# Do you know your pet's birthday? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967 "2021-08-03T14:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/41 "2021-08-07T23:57:59Z")
No. She’s a rescue cat, and was previously semi-feral, and is unusually small and has a couple of kittenish features even five years later, so they might have underestimated her age. Still, as long as it’s within a year it’s good enough for veterinary purposes. If and when I get a dog I might celebrate its birthday, just because it’s cheesy fun for me and dogs tend to be sociable, but this cat wouldn’t be interested at all. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/42 "2021-08-08T00:12:09Z")
Yes, because they are half of a litter a feral had at a friend’s house, and they have the other two cats. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/43 "2021-08-08T00:55:30Z")
I was told that Dixie was born on my birthday. So, No. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/44 "2021-08-08T07:48:07Z")
March 31, 2012 (Willow, my basset hound). _Mumble_, 2013 (Tank, smooth collie). November 9, 2019 (Skye, American Mutt, from a line of American Mutts). So, mostly yes! ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/45 "2021-08-08T09:46:16Z")
Dogs: they were both purchased from a breeder, I have registration papers for them. Goats: I know the month and year – mixed breed kids bought from a farm. Pony: the year plus or minus two – what the vet says based on her teeth; she was a giveaway. Horse: was foaled at an SPCA, I have most of their vet records, so I know the month and year. Chickens: yep, they were day-olds shipped from the hatchery. I no longer celebrate animal birthdays. I can barely remember my own. When our daughter was small we used to celebrate dog birthdays, generally with a half bagel smeared with cream cheese and a birthday candle. We called it “bageldog day”. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967/46 "2021-08-08T17:35:08Z")
Maui just showed up at our house one day when he was still a kitten and just kind of adopted us. So we can guess his age to within a few months. > **[Maui hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/wJmLR03)** > > Image Maui hosted in ImgBB Nandor was born to Mrs. H’s aunt on August 18, the day before my birthday. > **[Nandor hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/cLSHR7g)** > > Image Nandor hosted in ImgBB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-pets-birthday/947967.md?page=2)