You reckon cats living longer?

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Lippincote

08-02-2011

My experience is the direct opposite of the OP's.

My first cat was born in 1964 and he lived to be 20. We had two others around the same time who lived to be 16.

But of all the cats (several) I got 15 year ago, only one is still alive. All the others have died of various causes, CRF, cancer, traffic accident. The nearly-15 year old is on borrowed time too and the vet gives her till the end of the year. (They were all indoor/outdoor cats.) So no, I don't think they are living longer nowadays.

Harrowing.

08-02-2011

Originally Posted by Lippincote:
“My experience is the direct opposite of the OP's.

My first cat was born in 1964 and he lived to be 20. We had two others around the same time who lived to be 16.

But of all the cats (several) I got 15 year ago, only one is still alive. All the others have died of various causes, CRF, cancer, traffic accident. The nearly-15 year old is on borrowed time too and the vet gives her till the end of the year. (They were all indoor/outdoor cats.) So no, I don't think they are living longer nowadays.”

Oh well, t'was nothing scientific, just a bit of feline fun

Lippincote

08-02-2011

Talking about cats' deaths is feline fun?? Sorry I failed to amuse, just adding my own experience.

Harrowing.

08-02-2011

Originally Posted by Lippincote:
“Talking about cats' deaths is feline fun?? Sorry I failed to amuse, just adding my own experience.”

"fun" in the loose fairly interesting better than work anyway sense.."feline" in the sense of cats.
Deaths - didn't ask anyone to discuss that in OP?

Just discuss the longer lives they seem (or not) to have...

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