A Michael Broad Blog
What percentage of cats live to 20? This is a question asked by a sizeable proportion of internet surfers. The truth of the matter is that we don’t have an answer. We can’t look it up in a book or on a website because the statistics are not available. No one is counting or …
Lady is 28-years-of-age, getting on for a record. This is around 10 years older than a good average age for a domestic cat and yet she looks a lot younger than her age. What’s the secret? I am sure Lady is a record breaker of some sort; perhaps the oldest domestic cat in the …
By Ruth Young I have been trying a new supplement that can actually be given to pets. Since being harmed by a fluoroquinolone antibiotic in February of 2014, I have added many supplements to my own health regimen with great results. A lot of these supplements are anti-aging products that surprisingly seem to work. …
The difference in reaction to the cat tease is very noticeable to put it mildly. The video maker says “Active and Cool Cat” and there is probably a personality factor here as well but the big difference is the young cat’s desire to play and the old cat’s lack of interest in playing.
Cats stop growing at around 1.5-2 years of age, usually, but the answer depends on what you mean by “stop growing” and don’t be too precise. You don’t get a clear answer on the internet and my books don’t help. In addition, some cat breeds are said to stop growing later than the average …
I wonder whether shelter staff deliberately underestimate the ages of the cats in their care to assist rehoming. On Facebook, Elisa Black-Taylor tells us of several occasions when she has fostered/adopted cats from her local shelter, Greenville County Pet Rescue, when the age of the cat has been underestimated by such a margin as …
There isn’t an easy-to-remember formula for working out a cat’s age because the progression of ageing is not linearly aligned to human age. You’ll see what I am trying to say if you read the rest of this short page 😉 . Some people might use a simple formula like one human year is …
Cats live longer than dogs. The cats most likely to live the longest are well loved random-bred cats. The cats most likely to live the shortest are ill-treated purebreds. Cross-breeding results in hybrid vigor. Inbreeding results in health problems including immune system problems and congenital defects. I realise that is a gross simplification but …
