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I don't know where this belongs but life-span is tied to health, right?
But seriously. I KNOW I mentioned a semi-feral senior who was PTS almost 2 years ago at age of 16 (I think. He was old as dirt.) But that's not a common thing here. So how long are they supposed to live? My annoying but adorable tortie is 8. (Or 8 years, 3 months and 25 days since I got her which I count as her birthday.) And she's always been tiny; 8-10 pounds but she's rarely going above 5 pounds now. (A couple years ago, the neighbors put poison tuna out and she got into it. Nearly died but somehow survived and now will not gain weight beyond 5, maybe 7 pounds if we're lucky.) She's always had a fragile stomach; even as a young cat, it took nothing for her to throw up and hairballs? She's basically *all* fur so you can guess!
I am guessing with all I've said, she might make it to 12 and that's it. But am I just being hopeful? (Of course I'd want her to live forever.)
This is going to sound crazy but I sometimes open my third eye; as has my mom, her sister, and their mother. And lately, my mom and I have been having the exact same dream over and over; that we go out to let the cats in and my female is dead under the tree in the yard. She was...weird the other night; not eating even her fave foods, cold to the touch, breathing hard. Then...back to normal the next day.
I am just saying she had a massive hairball that needed to come up (I know I wouldn't want to eat!) and it was just making her sick and she got it up and is now ok. But the dream started THAT night. I rarely have the same dream two nights in a row, let alone almost a week. And mom and I having the same dream? Rarer still.
So yeah...how long as they supposed to live? Should I start making a plan for burial?
Have a pic of her <3
But seriously. I KNOW I mentioned a semi-feral senior who was PTS almost 2 years ago at age of 16 (I think. He was old as dirt.) But that's not a common thing here. So how long are they supposed to live? My annoying but adorable tortie is 8. (Or 8 years, 3 months and 25 days since I got her which I count as her birthday.) And she's always been tiny; 8-10 pounds but she's rarely going above 5 pounds now. (A couple years ago, the neighbors put poison tuna out and she got into it. Nearly died but somehow survived and now will not gain weight beyond 5, maybe 7 pounds if we're lucky.) She's always had a fragile stomach; even as a young cat, it took nothing for her to throw up and hairballs? She's basically *all* fur so you can guess!
I am guessing with all I've said, she might make it to 12 and that's it. But am I just being hopeful? (Of course I'd want her to live forever.)
This is going to sound crazy but I sometimes open my third eye; as has my mom, her sister, and their mother. And lately, my mom and I have been having the exact same dream over and over; that we go out to let the cats in and my female is dead under the tree in the yard. She was...weird the other night; not eating even her fave foods, cold to the touch, breathing hard. Then...back to normal the next day.
I am just saying she had a massive hairball that needed to come up (I know I wouldn't want to eat!) and it was just making her sick and she got it up and is now ok. But the dream started THAT night. I rarely have the same dream two nights in a row, let alone almost a week. And mom and I having the same dream? Rarer still.
So yeah...how long as they supposed to live? Should I start making a plan for burial?
Have a pic of her <3
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