SENIOR CAT ADOPTION

 

1.    According to people who have adopted senior cats, they seem incredibly grateful. Sometimes it seems that they truly understand they’ve been chosen.

 2.    They’ve been saved.hey already know how to act in a home. They know basic etiquette – how to use a litterbox and the difference between furniture and scratching posts. An older cat most likely won’t chew on inappropriate things like teething kittens sometimes do.

3.     Lower maintenance pets---eat, groom, nap, cuddle, repeat. Most senior cats love to take naps, sit on windowsills to birdwatch or find a ray of sun in which to sunbathe

 4.    Most senior kitties don’t wake up at 3:00 am with the crazy non-stop zoomies. They’ve been there, done that—it’s kind of like going to the clubs for humans--after a while, you realize that’s for the young folks. You’d rather sleep.

5.    Senior cats have developed a personality already, so you know who you’re getting from the beginning. Once they acclimate to their new homes, they are the cat that you’d thought they’d be–because just like humans, cats tend to get set in their ways. They are calmer and more laid back.

6.    Senior cats require less supervision. They will probably be content to watch squirrels, cuddle on the couch, and take naps. They don’t get easily bored and cause mischief like the younger kitties are prone to do.

7.    And the best reason to adopt a senior cat is because they are very often passed-over for kittens and youngsters and no cat should have to spend the second half of their life in a shelter. They still have lots of love to give.