Age of Cat = Age of Human

Awhile back I came across the formula for figuring out cat's age vs human age. It makes sense. (and no its not the 7 yr rule)

First cat year is equal to about 20 yrs old in human years. Every year after that you calculate 4 human years. So a 2 yr old cat would be 24. Makes sense if you think about a 6 month old female (having kittens) would be about 15 for human female.

So Spooky (15 1/2 when he died) would have been :20 + 4 x 14 = 76

I use the chart in this article. Seems fairly accurate to me

http://www.messybeast.com/towards-end.htm

I have these three charts but have no idea which one is accurate

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/cat_yrs.htm

http://www.france-property-and-infor...-years-age.htm

http://diabellalovescats.com/agechart.htm

Good to know! I had always heard the 7 year rule wasn't accurate but I didn't know how to calculate apart from that. Cats grow so quickly in their first year.

Those charts are very helpful! Thanks for posting them. I read about GoldenKitty's method a few years ago and I've been using that one ever since. I notice that all four charts more or less agree with it on my cats' ages.

Wow! My dear little Fred was around 88 when he went to the Bridge.

those charts make more sense than the old multiple by seven ....

I always did the by 5...

18*5=90 which is about right ....