Do you know what the average life span of your cat is? Recently, a research team from the Royal College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a lifespan survey on nearly 8,000 domestic cats and released a cat lifespan ranking! Let's take a look toget...
Do you know what the average life span of your cat is? Recently, a research team from the Royal College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a lifespan survey on nearly 8,000 domestic cats and released a cat lifespan ranking! Let's take a look together!
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Survey Methods
Researchers analyzed the lifespan of more than 7,900 cats in the UK by collecting pet cat death registration data from 2019-2021. According to the data, the researchers produced a cat lifespan ranking list, which ranks the average lifespan of each breed.
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Search Results
This study found that the average lifespan of domestic cats is 11.74 years, and the average lifespan of female cats is about 16 months longer than that of male cats.
ranking list is announced! Who is the champion and who is at the bottom?
The longest-lived cat breed is Burmese, with an average lifespan of 14.42 years!
And the shortest-lived cat breed turns out to be the Sphinx cat (Sphynx), with an average lifespan of only a pitiful 6.68 years.
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Factors that affect cat lifespan
In addition to breed differences, researchers have also found some factors that affect cat lifespan:
Lifestyle: Like humans, overweight cats tend to live longer.
Artificial breeding: In order to cultivate novel breeds, human breeding behaviors will also affect the lifespan of cats. Some breeding methods may cause cats to develop congenital heart disease, eye disease or muscle weakness. Researchers point out that the sphinx cat is a typical case of health problems caused by breeding. Although this hairless cat satisfies the desire of some people with cat hair allergies to raise cats, it greatly reduces its lifespan because it is prone to multiple diseases.
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Summary
This cat life expectancy ranking list can not only help cat owners understand the life expectancy of their cats, but also remind us to pay attention to the health of cats! Scientific feeding methods and regular physical examinations can effectively extend the lifespan of cats and allow them to accompany us for a longer period of time.
