The average lifespan of a cat is 12 to 15 years, and now more and more cats can live to be 18, 19 or even 20 years old. Regular visits to your pet's veterinarian are essential to extending your cat's life.

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As a pet owner, ensuring the health of your pet is no easy task. The most difficult thing is that cats can’t talk. It won't tell you what's wrong with it, whether it's chest tightness, stomach pain, or difficulty seeing clearly. These symptoms are all signs of serious problems, so it's good to have them detected.

But vets have ways to get your pet to talk. They have ways to understand these symptoms and control the condition before it causes major problems. The premise, of course, is that you take your cat for routine checkups.

As the age increases, it becomes more necessary to take the cat to the hospital for examination. For example, taking a blood sample (and possibly a urine or stool sample) to check the health of your internal organs. Your veterinarian will also promptly tell you about changes in your older cat’s nutritional needs, your cat’s plaque, tooth loss, and gum disease.

How to make cats live longer:

The diet must be clean, usually based on meat. You can give it a little milk, but if you drink too much, it will not like to eat other things and is a bit picky. It is best to give it pure water, at least boiled water. If cats drink unclean water, they will get nephritis, which is very harmful to the urethra and glomeruli.

You can bathe cats when they are young, but don’t bathe them when they grow up! Frequent bathing will make cats very annoying, and they can easily catch colds or even pneumonia! Cats don’t like water the most, and they are also prone to getting shampoo and soap on their fur. Eat it in the stomach! Excessive bathing will also make the cat's skin lose its original luster. It looks clean and fragrant, but the cat will almost die of discomfort! Don't worry, adult cats will have their own very good cleaning habits. .

Unlike dogs, cats do not need to be walked. There is no need.

It’s best not to put any clothes on your cat, let alone a chain. Cats don’t like restraints. Cats use their tongues to take care of their fur almost every day. If they wear clothes, they will feel uncomfortable if they can’t lick their fur!

The place where your cat sleeps should be warm and ventilated. Let the cat sleep in a bamboo basket. It’s best to have a round one, because cats clump together when sleeping; if it’s square, it will be very uncomfortable.

Don’t force it to do anything, hit it less and talk to it more. Talk to it often when the cat is young. As the cat gets older, you will still talk to it often. Pet it often. This will make it happy and lively.

Treat it as an important member of your family. In a word: loving it and liking it is the most important thing.