When Daisy and I first met Monster in April 2018, we were told he was approximately 2 – 4 years old. Our Shtland vet at the time and I disagreed with this estimate and thought he was more like 6 – 8 years old as Monster was one big confidant cat who did not look like he had just been around for a couple of years.
Meet n’ Greet – Day 1 at the SSPCA – on his throne
Does this look like a 2 year old cat to you?
First day at home
I don’t know. I suppose Monster could’ve been 2 – 4. He had been a Tom cat (swiftly neutered by the SSPCA) and certainly built like one.
So that brings us swiftly to 2026. By my calculations, we’ve had Monster for 8 years (of total joy, obviously) so at best he is 10 – 14 years old but these days we are all noticing that Monster is getting increasingly stiff when he gets up out of his many beds and I think he might be older than we were told – more like 16.
And I know there are supplements like Yumove for cats but they are all fish-based and he absolutely loathes all fish so I am not sure what the answer is.