There isn't a simple fixed number of "cat years" in a human year because cat aging is nonlinear and depends on the cat's age. But a commonly accepted conversion method is:
- The first year of a cat's life is about 15 human years.
- The second year adds about 9 human years.
- Each subsequent cat year equals approximately 4 human years.
So, after the first two years, each additional cat year is roughly equal to 4 human years. This means in terms of "cat years per human year":
- The first human year is roughly equivalent to a bit more than one cat year (given the rapid early growth).
- After the second year, 1 human year equals about 0.25 cat years in aging terms.
In summary, cat aging accelerates early on, then slows down, so there is no fixed factor like "7 cat years per human year," but rather this more detailed scale is used to understand the age equivalency.
