Am I too old for a young cat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A shelter will turn you down? Rescues are a scam anyhow. They just take animals from mills and "home" them. It's a ridiculous cycle.

You're very uninformed. This is not the case at all.

OP, I think you raise valid questions. Many of the animals in the shelters to begin with are b/c "owner passed away" (with no plan for their care or no family stepped in to help) or due to health problems. Kittens can be a 20 year commitment. While they can't legally say no b/c of your age, I think that should be a valid consideration. I saw a very elderly woman with her family - like a cute, wrinkly old woman waling with a cane- adopting two TINY kittens. No way she's outliving them. Then what? All I kept thinking is: I hope those family members will take those cats in the next 10 years. Meanwhile there were lots of older and senior cats being overlooked.

[Anonymous]

OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

She heard you calling....

[Anonymous]

I never had a cat live to age 10. Kidney problems got them every time. I envy you, OP.

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Are you feeling depressed OP? I ask that with kindness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gosh- I just turned 47. I don't consider myself elderly. This is sort of a gut punch.

Yeah but average lifespan is 72; do the math and it’s like WTF??

-another 47

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

This is so heart warming!

May she live to 20!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

This is so heart warming!

May she live to 20!

Thank you. She's settled in amazingly, and we love her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you feeling depressed OP? I ask that with kindness.

No. I can just do math and compare that answer to the average woman's lifespan. I don't want my cats to end up in a shelter because I'm dead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

This is so heart warming!

May she live to 20!

Thank you. She's settled in amazingly, and we love her.

That is fantastic.

[Anonymous]

No, I don’t think so.

I’m 41 and Dh is 48 and we got two bonded kittens last year. I didn’t think we were too old

That said - I do think these are our last cats. Not because I think we couldn’t get another cat in 15-20 years but I just don’t think I will want to again at that age. Who knows. Maybe I’ll change my mind.

[Anonymous]

I don't mean to sound snarky, but go and get the cat. Life is not guaranteed, we can all pop off any minute. Besides, the cat won't mind you being old in a few years time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The stray who came along this weekend solved this for us. No chip, no spay tattoo, and super ratty looking. She's about two, which is young, but cats find you.

This is so heart warming!

May she live to 20!

Thank you. She's settled in amazingly, and we love her.

You’re awesome, OP. I really wish my 80 and 84 year old in-laws had asked themselves this question before getting a kitten a year ago, given that DH’s local siblings are both allergic to cats, and at least one of our elderly cats would be traumatized by an addition. I’m so happy you are happy with a new family member.