Hi,
I adopted my cat (Leo) from a friend back in October 2006. He was 3 months old and now he's almost 1 year 7 months old. He only had his first set of rabies shots when he was with his previous owner and I didn't perform the second set; In fact I never took him to the vet once. I am feeding him Performatrin Adult now (he was always fed Performatrin) and he seems very healthy. Over the past half year or so he started meowing periodically (when he's alone) and stops only when someone walks up to him and gives him some attention. He was also accidentally let outside on a number of occasions and, especially recently, gets very aggressive when he's outside (there is a bench on my front lawn that he crawls under every time and doesn't run away, even though there's a forest nearby). Back in September 2007 I was on my way to school in the morning and I accidentally let him out, but when I got hold of him he shrieked very loudly and slashed my nose (I now have a scar about 1/4 of an inch long). Just recently, when he was accidentally let out, his tail bushed up three times it's normal width and whenever someone tried to put their hand near him he would strike it with his paw (not his claws) very hard. We got him back inside by spraying him with water (he is terrified of it). For half a week after that he was in a bad mood and his meows were very weird (the pitch of his meows got very low). Right now he is normal (except for his periodic meowing). He is a very lovable cat and only gets aggressive when he sees something out the window (rabbit, another cat etc.) or is let outside. Since spring time is coming up, I am starting to get worried that he will get more aggressive and meow even louder (because he may want to mate), but he was normal last spring (mating season). I won't take him to the vet unless he is obviously ill because he really hates changes. I went on a family vacation for a week about a month ago and my grandparents had to live here to take care of him (feed, clean, play etc.). Maybe it was after this he started acting weird (he is used to seeing me everyday).
What I want to know is how is his life expectancy if he doesn't get neutered and doesn't get regular visits to the vet and he stays normal as he is now?
Thanks.
I adopted my cat (Leo) from a friend back in October 2006. He was 3 months old and now he's almost 1 year 7 months old. He only had his first set of rabies shots when he was with his previous owner and I didn't perform the second set; In fact I never took him to the vet once. I am feeding him Performatrin Adult now (he was always fed Performatrin) and he seems very healthy. Over the past half year or so he started meowing periodically (when he's alone) and stops only when someone walks up to him and gives him some attention. He was also accidentally let outside on a number of occasions and, especially recently, gets very aggressive when he's outside (there is a bench on my front lawn that he crawls under every time and doesn't run away, even though there's a forest nearby). Back in September 2007 I was on my way to school in the morning and I accidentally let him out, but when I got hold of him he shrieked very loudly and slashed my nose (I now have a scar about 1/4 of an inch long). Just recently, when he was accidentally let out, his tail bushed up three times it's normal width and whenever someone tried to put their hand near him he would strike it with his paw (not his claws) very hard. We got him back inside by spraying him with water (he is terrified of it). For half a week after that he was in a bad mood and his meows were very weird (the pitch of his meows got very low). Right now he is normal (except for his periodic meowing). He is a very lovable cat and only gets aggressive when he sees something out the window (rabbit, another cat etc.) or is let outside. Since spring time is coming up, I am starting to get worried that he will get more aggressive and meow even louder (because he may want to mate), but he was normal last spring (mating season). I won't take him to the vet unless he is obviously ill because he really hates changes. I went on a family vacation for a week about a month ago and my grandparents had to live here to take care of him (feed, clean, play etc.). Maybe it was after this he started acting weird (he is used to seeing me everyday).
What I want to know is how is his life expectancy if he doesn't get neutered and doesn't get regular visits to the vet and he stays normal as he is now?
Thanks.