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| 981.1 | Barn cats appear to be more hardy | AQUA::GOLDMAN | Matt Goldman | Tue Dec 22 1987 09:41 | 8 |
| That's funny ... I always thought that "barn" cats lived longer because they
were more hardy!
I have knowledge of both purebreds (planned breeding) and HHPs (from indoor
types only, all the way to barn only). Cursory information has led me to
believe that "barn" cats typically live longer.
Of course all felines are susceptible to illnesses ...
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| 981.2 | Don't moggier live longer? | CHEFS::GOUGH | | Tue Dec 22 1987 09:45 | 9 |
| I don't know, but I would have thought that the reason barn cats
do not live as long is that they are less cared for - they do not
have their innoculations, go to the vets when necessary, and so
on. Also, they are more likely to have accidents and get into fights.
But as pets, I think they live as long as any other cat, if not
longer because they're tougher. I always understood that pedigrees,
such as Siamese, had a shorter life.
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| 981.3 | Moggies not Moggier | CHEFS::GOUGH | | Tue Dec 22 1987 09:47 | 1 |
| In .2, I meant to type moggies of course.
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| 981.4 | too many, too often | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Tue Dec 22 1987 13:03 | 5 |
| It would seem that part of the problem is that barn cats reproduce
much more often - producing litter after litter. The queen can't
feed them properly, can't pass immunity to the kittens because
she may not have it to pass, and so on causing a weak strain of
kittens.
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| 981.5 | Siamese live long lives! | VICKI::COCHRANE | Send lawyers, guns and money. | Tue Dec 22 1987 13:17 | 4 |
| Siamese are typically long-lived. My last one lived to be
19.
Mary-Michael
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| 981.7 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Tue Dec 22 1987 13:43 | 8 |
| Re: .6
I think if the vet says he is fat, he is fat.
signed,
still trying to figure out how to slim down Sweetie
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| 981.8 | an even older siamese | FIDDLE::HTAYLOR | Fight malnutrition, GIMME CHOCOLATE! | Tue Dec 22 1987 16:17 | 6 |
| RE: .5
My Uncle's Sealpoint Siamese live to be 23 years old. She just
died last summer. She still had a BEAUTIFUL coat!
Holly
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| 981.10 | Aja would die rather than allow another cat... | JAWS::COTE | Throw me down the stairs my hat! | Wed Dec 23 1987 11:08 | 5 |
| Have TK and Bandit been told of this??
Whucha gonna do if they get all territorial on ya??
Edd
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