The lifespan of domestic cats is roughly the same as that of the other cats. A cat can be considered old after ten years. Cats die on average after fourteen to sixteen years. The oldest Dutch cat turned 28 years old. [2] The oldest cat in the world was 38 years and 1 day old. In general, ages are difficult to control because cats do not have a birth certificate.

The skeleton of a cat consists of 250 bones. Like all carnivores (meat eaters), cats are equipped to hunt prey and devour them. Cats have a fairly round head and a short snout, large eyes, sensitive whiskers near the mouth and sharp raised ears. They have short wide jaws with strong cutting teeth and sharp incisors. Cats have a total of 30 teeth. In the upper jaw they have 6 incisors, 2 canines, 6 preselections and 2 molars. In the lower jaw they have 6 incisors, 2 canines, 4 preselections and 2 molars. Their jaw cannot make a chew, the cat tears its food and uses the very strong stomach acid to digest the food.