How old is your pet? Establish fair age.

 Many people think that to calculate age their pet is quite simple: multiply the animal age seven. For example, a dog for 4 years to 28 years which is the human.

The account holding more than arithmetic, not the suits. To say that a dog or cat for a year actually has seven years is totally wrong! How many people are sexually active and able to reproduce to 7 years? Dogs and cats can be put in a year or even 10 years, which is impossible for people of 7 or 70 years.

Dogs.

Age is much faster in the first two years of the life of the dog. Large breeds, because it matures quickly, tend to have shorter lives. By the time they reach the age of 5 years are considered seniors. Medium dogs breeds, need about 7 years to reach the senior stage, while small breeds do not reach this stage earlier than 10 years.

Many veterinarians agree that a fairly accurate assessment of age pet can be made after a certain formula. It is quite simple and more accurate than the method of 7 years.

Starting from the fact that a dog is 12 human 1 year, 2 years will have 24-year human years. Then add every four years each additional year. For example, a 4-year dog will be 32 men (12 +12 +4 +4 = 32 years).

Since this formula takes into account the maturity rate of the early life of the dog, the default will slow the aging process in recent years. Here a reference table having a much faster:

Your dog's age	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Age in human years	0	12	24	28th	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88

Average age in dogs is 12-13 years, but again this varies by race. The higher your dog with his life is shorter. Females tend to live longer than males.

Cats.

Now let's take a quick look at a simple formula for calculating the age of cats in human years.

We start from the first year of life that a cat is equivalent to 15 human years, and two years is equivalent to 24 human years. Then add four years to each additional year. For example, a cat four years will be 32 in human years. Here's a table that will help you more to learn your cat's age:

Age your cat	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Age in human years	0	15	24	28th	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88

Cats live on average 12-15 years, and the stray live about 10 years.