• mad_asshatter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      This.

      1st Cat year = 16 human years.

      each subsequent cat year = 8 human years.

      For dogs:

      1st dog year = 20 human years

      each subsequent dog year = 5 human years

      • TaleyaEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Not at all. A 12 year old dog is senior and quite often decrepit (dependant on breed) A 14 year old cat is currently hanging off my ceiling fan chittering at a moth while her 12 year old daughter stalks it from a bookcase

  • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
    43·
    6 months ago

    And on what is this based upon?

    Just comparing average life expectancies? Cause that is just dumb.

    A year is one orbit around the sun, this is exactly the same for humans as it is for pets.

    • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Better solutions:

      Comparing health issues and severity rates by age.

      Comparing relative behavioral maturity thresholds

      These are really the two things that we actually care about when thinking about age. Both have their issues. Still better.