{"id":37,"date":"2026-05-04T21:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:43:07","slug":"lifespan-and-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/lifespan-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifespan and Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" style=\"width:504px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cat.jpeg 444w, https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cat-300x76.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cat3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average lifespan of pet cats has risen in recent decades. In the early 1980s, it was about 7 years,[179]:\u200a33\u200a[180] rising to 9.4 years in 1995[179]:\u200a33\u200a and an average of about 13 years as of 2014 and 2023.[181][182]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/black-cat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/black-cat.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/black-cat-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neutering increases life expectancy; one 2024 study found neutered cats to live one year longer than entire cats.[183] Having a cat neutered confers some health benefits, such as a decreased incidence of reproductive neoplasia.[184] However, neutering decreases metabolism[185][186][187] and increases food intake,[187][188] both of which can cause obesity in neutered cats.[189] Pre-pubertal neutering (neutering at 4 months or earlier) was only recommended by 28% of American veterinarians in one study. Some concerns of early neutering were metabolic, physeal closure, and urinary tract disease related.[190]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cat Lifespan\u2014How to Help Your Cat Live Longer\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdxrXtAZJB0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average lifespan of pet cats has risen in recent decades. In the early 1980s, it was about 7 years,[179]:\u200a33\u200a[180] rising to 9.4 years in 1995[179]:\u200a33\u200a and an average of about 13 years as of 2014 and 2023.[181][182] Neutering increases life expectancy; one 2024 study found neutered cats to live one year longer than entire &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/lifespan-and-health\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lifespan and Health<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotec03.ghsvids.org\/anavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}