Our cat Toodles has lived with us just over twelve years. She isn’t as playful as a kitten, but she doesn’t seem old. Domestic cats have an average lifespan of thirteen to twenty years. Female cats tend to live a bit longer (just like humans), primarily because males are more likely to engage in risky behavior (also like humans). Cats can jump up to six times their body length. That’s like you or me jumping thirty+ feet! If you only know cats from cartoons, you’d assume they live on milk. While they’re attracted by the smell, and they’ll drink milk you’ve left out, adult cats are lactose intolerant. Cats may be the only mammals who can’t taste sweet. So, cat food should never have a sweetener added. Last spring, we were invaded by a teeming throng of sugar ants. They were so thick in the dog food we had to toss it all. But they didn’t touch the cat food.
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