The average lifespan of a cat is 12 to 15 years, and more and more cats are now living into their 18th, 19th and 20th years. Regular visits to your pet doctor are necessary to prolong your cat's life.

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As a pet owner, keeping your pet healthy is no easy task. The hardest part is that cats can't talk. It won't tell you what's wrong with your chest, stomach pain, or trouble seeing. These symptoms are all signs of serious problems, so it's good to have them detected.

But veterinarians have ways to get your pet to talk, and they have ways to learn about these symptoms and manage them before they cause major problems. The premise is, of course, that you take your cat for a routine check-up.

As you get older, it is even more necessary to take your cat to the hospital for a checkup. For example, a blood sample (and possibly a urine or stool sample) is taken to check the health of the internal organs. Your veterinarian will also keep you informed of changes in your older cat's nutritional needs, plaque, tooth loss, and gum disease.

The way to make cats live longer:

The diet must be clean, generally meat-based, milk can Give it a drink, but if it drinks too much, it doesn't like to eat other things, and is a bit picky eater. It is best to give it pure water, at least boiled water. If cats drink unclean water, they will get nephritis, which is very bad for the urethra and glomerulus.

You can give cats a bath when they are young, but don't give them a bath when they grow up! Frequent bathing cats will be very annoying, and it is easy to catch colds and even pneumonia! Cats don't like water the most, and they are prone to hair The shampoo and soap you put on your stomach get eaten! Too much bathing can also make the cat's skin lose its original luster, and it looks clean and scented, but the cat is dying! Rest assured, an adult cat will Have their own very good cleaning habits.

Cats are not the same as dogs, so there is no need to walk them.

It's best not to dress cats, let alone chains, cats don't like restraints. Cats use their tongues to groom their fur almost every day. If they are wearing clothes, it will be uncomfortable if they cannot lick their fur!

The place where the cat sleeps should be warm and ventilated. Let the cat sleep in the bamboo basket. It is best to be round, because the cat sleeps in a circle; square, it will be very uncomfortable.

Don't force it to do anything, beat it less, talk to it more, talk to it often since the cat was young, and talk to it often as the cat gets older. Caress it often. This will make it happy and alive.

Take it as an important member of your family, in a word: love it and like it is the most important.