Unless you're experiencing declining health or have a family history of shortened life spans, medical advances make it likely that you're going to spend many years in retirement. (investor.vanguard.com)
It's important to act on any suspicion of diabetes since as the disease progresses it could change your cat's quality of life and shorten life expectancy. (cat-health-guide.org)
Hip dysplasia, eye problems causing early blindness, heart defects that can severely shorten life span and auto immune disorders such as thyroid disease and cancer are also becoming prevalent. (hvgrc.org)