What is the average lifespan of cats and dogs?

Maji · Mar 1st 2009, 11:30pm

And is it true each cat and dog year is equavelent to seven human years?

shellysowner · Mar 1st 2009, 11:30pm

yes it is. Cats and dogs usualy live to around 16 1 of mine died two years ago she was 18 and i had her 6 yrs she was not wanted but i loved her she was put to sleep cos of kidney failure

horizon · Mar 2nd 2009, 5:20pm

dog - maximum 15 years an cat 8 years

Al5080 · Mar 3rd 2009, 11:10am

yes to your Q about the 7 years..... cats:8yrs-18yrs....dogs:5yrs-18yrs... depending on the breed.....

garthrock77sbcglobalnet · Mar 4th 2009, 5:00am

For dogs its 14-16 years, which equals 70-80 human years.

Jim B · Mar 4th 2009, 10:50pm

the average for a cat is fifteen. the average for a dog is twelve.

alysia_osorio · Mar 5th 2009, 4:40pm

The average life expectancy of cats is 15 to 19 years. Life expectancy of popular dog breeds:Afghan Hound (12.0) Airedale Terrier (11.2) Basset Hound (12.8)Beagle (13.3) Bearded Collie (12.3)Bedlington Terrier (14.3) Bernese Mountain Dog (7.0) Border Collie (13.0) Border Terrier (13.8)Boxer (10.4)Bull Terrier (12.9)Bulldog (6.7)Bullmastiff (8.6) Cairn Terrier (13.2) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (10.7) Chihuahua (13.0) Chow Chow (13.5) Cocker Spaniel (12.5) Corgi (11.3)Dachshund (12.2) Dalmatian (13.0)Doberman Pinscher (9.8)English Cocker Spaniel (11.8) English Setter (11.2) English Springer Spaniel (13.0) English Toy Spaniel (10.1) Flat-Coated Retriever (9.5) German Shepherd (10.3) German Shorthaired Pointer (12.3) Golden Retriever (12.0)Gordon Setter (11.3) Great Dane (8.4) Greyhound (13.2)Irish Red and White Setter (12.9) Irish Setter (11.8) Irish Wolfhound (6.2)Jack Russell Terrier (13.6) Labrador Retriever (12.6) Lurcher (12.6)Miniature Dachshund (14.4) Miniature Poodle (14.8) Norfolk Terrier (10.0) Old English Sheepdog (11.8) Pekingese (13.3)Random-bred / Mongrel (13.2) Rhodesian Ridgeback (9.1) Rottweiler (9.8)Rough Collie (12.2)Samoyed (11.0)Scottish Deerhound (9.5) Scottish Terrier (12.0) Shetland Sheepdog (13.3) Shih Tzu (13.4) Staffordshire Bull Terrier (10.0) Standard Poodle (12.0)Tibetan Terrier (14.3)Toy Poodle (14.4) Viszla (12.5) Weimaraner (10.0)Welsh Springer Spaniel (11.5) West Highland White Terrier (12.8) Whippet (14.3)Wire Fox Terrier (13.0)Yorkshire Terrier (12.8

Dan C · Mar 6th 2009, 10:30am

I would say the 7:1 dog year ratio is true... but cats seem to live longer lives... I'd say cats are about 8:1... making a dog's average life span somewhere around 13 years human versus a cat's life span at about 15 years human !

Olivia W · Mar 7th 2009, 4:20am

average life span for both dogs and cats is around 15 years old. maybe more maybe less. and yes every 1 year for us is 7 for your pet.