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!
#81 We Adopted Sisco When He Was 8 From Family, He Wasn't Getting Enough Attention! He's 15 Now!!!
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#82 Adopted This 4 Year Old Handsome Man After He Spent 2 Years At The Shelter!
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#83 My Boyfriend Gaves Me This Cute 9years Old Lady For My Birthday. Couldn't Love Them More.
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#84 This Is Honey. She Was Four When We Got Her. She's Not Eight And My Best Friend
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#85 I Found This Kitten By The Street Five Days Ago
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#86 Oliver (inbred) Would Have Been Euthanized If I Hadn't Adopted Him. He's 8 Now And I Love Him!!
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#87 My Cat Adopted Me! Three Years Agieren This Cat Chose Us As Ist Family. He's About 12-14 Years
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#88 Came With Her Brother At 15 Years Old, Purrs In Her Sleep.
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#89 I Adopted Both Of Them At Different Time.the Big One Is Barlin, The Little Kitten Is Zimba
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#90 Cooper Was Feral She. He Found Me Three Years Ago. Now He's A Toothless Old Man And I Adore Him
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#91 My Darling Chas Who I Adopted At 14 With An Endless List Of Health Issues. Still Miss Him :(
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#92 I Adopted Rosie Last Year When She Was 13. She's A Total Love.
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#93 Prince Albert Aka "bertie" Was 10 When We Adopted Him. He Is Now Living In The Lap Of Luxury
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#94 This Is My Sweet Grey, We Found Her Outside The Door, Very Skinny And Lots Of Scars,and Now...
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#95 Our Beautiful Ellie Was 7 When We Adopted Her. She Loves Her "little" Brother Ramsey!
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#96 Meet Olive, She Was 3 When We Adopted Her.
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#97 We Adopted Poesie When She Was 12. Now She Is 19.
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#98 We Adopted Mia From Lap Cats In Elk Grove They Said She Was In System For 14 Months She Is 8
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#99 He Is Now 13th Years Old, We Have Flipke From A Resque Shelter. It Was Very Warm That Day.
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#100 Callie Was 6 When I Adopted Her From A Shelter, Three Years Ago. She's Cuddly Sweet Girl.
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