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Can a human accurately guess how long a cat will live?
I have only had 3 cats but one lived to 12 (passed away from cancer), another lived to 15 (succumbed to FIP), and my current cat who is now 18+yo. There is just no telling - but a bad leg is probably not a driving factor to Tigger's life span, especially is she is an indoor only cat.yeah genes, current environment, past environment, indoor/outdoor etc
sorry i'm scared of losing Tigger any time soon she's 10 or 11 with a bad leg
she does go outside, as does Willow, but i supervise them and they come back when i call them (they know their names, and who has the dreamies) <3I have only had 3 cats but one lived to 12 (passed away from cancer), another lived to 15 (succumbed to FIP), and my current cat who is now 18+yo. There is just no telling - but a bad leg is probably not a driving factor to Tigger's life span, especially is she is an indoor only cat.
I think that outdoor lifespan is a purely outdoor cat. I don't know if that statistic really applies to a cat that has indoor and outdoor access or even outdoor but cared for. I know I've had cats who are indoor and Outdoor and they usually make it past 10 at least. The last one who died before 10 was due to cancer. But that's with me bringing them indoors at night and getting them regular veterinary care making sure all their vaccines update etc. Cats with outdoor access can live just as long as indoor cats provide it their owners get proper care. Of course accidents can happen to outdoor cats that are more traumatic than what they might encounter indoors, so maybe just a smidgen in shorter than an indoor only cat on average. Shoot, my nieces mom has a 13 year old indoor outdoor cat who has had a really terible care history IMO.I read somewhere just in general the average life of an outdoor cat is only about 3 years. Indoor about 13 or so. That's just averages. A lot more dangers lurking for an outdoor cat.
I supervise my girls outside and they come back when I call them (if there's a interesting smell they might stay to investigate the smell before coming back to their meowmy), does this still count as "outdoor"? even though they are supervised?
No, IMO, it does not. Outdoor cats are normally either left to venture on their own for as long as they want and come home when they want or are outside all the time with no desire to be in an 'inside' environment.I supervise my girls outside and they come back when I call them (if there's a interesting smell they might stay to investigate the smell before coming back to their meowmy), does this still count as "outdoor"? even though they are supervised?
I would consider them indoor as well. Especially if your yard is fenced. Nobel used to even go outside in our back yard by himself since it's fenced.I supervise my girls outside and they come back when I call them (if there's a interesting smell they might stay to investigate the smell before coming back to their meowmy), does this still count as "outdoor"? even though they are supervised?
After seeing a few years of bloodwork, I was able to figure out that my mini-me would outlive all of my other pets. They always made it to 12. My girl went far past that, and lasted longer than I ever expected! Just a smidge under age 20.Can a human accurately guess how long a cat will live?
Does that mean that my Ebony knew i was recovering from the severe depression I was in (when she came into my life I mean) and 4 years after she came into my life she gave up? Cause I didn't *need* her, but *wanted* her to stay?After seeing a few years of bloodwork, I was able to figure out that my mini-me would outlive all of my other pets. They always made it to 12. My girl went far past that, and lasted longer than I ever expected! Just a smidge under age 20.
But on a more serious note, I do think a lot of it has to do with the relationship with their owner. My cat knew I needed her. We were (and still are) very close. People would even mistakenly call me by her name vice versa.