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Post by Sherry on Dec 9, 2012 11:06:05 GMT -5
Saw this on fb, and thought you may be interested!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 11:12:01 GMT -5
Wow!
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Post by Heather on Dec 9, 2012 18:21:22 GMT -5
Whooo hooo. Odin is a bit of an oldster he's about 98 yrs old ;D. He's really spry for 98. He just doesn't have the staying power ;D ;D. ciao
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Post by Sherry on Dec 9, 2012 19:05:13 GMT -5
Wish they showed more of the kitty ones as well! Our old guy was 19 mid August ;D If I can read it properly, that means he's about the equivalent of 92-94
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 20:03:33 GMT -5
My kitty was 88 when she passed then ;D and Soxx is 76. Marley's 27 and Freya's in-between...maybe 30? Giving me some great cuddles right now too
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Post by Sherry on Dec 9, 2012 21:04:01 GMT -5
As inaccurate as these charts may be at times, they do give you a very real idea of what's happening with your pet. Not surprising a couple of our kitties have arthritic pain! They'd be the equivalent of 84 and 94 respectively Even the younger ones would be in their 60's!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 21:05:28 GMT -5
This is really interesting, thanks! Bookmarked.
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Post by Heather on Dec 10, 2012 1:11:24 GMT -5
My kitties are all 16 yrs., making them about 80 yrs old. I never thought Merlyn would be around by now. I wish they showed the rest of the chart too....Samurai was 23 yrs old when he was released ciao
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Post by katt on Dec 10, 2012 1:18:53 GMT -5
I need to know more about the chart and what it is based on. I have to disagree with parts of it, I feel like the animal ages are Too old compared to the "human" years/. Is it based on life expectancy of these animals in America? Is it based on their maturity? What are the sources?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2012 1:21:56 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think it's right on because animals mature faster than humans but then level out for a while...or at least I think they do.
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Post by katt on Dec 10, 2012 1:29:50 GMT -5
Well I can see if they were going off of life expectancy... like say the average life expectancy of a ferret is 8 years and the average life expectancy of a human is 76, and 10% of humans live to be 105 and 10% of ferrets live to be 12....(not saying that is the case, just using those numbers as examples). But regardless, that is not accurate based on the development of the animal. I would estimate a 2 year old ferret to be more like 20ish, maybe early 20's. Same thing with a 2 year old dog. 2 Year old dogs are still puppies! lol They are physically mature for the most part, but they are not mature adults. Meanwhile a 7 year old dog is in my experience, typically much more spry than the average 67 year old human!
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Post by Heather on Dec 10, 2012 1:37:13 GMT -5
These statistics paint with a really broad brush. In dogs, a poodle (toy, not teacup)will live to be 15 whereas a wolfhound is considered a senior at 5 or 6 but doesn't mature until 3 yrs of age. We consider ourselves lucky to keep them alive until they're 10 yrs. As ferrets I had always been instructed that they aged at 12 yrs/1yr. It's easier to work 10yrs = 1 yr, so you will often see that. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2012 2:04:49 GMT -5
this is great! it would make a good sticky
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Post by Sherry on Dec 10, 2012 10:21:20 GMT -5
This is from a vet's office in the US I believe. And as with most things, it's meant to simply be a generalization.
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Post by Heather on Dec 10, 2012 14:22:24 GMT -5
If it's the similar one to the one in my old vet's office, the ages don't go much further for the kitties. I remember looking at it and my son mentioning that Samurai wouldn't fit on the schedule. The vet informed him that kitties didn't live that long and we must have made a mistake about his age To say the least, we don't go there anymore (and no that wasn't the only faux pas) ciao
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