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brad1123 t1_jddpmw7 wrote

That's awesome. I adopted an older cat as well. Everyone wants the kittens but the older ones are the ones that really need to be saved.

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FinchFuxFox OP t1_jddzw49 wrote

They also come with a personality and records and lots of info that helps take good care of them. He was not gonna get a cat that day but this little man stole our hearts through a pane of glass

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brad1123 t1_jdepmif wrote

That's exactly what happened when my wife and I went to the shelter just to see the animals and were not planning on getting one but when we saw him we had to have him. Lol! Unfortunately, he had a stroke and we had to put him down about a year ago 😔 but for the few years we had him, he had a great life.

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gig-rigs t1_jdfufsm wrote

He was very lucky to have you both and Thank You for giving him a second chance in loving hands !!! 😊❤️🙏🐱🙏❤️😊

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Von_Moistus t1_jdehdly wrote

Got two brother cats when they were ten years old. Lost one at age 15 due to kidney failure, while the other passed back in November, having almost made it to 21. Older cats still have a lot of purrs left to give.

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ACaffeinatedWandress t1_jdfjkpy wrote

I’m fostering an elderly cat. He’s honestly the best. He sleeps when I’m gone, does no property damage, and cuddles all the time. He has the sweetest, mellowest, loving personality.

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BefuddledPolydactyls t1_jdfzgdb wrote

Old cats are great. They are often so loving, or alternatively, so grumpy - but either way, they are happy to have a person to care.

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ACaffeinatedWandress t1_jdg1ptz wrote

He’s a little of both; I call him my purrmudgeon.

When I first got him, he refused to look at me, routinely yelled at me to get him his wet food plated, and a snapped at me to let me know petting time was done. He slept at the foot of my bed and totally ignored my existence.

As the months moved on, he took to sleeping on pillows. He moved on to one at the foot of my bed, and gradually moved up to one by my head. One night I woke up to find that he had crawled on top of me, and that’s his place now. He comes for petting sessions every time he eats or drinks and never wants them to stop!

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ThaneOfCawdorrr t1_jdgroum wrote

Awww bless you for understanding his grouchiness, and respecting his body language and meowing, and most of all for your patience and kindness, until finally the old fellow decided "Ya know, this one's pretty nice, I think I'll have a big cuddle, don't tell anyone though"

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RedCascadian t1_jdg1xwo wrote

Mine isn't old, but he is 8. And he gets grumpy and attacks my ankles if I don't go to bed on time. When I do? Bam, snuggle time.

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Noache_pleasethnx t1_jdgbs3m wrote

That's exactly how my parent's cat was, may he rest in purrs (aggressive cyst growth). Miss that meowster.

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ManyLintRollers t1_jdfrz6k wrote

We adopted a pair of 6 year old cats and they are the best. They are both 12 now and still zoom around playing .

The shelter had discounted the older cat adoption fee so we got 2 cats for the price of one. Twice as much purring!

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LeicaM6guy t1_jdhjllf wrote

Ours was six when we got her. She had a big sign on her door saying “Do not pet, will scratch!” Apparently her previous owner had died and she had been not adjusting well to the six months she’d been in the shelter.

So me being me, I immediately stuck my fingers in the cage and started talking to her. She lit up! She was purring and rubbing against my hand - we immediately knew we were gonna bring her home. We weren’t even looking for a cat that day.

She gave us another ten years of happiness. Older cats definitely deserve all the love, too.

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eMouse2k t1_jdgb7xv wrote

And for most of the cats that I've had, they get snugglier and more affectionate with age.

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PM_MeTittiesOrKitty t1_jdfk0uu wrote

I am not going to say you are wrong, but I will say that I think everyone who wants a dog/cat should get a puppy/kitten once in their life. I did it, but I will be getting full-grown cats after the cat I have now.

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[deleted] t1_jdfmet6 wrote

u/PM_MeTittiesOrKitty...I disagree. Not EVERYONE should get a puppy/kitten. If they aren't ready for ALL of the work involved, then those people should stick with adult pets. I know for myself, and especially very good friends of mine that bought a labrador retriever puppy, it's not for everyone. They, and I, prefer the adult pets.

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