Adopting a shelter cat is one of the most wonderful acts of kindness that a person can do for an animal, but older cats, who might not be as adorable to most as young and playful kittens, often get overlooked. Hopefully, this post will show you how awesome older cats can be and inspire you to adopt one of your very own!
Older cats are often the first to go if a shelter has to euthanize some of its animals, so your impact on your new elderly adoptee's life will be all the greater. Though they can suffer from more diseases than young cats, older cats are often already house-trained and socialized, and their personality will already be set – no surprises!
#21 I Adopted A 7-Year-Old 27 Pound Cat Today, His Name Is Atticus But My Boyfriend Calls Him Fatticus
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#22 My New Roomie 18 Year Old Mr. Salem Schmusel
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#24 He May Not Be The Cutest Cat But We Adopted A Fiv+ 5 Year Old Tomcat And He Loves Having A Forever Home
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#25 I Adopted Bubbles, He's 7, With No Tail And Just 3 Legs... And We Love Him To Bits :)
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#26 Timmy Adopted At 15 Now 18 !!
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#27 Miss Smiley Was Adopted By Will (pictured) And I Last Fall, At The Age Of 20!
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#31 I Adopted An Older Cat Today - This Is Lenka, The First Pet That Is My Own
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#32 Adopted 9 Year Old Monty As A Younger Play Mate For My 14 Year Old Rescue Kitty.
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#33 I Finally Adopted My First Cat. She's 5 Years Old But Still Looks Like A Kitten
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#35 Meet Cuddles, The 13 Year Old Cat My Boyfriend And I Adopted. Best $5 We Ever Spent!
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#36 We Went To Adopt An Older Rescue Cat, So We Have Two New Additions To The Family
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#38 Angus Is 12 Years Old And Daffodil 2 Years Old, Adopted As Strangers And Now In Love.
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