Cat life expectancy

[G-MAN2004]

Everywhere I've read, it seems the general consensus is that the average life expectancy of an outdoor cat is 3-5 years, whilst for an indoor cat it is around 15-18 years. However, going from this, it seems my outdoor cat has surpassed this by quite a lot as he is 18 this year.

Can I expect him to give in any time soon?

 

[G-MAN2004]

I too have an outdoor cat which has reached 18 years. Expecting the worst any time soon despite her being very active and healthy.

Yeah, my cat is still the same as he was 10 years back. He's always running around, playing and chasing the dog. He eats a lot more these days though but there's nothing wrong with him so I guess he has just become greedy.

I can't see him going any time soon tbh, but going from those figures, he should be long gone by now.

 

[G-MAN2004]

is op maybe getting outdoor cats mixed up with pedigree cats somehow ? they dont usually live as long

Nope, I just searched for cat life expectancy on Google and a lot of them say around 5 years for outdoor cats.

Your cat isn't greedy, he needs to eat more food because he cannot absorb the nutrients from the food he eats as well as he used to as he's older. Our vet told me today.

Ah, interesting. Thanks.