Wholesome Moments That Show Just Why Senior Cats Are Amazing Pets: ICanHasCheezburger Edition
For this week's challenge, we decided to go the wholesome route, because some kitty cat cuteness is just necessary sometimes for all cat people. And what's cuter and more wholesome than giving love to the most purrfect and distinguished senior cats? If you think that senior cats are not good pets to have or that senior cats are not adorable, we can give you a whole lot of evidence. We can tell you about Frank - the senior cat with dementia who demands to be held at all times, or we can tell you about Steve - the awwdorable senior cat who cries if his sweater is taken off.
But really, we know that the best stories, and therefore the best proof, comes from you guys. For the actual challenge, we asked you to tell us about your senior cats' cutest habits, but you guys… truly overdelivered this time. Thank you.
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"We adopted this senior last year at 13 & 1/2. He's an insulin dependent diabetic. My husband has refractory epilepsy and has seizures in clusters. Noonie (the cat), will lay on him after seizures right where he can feel him breathing every day until the seizures stop."
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"This is Bella, she has cancer. You can see on her face where they took off the mass that was eating her skull. She doesn't act like she's sick, she follows the dog and my husband on their nightly walk. She acts like she always has, which is rather spicy."
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"This is Malachi, age 17.5. He is an extremely affectionate cat and he absolutely thrives on his interactions with humans. Whenever someone acknowledges him and talks to him sweetly he gets super excited and will start stomping his little feet, one front paw up, one down. One up, one down. He just is beyond thrilled to be treated with love. He loves humans so much. He is an amazing boy. He is loved by all. We can't keep him off of our guests' laps when they come over. We can guarantee that the moment someone sits down and Mali spots them he is immediately going to be on their lap. Even if he is meeting them for only the very first time he considers our guests to be his friends too."
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"This good looking guy right here is Beau. We adopted him at age 10. He's 12 now. He's an absolute gentleman and he's constantly reminding of how special senior adoptions are."
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"She jogs to the door when I get home, with these urgent, chatty, quick meows like she can't wait to tell me about her day"
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"My sweet boy was exactly that, the sweetest. He had every health issue in the book, spent more time at the vet than at home... but he had a heart of gold. He gained his wings in April, but he changed my life forever."
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"Instead of play fighting back with the Tuxie boys, Phoebe prefers to scream dramatically until I come to "rescue" her."
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"Our 19-year-old Bengal would wait at the bottom of the stairs for me because I'd ask, "You want a ride?" He knew I'd carry him upstairs and he liked that."
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"I'm doing laundry and himb is content just laying in his bed watching."
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"sweet spike, who passed a few years ago, would wag his tail when he was happy, and when it was time for food. he thought he was a dog. he was 11 when he came into my life, and we had a great three years together."
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"Mohawk doesn't like to be picked up or cuddled so I respect his boundaries, but he always has to be near me, with at least one paw touching me"
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"This senior cat still leans into me when sitting on the couch and if I don't pay attention to him, he places his paw on my arm and flexes his claws. If I still ignore him, he ever so gently extends a paw to my face and touches my cheek"
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"This is Levi.... I adopted hom about 7 months ago. He's 17 and absolutely is obsessed with drinking out of the faucet"
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