Saturday, 9 July 2016
Cats Are Living Longer, So Now Vets Have to Figure Out Cat Geriatrics
The average lifespan of a cat in the U.S. is now around 15 years, up from single digits just a few decades ago, and an estimated 20 percent of cats are at least 11 years old (that’s roughly 60 in human years). Great news for cats and the people who love them, but it also presents a problem: We don’t really have much of an idea what healthy aging looks like in a cat. Which, in turn, means we don’t really know the best way to care for our feline pals late in life.
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