My cat is 8 years old, how old is it? - briefly
Your cat is considered middle-aged at 8 years old. In human terms, this equates to approximately 40 years old.
My cat is 8 years old, how old is it? - in detail
To determine the age of your cat in human years, one must consider that cats age more rapidly than humans during their first few years of life. The conventional wisdom is that for the first year, a cat's age in human years is roughly equivalent to 15 human years. After that, each subsequent year for a cat is approximately equal to four human years.
Therefore, if your cat is 8 years old:
- For the first year, it would be 15 human years.
- The remaining 7 years (8 - 1) would then be calculated as 4 human years each. So, 7 * 4 = 28 human years.
Adding these together gives us a total of: 15 (first year) + 28 (remaining years) = 43 human years.
Thus, your 8-year-old cat would be approximately 43 years old in human terms.