine schedule. Everyone says one kind of food is better than another, and more or less vaccines are better.
But I want to hear it from real people who have or had actual cats who lived into their 20's and even 30's (yes there have been cats that made it into their 30's).
So if there's anyone who has a cat at age 20 or higher, or had a cat that made it to 20 or higher, I'd like to hear from you personally.
-What kind of food did your cat get throughout his/her life? Did they eat wet, moist, dry, raw, or a mix? What brand? Any specific flavors?
-Did they get given cat treats?
-How often and what vaccines did they get? (I know there's a rabies protocol law, but in all honesty, I know that the rabies and other vaccines can be very dangerous if not fatal, if over-done) I've heard many people say they use only 1-year, and others after 1st one, only every 3 years. I've also heard others who say they've had pets get sick or die from vaccines and refuse to give any, law or no law. Some give every vaccine under the sun, others just rabies, or rabies and FVRCP, and some keep up with both, or just rabies after initial FVRCP, since it tends to give lifetime immunity after the 1st set to panleukopenia but not the others in the combo. But the vets send yearly reminders for all vaccines, reguardless.
-At what age did you stop vaccinating your pet?
Most of us know indoor cats, spayed or neutered, live an average of 15-20 years, and outdoor or indoor-outdoor generally only up to 5 years, but can live much much longer. However, it's not clear how long they live compared to their diet and vaccine schedule. Everyone says one kind of food is better than another, and more or less vaccines are better.
But I want to hear it from real people who have or had actual cats who lived into their 20's and even 30's (yes there have been cats that made it into their 30's).
So if there's anyone who has a cat at age 20 or higher, or had a cat that made it to 20 or higher, I'd like to hear from you personally.
-What kind of food did your cat get throughout his/her life? Did they eat wet, moist, dry, raw, or a mix? What brand? Any specific flavors?
-Did they get given cat treats?
-How often and what vaccines did they get? (I know there's a rabies protocol law, but in all honesty, I know that the rabies and other vaccines can be very dangerous if not fatal, if over-done) I've heard many people say they use only 1-year, and others after 1st one, only every 3 years. I've also heard others who say they've had pets get sick or die from vaccines and refuse to give any, law or no law. Some give every vaccine under the sun, others just rabies, or rabies and FVRCP, and some keep up with both, or just rabies after initial FVRCP, since it tends to give lifetime immunity after the 1st set to panleukopenia but not the others in the combo. But the vets send yearly reminders for all vaccines, reguardless.
-At what age did you stop vaccinating your pet?