A cat's last life

Yesterday, as we were walking by the Mormon church, I saw a cat about to cross the road.

I momentarily lost sight of him as he slipped behind a bush, before he suddenly sprang into the road and couldn't see a passing Subaru that hit him right on the spot.

In a last spasm, the small animal turned around and died from internal injuries. His body was intact, without any trace of blood. In the United States and Canada, we say that “a cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three others he strays and for the last three, he stays."
 
Some folks say the nine lives myth is related to a cat's ability to always land on its feet. Mexican cats aren't so lucky, however, they only get seven lives. Put that on the account of a less favorable exchange rate.

How many lives do cats have where you live?