Since this month is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, in honor of our sister Allie (who's SO old), we asked Mommy to make a Top Five Reasons list on why Senior Cats are better to adopt.
[Except for me, of course. But I'm already taken.]
OLD? Excuse me? I'm a four year old in her prime. *pats coiffed fur*
uhhh....well... since I'm the Responsible one in the family, I told Momma I'd pass her list on to you - and here it is:
What? Just like that? Not even a David Letterman Countdown or anything???
*grumbles* Ya want something done right, ya gotta do it yourself....
BUT FIRST...
We'd like to introduce you to a few very special Seniors waiting for their forever home at Wayside Waifs, Allie's Alma Mater:
Meet Snowball (he wants you to know he is really glad we didn't choose a name that was too awful, like Powder Puff, but he'd prefer Macho Man or King of the Jungle. Just meowin').
Snowball came to Wayside from a rural Missouri rescue group. After having spent most of his young adult years outdoors, he's ready to try the cushy life. And he's been practicing hard at Wayside. He's the current kitty crush for a lot of the peeps there who have had a taste of his mancat lovin'.
That pink nose of his is just adorable! (Sorry, dude. Uh, we mean macho. Yeah.)
And what about Sissy and Sassy, two gorgeous 8 year old sisters needing a new home. It just about broke their owner's heart to have to give them up.
We think it'd be a wonderful gift to them - and to their former owner - if these senior girls were given a forever home for the holidays, don't you?
And now...*drum roll*
THE TOP FIVE REASONS TO ADOPT A SENIOR CAT
2. They won't ricochet off your forehead at 2 in the morning.
3. They (usually) won't chew your favorite set of ipod earbuds.
4. They (often) make warm, cushy sofa companions on those cold winter evenings by the fire
5. They come already vaccinated and "fixed" - and often even microchipped!
And the #1 Reason to Adopt a Senior Cat:
6. They need you.
Have a super Sunday. We hope the darlings find a forever home soon.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
We'll be purring Puffball (heehee) and the girls have a home in time for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWez waz saying the uffer day, if we win the lottery, we would buy a big home, wiff a huge garden and adopt so many animals..You gotta have dreams :) Hope those cutiez find forever loving homez. Have a great Sunday xx00xx
ReplyDeleteMollie and Alfie
Hi Allie, Maxwell and Faraday!
ReplyDeleteOh, those are GREAT reasons to adopt a senior cat! Our sweet Sammy was 12 or 13 when we adopted him, and he is still with us six years later. :)
We have our paws crossed for Snowball, Sissy and Sassy. Yes, homes for the holidays would be the BEST!
Hugs!
All good reasons and we should know: 3 out of our 4 cats are seniors.
ReplyDeleteFURRY good reasons say´s my mom-person !
ReplyDeleteShe say´s that I´m a bit tooo bratty sometime and wish I was a little bit older :)
Great list guys. Those kitties look like they would make a perfect companion for someone! Hope you guys are having a wonderful Sunday :)
ReplyDeleteWe think older cats also blend into the family better...our Sylvester was eight when Daddy brought him home and by the next day it was like he'd always lived with us.
ReplyDeleteRegarding #2 - they won't ricochet off your forehead at 2 in the morning. Binga and Boodie are 12 and 11 respectively, and that HAS happened occasionally here. Only it is more like 5 in the morning, since my human is often just crawling into bed around 2 a.m.
ReplyDeleteSo don't think life with senior kitties is boring! It is pretty fun. Depending on your idea of fun.
Shhh! MOL! Actually Ryker went a little crazypants from time to time when he was 13 too :-) FUN is right!
Deletethose are GREAT reasons....we have some senior cats at our local shelter and it breaks our hearts to see them get overlooked
ReplyDeleteWe found you, our Mom is so daft. She finally figured out what your blog was Faraday. Those senior cats are good looking. I wish I had a lot of money and could just gather up the senior cats everywhere. It is so sad for them all to be in shelters.
ReplyDeleteTell Mom thanks for the items for the auction and we promise not to auction off Faraday.
Allie: Oh Marg...Pleae reconsider...
DeleteALLIE IS NOT OLD!!! I'm gonna celebrate my 7th Gotcha Day soon and I'M NOT OLD! I'm just meowin.
ReplyDeleteAllie: You tell 'em sister!!
Deleteallie - dont listen to them... pfft!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! And that's a great set of reasons!
ReplyDeletePurrs,
The Chans
Good enough reasons!!!
ReplyDeleteAllie, for an old girl, you are sure looking perky! love Austin (I'm nearly six:)
OMC - that kitty is so sweet and bootiful. I do hope she/he finds a good home soon.
ReplyDeleteWe so love the seniors and they deserve a happy, each of them.
ReplyDeleteWe sooo agree, and if Faraday was just a LITTLE less bratty, we'd consider fostering some nice older kitties. But that would be just plain mean to do that to them....
DeleteSenior pets are the best! And Mama thinks Snowball is just regal looking!
ReplyDeleteHey FaRaDaY, Hey Maxwell, Hey Allie, Jet here.
ReplyDeleteFaraday, dude... watch the OLD stuff... we mid-lifers are touchy about that subject...
Love the list... Mom always adopts adult furfamily members...
Sissy, Sassy and Snowball are gorgeous felines. BTW, my BFF, Savannah of Savannah's Paw Tracks was adopted at 9 years young!
Allie: Jet, THANk you! Someone's got to put that brat in his place. seriously!
DeleteAnd we agree, "senior" is just a state of mind. Ryker was pretty gutsy for his 13 years, adn older brother Caleb lived to almost 20, and he took down a doberman puppy when he was 10! *giggle!*
Oh, we are purring they find a home soon! There is another reason to adopt them too. #7 - They still have lots of years left! The mom took in a cat when he was 10 and he lived until he was 18.
ReplyDeleteBest blog I ever read. My mommy has a tender heart for senior kitties and the ones you featured here have gone straight to her heart.
ReplyDeleteMom says Snowball is her boyfriend, she is madly in love with him. We think he looks pretty handsome, but we don't want anymore animals in the home!!! Good luck to Snowball, Sissy & Sassy. We hope they find their purrfect forever home soon!
ReplyDeleteThese kitties are ADORABLE and we are purring they get a wonderful furever home very soon.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Allie, This 8 year-old thinks you are a hot young babe!
Sound like great reasons to us!
ReplyDeleteI hope Snowball , Sissy and Sassy will find their forever home soon.
ReplyDelete#1, yes they are,
ReplyDelete#2, yes they will
#3, oh they so totally will..
:)
Such lovely kitties. I do hope they find homes for the holidays. We agree that senior kitties are great. Humans love the new senior kitty Surfeit, he's a sweetie. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.
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