Speaking about cats....

[RTlady]

* * borrowed information from MSN Encarta (great info site)

According to some authorities, cats that are allowed outdoors have an average life expectancy of 2 to 3 years; the average life expectancy of indoor cats is about 15 years.


Cat, small, mainly carnivorous animal, Felis silvestris catus, member of the family Felidae, popular as a household pet, and valuable for killing mice and rats. Like other members of the cat family, the domestic cat has retractile claws; keen hearing and smell; remarkable night vision; and a compact, muscular, and highly supple body. Cats possess excellent memory and exhibit considerable aptitude for learning by observation and experience. There are an estimated 600 million house cats in the world.

[matrix82]

Hehe, I have two of those 6 million.

[Kitty77]

Fun information to read RTlady, have 1 indoor cat.

[ilovemykids]

Neat RT!!
I didn't realize that outdoor cats would live less time then indoor cats.

[seekthetruth]

I know alot of outdoor cats that live to be over twelve. I have had 3.

[Racefan]

I have four indoor cats.

[April07]

3 indoor and 3 outdoor barn cats. My barn cats get to come into the heated garage in the cold months and when they get older they will live inside. One will most likey make that transition this winter.

[Shandoe]

I have 6 LOL .. Just call me cat lady!!

[ilovemykids]

WOW! I have one. LOL
That's enough cat litter for me.
haha

When my family lived on a farm (one of a few) we had 27 barn cats. New ones would just show up. They were all breeding.... it was insane.

[Shandoe]

WOW! I have one. LOL
That's enough cat litter for me.
haha

When my family lived on a farm (one of a few) we had 27 barn cats. New ones would just show up. They were all breeding.... it was insane.

That is too many even for me!! LOL

Right now three of mine all go out .. I didn't want ANY too .. but ARG!! The other three all stay in!!

[FreebieChick]

I have 3 indoor cats. Thank God for my littermaid:

www.littermaid.com

[RTlady]

My friend's cat Bella lived to be 17 or 18... she passed away
just a couple of years ago and right until the end, she was
the queen at home. Funny how animals can show respect where
it's due huh?

[ScotchandBoots]

We were always a two-cat household until a few years ago. We are down to one now that my "baby" has passed away. I am thinking of getting Gilbert a playmate some time in the near future.

[FreebieChick]

We are down to one now that my "baby" has passed away.

[ScotchandBoots]

Thank you FreebieChick. He actually passed away more than a year ago, but I still miss him very much.