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When does your pet become a senior cit?

"Cats and dogs age much more quickly relative to humans. Clients are often surprised that their pet of 7 years old is considered a senior by their vet"

A Pet's age in human years?

The old adage that 1 year of a pets life is equal to 7 years in a human's life is very rough.

It is useful to keep in mind how old your pet would be were they humans! Are they middle aged? You'd be surprised.

To work this out you can use the table below.

For example, a 15 yo cat would be equivalent to a 76 year old human!

Your Pets Age
Human age Cat Dog (kg)
  0-9 kg 10-22kg 23-40kg > 40 kg
1 15 15 15 14 12
2 24 23 24 22 20
3 28 28 29 29 28
4 32 32 34 34 35
5 36 36 38 40 42
6 40 40 42 45 49
7 44 44 47 50 56
8 48 48 51 55 64
9 52 52 56 61 71
10 56 56 60 66 78
11 60 60 65 72 86
12 64 64 69 77 93
13 68 68 74 82 101
14 72 72 78 88 108
15 76 76 83 93 115
16 80 80 87 99 123
17 84 84 92 104 -
18 88 88 96 109 -
19 92 92 101 115 -
20 96 96 105 120 -