Some owners celebrate their pet's birthdays and remember the date of birth better than their own. Others do not even know about the old age of their pet. Most often this happens from the fact that the animal gets to the owner as adults. It is not difficult to find out the age of a cat, but, alas, it is impossible to determine with an accuracy of several months.
It is necessary
- Magnifier;
- Flashlight.
Instructions
Step 1
The simplest and most common way to determine age is the onset of puberty. It usually starts by 7-9 months. But puberty can occur earlier - about 6 months. Therefore, it will not be possible to find out the age with an accuracy of a month.
Step 2
The eyes of cats are clean and clear. But they begin to "fade" by a certain age. After 6 years, fine lines can be seen on the lens of the cat's eye, which are the first signs of aging. After about 10 years of age, cats begin to develop gray hair. But this is a very individual sign, since it is practically invisible on white cats.
Step 3
By the teeth, you can more accurately find out the age of the cat. At 1 month old, the kitten's milk teeth begin to erupt. If they are not yet visible to the eye, they can be easily felt. By 2 months, all baby teeth are in place. At 6 months or a little earlier, milk teeth change to molars. At about the same age, root canines appear. At the age of 1 year, all of the cat's teeth are white and free of tartar.
Step 4
The older the cat, the more the teeth are worn out. By the age of one and a half in cats, the central incisors of the lower jaw are erased, and a yellowish plaque appears on the back teeth. In 2-3 years, the central incisors of the upper jaw and the middle incisors of the lower jaw are erased, and by 4 they "catch up" and the upper middle ones. After 5 years, pigment may appear on the gums of the cat. By this age, canines can also wear out, but not so noticeably. At the age of 7, the transverse-oval surface of the incisors of the lower jaw begins to change, and by the age of 8-9, the upper one also joins it.
Step 5
By the age of 10, the incisors begin to fall out, but this depends on the cat's nutrition. If she constantly eats bones and tough food, the incisors may "leave" her at an earlier age. In the majority, by the age of 15, almost all of them fall out.
Step 6
Interestingly, many are trying to calculate the age of a cat relative to a human. So, 1 year of a cat's life is equal to 15 years of a human. The second year is equivalent to 24 years. From 3 to 12 years old, add 4 years annually. And after 12 - 3. For example, if your cat is 10 years old, then by human standards, she just retired. And if she is already all 17, then this is a lady of a very old age! But all this is just convention. After all, there are people who run cross-country at 80, better than the young, and there are also 50-year-olds sitting on a bench and lazily conducting conversations.
