The Islam faith teaches Muslims to treat cats well and that the cat is a creature to be cherished and loved. Mistreating a cat is regarded as a severe sin in Islam.Cats had a special place in the Islam world. The Prophet Mohammed was tender and kind towards cats, it seems (his name is also spelled Muhammed or Muhammad). He appreciated cats. Mohammed's favorite cat was called Muezza. There is a well known story regarding the Prophet Mohammed and Muezza.Nabi Mohammed had a cat named Muezza. It is reported that on one occasion he cut off the sleeve of his robe rather than disturb Muezza's sleep.
Converting between cat years and human years isn't as simple as using a
factor of 7. The main reason is that cats mature quickly in the first couple
of years of life. To convert cat age to an equivalent human age, an
accepted method is to add 15 years for the first year of life. Then add
10 years for the second year of life. After that, add 4 years for every
cat year. This means that by year two, a cat has matured to about the
same as a 25 year old human.
For comparison and reference from a book by Tracie Hotchner, provides the following list:
- 1-month-old kitten = 6-month-old human baby
- 3-month-old kitten = 4-year-old child
- 6-month-old kitten = 10 human years old
- 8-month-old kitten = 15-year-old human
- A 1-year-old cat has reached adulthood, the equivalent of 18 human years
- 2 human years = 24 cat years
- 4 human years = 35 cat years
- 6 human years = 42 cat years
- 8 human years = 50 cat years
- 10 human years = 60 cat years
- 12 human years = 70 cat years
- 14 human years = 80 cat years
- 16 human years = 84 cat years
