On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 08:07:08AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Mark, > Like Christine said... > Isn't 16 years a pretty long life for a cat? > Regards, Bob S.
That depends. As with dogs, purebreeds have shorter lifespans. A typical lifespan for an otherwise healthy mixed breed would be 12-15 years, but there is considerable variation even there. I've had a couple of cats that didn't make it to eight (although each of those had other medical problems), and three that made it past twenty (one managing to attain the age of twenty-five!). Currently my oldest is 15, but she's failing - I don't know that she'll make it another year. There again, I said the same thing twelve months ago; time will tell. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
