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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2007An Interesting Fact About Indoor Cats
The average life of an indoor cat is 17 years. The average life of a cat that lives outdoors is 2 years. - from the Cats section of www.odd-info.com > The average life of an indoor cat is 17 years. The average life of a > cat that lives outdoors is 2 years. - from the Cats section ofwww.odd-info.com That "fact' is often ballyhooed around but it is a myth. >From http://feralcatproject.org/aboutthecats_myths.aspx: Do feral cats live short lives? The lifespan of a feral cat is often stated as only 2-3 years. Not in our experience. Many caretakers know of free-roaming cats that reach 12 to 15 years of age. Long-term studies are underway to determine longevity. Preliminary data reveal that tom cats live the shortest, but neutering them increases their lifespan to that of a spayed female cat. Not all colony cats live to a ripe old age, but many live far longer than the urban myth projects. >From Alley Cat Allies, http://www.alleycat.org/visitor.html#5 "Feral cats have about the same lifespan as pet cats. " -yngver >> The average life of an indoor cat is 17 years. The average life of a >> cat that lives outdoors is 2 years. - from the Cats section [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>From Alley Cat Allies, http://www.alleycat.org/visitor.html#5 > "Feral cats have about the same lifespan as pet cats. " I don't know, but what a great argument for encouraging people to leave their cats out where they can be harmed. > >> The average life of an indoor cat is 17 years. The average life of a > >> cat that lives outdoors is 2 years. - from the Cats section [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > I don't know, but what a great argument for encouraging people to leave > their cats out where they can be harmed. I suppose that is the point--most of the people presenting these "facts" have an agenda. The indoor/outdoor argument is longstanding and there are pros and cons to each side, as well as fallacies. http://www.harpsie.com/indoor_outdoor_cats.htm -yngver Learn Something New Every Day, You can find more information at http://catwebsite.googlepages.com
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