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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

145.0. "How do you tell their age??" by MAISHA::JACKSON () Tue Sep 17 1985 11:14

We have a male cat that came with our apartment. We have lived
where we do now for over 5 years so we know he is at least that old.
Is there anyway of correctly telling how old a cat is if you don't know
for sure? Our other cat is just over a year old and they get along just
fine
 ^_^
(. .)
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145.1BERGIL::WIXWed Sep 18 1985 17:284
I believe that your veterinarian can give you an estimate based on the teeth
I think. I may be wrong on this.

Jack Wickwire
145.2MAISHA::JACKSONMon Sep 23 1985 04:434
Thanks for your help. I'll check next time I bring kitty in for
his checkup.
Tim

145.3PEN::KALLISMon Sep 23 1985 20:159
The usual way to "age" them approximately is that the vet will check the
teeth for tratar buildup; unless you've had the teeth cleaned (or the pre-
) the tartar buildup's a fairly good metric.

However, it's jut approximate because different cats have different
buildup rates (my late Morgan had a very rapid buildup; my current Merlin
has very little).

Steve Kallis, Jr.