How old is your cat?

 

Typically, the owners of cats know how old their pet, it is so easy to remember, when and at what age you purchased or found a kitten appeared in your house! However, there are times when the age of cats is unknown, which often happens when you fall to have an adult cat, or you just never know when a kitten was born. And in such situations to determine how old he is forced to "by eye".

age of cats

However, do not so difficult, because there are simple rules for determining the age of cats with sufficient accuracy, and they tend to orient themselves on account of the biological signs of the animal.

 

The easiest way to determine the approximate age of a cat - on her puberty. For most cats, it appears to 7-9 months, so if you have enough adult cat, you can only wait for this moment, and you will be able to know about his age. However, remember that in very favorable conditions, some cats mature early - by 6 months of life, so that an accurate age determination is still not out. Also worth note that puberty does not suggest that the cat has been formed physically - it usually happens much later (by 18 months).

 

The second method is more complicated but more accurate and appropriate in this case for animals of all ages, not just for little kittens pet age can be determined by its teeth. So if you're concerned about the question, how do you know how old your cat, just take a look at it: your task - to determine the degree stochennosti front teeth, incisors. Their crown is not straight edge, and if the surface is wiped off evenly, so your cat about 6 years. In 10 years as a cat's teeth begin to fall for the first time, and it is also easy to spot.

 

However, there is a more accurate scheme, which was made feline, and on which you can clearly determine the age of the animal. So:

 erupted teeth - her 1 month  vary teeth - 5-6 months  central incisors of the lower jaw obliterated - 1.5 years,  middle incisors of the lower jaw, worn down - 2.5 years,  central incisors of the upper jaw obliterated - 3.5 years  middle incisors of the upper jaw obliterated - 4.5 years,  canines appear to erase the traces - 5 years  extreme upper jaw incisors worn - 6 years  changes in cross-oval rubbing the surface of the central and middle incisors of the mandible - 7 and 8 years,  changes in cross-oval rubbing the surface of the central incisors of the upper jaw - 9 years  loss of central incisors - 10-12 years  loss of incisor teeth - ages 12-15.  

Typically, cats are living to 15-16 years, although, of course, the stories were long-lived, lived to 30 years. And, of course, if you think how to determine the age of the cat in the teeth, consider also the conditions of her life: a more favorable loss of teeth may be later, and with a good feed erasing incisors is a tad slower.

 

Many cat owners often try to compare the age of the pet with a human, and the most common rules that are often used - multiply the number of years, cats 7. It is believed that this will be the age of the animal in terms of human standards. However felinologists argue that it is not quite true: the age of cats and humans really can be compared with each other, but must be counted differently, and each year the difference and how the calculations will be different.

 

So, if you kept asking, how do you know the age of a cat with a "human" point of view, note the following values:

 1 year of animal life = 15 years of life,  2 years = 24 years,  3 years (and up to 12 years) - is added every year for 4 years (ie 12 years = 64 years)  After 12 years of cats each year of life is equated to the three men.  

Under this scheme, we can assume that the average age of the cat reaches the age of 8, after which, alas, the animal begins a gradual aging. However, this does not mean that your favorite survived "until retirement"! Typically, the age of the cats - it conditional, if the animal is in good condition, and many pets live much longer "position" of 12-15 years, pleasing their masters not only good physical shape, but the dedication, wisdom and love.