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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2006How old is my cat in human terms?
Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such as slowness in movement, lack of activity, sleeping a lot, not jumping high onto things, etc., So i was just wondering how her age would relate in human terms? Do I have a geriatric cat? Or else perhaps she is not that well? She is well fed and looked after. Is there a 'tonic' for cats? Thanks. (pics here) http://pedro.spyw.com/kitty.html  Signaturergds, Pete ~~~~~ 'Mental backup in progress - Do Not Disturb!' http://saveaustralia.vze.com > Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is not > young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such as [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > (pics here) http://pedro.spyw.com/kitty.html There are a number of cat age calculators on the Internet. Here's one. http://www.wgrz.com/pets/petcalc.asp I tried a few and they came up with pretty much the same answer. 78 years. She's a geriatric and doing what geriatric cats do. If you're concerned about her health, take her in for a check-up. She's a beauty. :c) Judy On Wed 15 Feb 2006 04:52:00p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it lynx? > Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is > not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > (pics here) http://pedro.spyw.com/kitty.html She's a beauty! We have 3 tuxedos. I love their look. Your Kittie is approximately 76 years old in human years. There are various conversion charts, but this seems to be the average. Two of my cats that are now deceased both lived to be 17 years old. They were never given anything but very good quality food. Having said that, you might ask your vet if he recommends any supplements. SignatureWayne Boatwright o¿o ____________________ BIOYA >> Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is >> not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >She's a beauty! We have 3 tuxedos. I love their look. Your Kitty reminds me of my Rascal except SHE has a mustache (SP) and a goatee but she has the triangular face to her. My babies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ On Thu 16 Feb 2006 06:40:20a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it whayface? >>> Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is >>> not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > My babies > http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ This is our latest, Popie. http://www.tinypic.com/view/?pic=nx2uyr SignatureWayne Boatwright o¿o ____________________ BIOYA >On Wed 15 Feb 2006 04:52:00p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it lynx? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Thanks for that, and for everyone else who has replied too. Thank you very much. Signaturergds, Pete ~~~~~ 'To vacillate or not, that is the question... or is it?' http://saveaustralia.vze.com >Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is >not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such >as slowness in movement, lack of activity, sleeping a lot, not jumping >high onto things, etc., So i was just wondering how her age would relate >in human terms? Do I have a geriatric cat? Or else perhaps she is not >that well? She is well fed and looked after. Is there a 'tonic' for If you haven't had a blood panel and urinalysis done lately, you *definitely* should. Seniors can have kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, heart problems, etc. and the testing will tell you how her internal organs are doing. Sometimes they don't show any symptoms of disease or they're hard to notice. Anna > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Sometimes they don't show any symptoms of disease or they're hard to notice. > lately she has started meowing very loudly at night, and waking me up. She sleeps inside on 'her' lounge chair, or else on the spare bed. So she shouldn't be too cold or anything. Or if it is a cold night she will come onto the bed anyway. She has become very adept at sneaking onto the bed without waking me up! She waits till I go to sleep, of course. Clever little Kitty! >Anna > > Signaturergds, Pete ~~~~~ 'I'm way too busy to have the nervous breakdown I deserve!' http://saveaustralia.vze.com >lately she has started meowing very loudly at night, and waking me up. This can be a sign of hypertension, uraemia (from kidney disease), hyperthyroidism, or simply cognitive disfunction; with this disfunction, they can wake up at night and kind of "forget" where they are so they meow for reassurance, so it's good to call out to her when she does this. You really should take her in for a blood, urine & T4 test so you know what's going on; at 15, it's time (actually overtime but better late than never). Anna >>lately she has started meowing very loudly at night, and waking me up. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >can wake up at night and kind of "forget" where they are so they meow for >reassurance, This is what I thought might be the case actually. > so it's good to call out to her when she does this. Yes I do. I yell out 'SHUTUP!!", and she does! :) >You really >should take her in for a blood, urine & T4 test so you know what's going on; >at 15, it's time (actually overtime but better late than never). It seems that's what I should do. Thanks for the advice. >Anna > > Signaturergds, Pete ~~~~~ 'Dogs have masters. Cats have servants' http://saveaustralia.vze.com > >Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is > >not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Anna My Kitty Cat is 18 'naf; and depending on which chart you read she's between 85 and 90 in human years. She's got ailing kidneys, so we hydrate her daily with about 175 ccs of appropriate solution (lactated ringers). Kidney disease causes many discomforts along the way such as acid stomach, etc. Take the gal in to the vet and have him do a geriatric work up. From that he can check a number of indices including thyroid. BTW, for hydration, we've discovered that the 18 ga needles deliver fluid twice as fast as the 20 ga; but the larger needle is also twice as painful to insert. If it were a once-in-a-while activity, then it wouldn't make that much difference, but a daily ritual demands a more comfortable experience for the cat. So, we go with the 20 gauge needle. --Running Amuck >Hi. I have a female cat that is now about 15 years old. I know that is >not young for a cat, and she is starting to show signs of ageing, such >as slowness in movement, lack of activity, sleeping a lot, not jumping >high onto things, etc., So i was just wondering how her age would >relate in human terms? http://blakjak.com/cat_yrs.htm About 72. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 12 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 3 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- She's probably getting a little arthritis, just like old people do. I had a cat that lived to be 22 - yes TWENTY TWO - and she got quite slow moving and thin her last 2 years of life. I kept a heating pad set on low laying on my bed and covered it with a couple of towels. It didn't take her long to find out that was a really comfy place for her old bones. That was her spot! I also started giving her baby food meat as a treat, just so she'd get a little more protein. She'd lick it out of a spoon. She still had all her teeth, but she got to where she'd only eat canned food, so perhaps her mouth was a little sensitive. I never really did anything special in regards to her care. She ate regular cat food and she went to the vet once a year. I was lucky to have her so long. >She's probably getting a little arthritis, just like old people do. I >had a cat that lived to be 22 - yes TWENTY TWO - and she got quite slow [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >eat canned food, so perhaps her mouth was a little sensitive. > Well I have noticed that she meows when I pick her up. I have to pick her up very slowly and gently or else she meows. >I never really did anything special in regards to her care. She ate >regular cat food and she went to the vet once a year. I was lucky to >have her so long. > > Signaturergds, Pete ~~~~~ 'I used to be forgetful and indecisive. (Think I was. Don't remember when. Maybe not.)' http://saveaustralia.vze.com
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