[svandamme]

Well, on the other hand, cats are tough as nails, i've seen plenty of cats with missing eyes, that recovered nicely

true, mostly farm cats that have a home of sorts..
Feral cats in the city don't usually get old, 2 years is the average.

My cat Bubba is a son of a b1tch, his mother was a feral street cat in Rotterdam..
they were caught when he was still in the litter, and that's how he ended up with me.
He's a miserable sod, doesn't like people, complains a lot, but he has good genes and instincts.. knows how to take care of himself ..
He's already 4 times older then he would have been as a feral, and going strong.