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What's Normal for a Cat
Cat norms and averages
Cat years
Here are some of the guideline's that your vet uses to assess your cats overall health.
Normal Temperature range - 100.5 to 102.5
Average weight range - 7 to 12 lbs
Average lifespan - 10 to 18 years
Heart rate - 240 beats per minute maximum
Pulse rate - 110 to 130
Respiration - 20 to 30
Gestation - 63 days
Estrous Cycle - 15 to 21 days
Estrus - 4 days
Q: Great site. I'm trying to find out the ratio between cat years and real time.
Blu was born Aug 1st 1980. She is slowing down rapidly, and I was wondering
what her age would be if she were human.
Thanks,
michael
A: Michael-
I do not know if anyone publishes a comparison of cat years vs. human years
as can be found for dogs.My best estimate is this: the first year of a cat's life is probably
metabolically equivalent to about 13 to 15 "human years". The next year is
probably equivalent to another 10 or so years. After that, each year is
probably close to the metabolic equivalent of about 4 years for a human.Using this reasoning, an 8 year old cat is roughly equivalent to a 49 year
old human. a 20 year old cat would be equivalent to a 97 year old person. I
am not sure that this reasoning is really valid but it is the best I can
think of.Mike Richards, DVM
Last edited 09/17/02
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