Giving Our Senior Citizen Cats Some Much-Deserved Love And Affection: ICanHasCheezburger Style

Here at ICanHasCheezburger, we give love to all cats, not just your regular shmegular kitties. We give love to orange cats, especially those ones who share one single braincell… because dumb cats deserve love too. We give love to black cats - our ameowzing voids who, no matter how hard we try, we keep bumping into in the middle of the night. And of course, we give love to senior cats. Because senior cats are awesome and painfully underappreciated. 

And we're not talking just about us, the ICanHas writers. Everyone at ICanHasCheezburger loves senior cats, including our purrfect readers. So, when we asked you guys to tell us about the very best thing about owning a senior cat, we knew you guys were going to give us some amazing answers. But we certainly did not expect quite so many answers. These are just a hint of the pawsome answers you gave us, and we are thankful for each and every one. 

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    Nose
    via Donnell Aldridge

    "He passed a bit more than 3 yrs ago..but he was always happy to see me. I found Geralt in a pet rescue site when he was almost 15. His previous owner surrendered him because he had medical issues. I just tired to make this time left as good as possible. He was the goodest of boys."

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    Hair
    via Mary Crippen

    "Shiloh is 17 1/2 years old and I have had her since she was 1. She is a talker and has a pretty large vocabulary. Different sounds for different things. She understands a lot of words as well. Surprisingly easy communication with each other. I think this is awesome."

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    Window
    via Crystal Chancellor

    "Our oldest, Einstein, turned 16 this year. He's deaf, has no teeth, has two crumpled ears, and is showing no signs of slowing down. He's super persistent and all he wants to do is cuddle and get into everything."

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    Cat
    via Tracey Fabiani

    "He's the most affectionate big old purr box I've ever met. All my cats are sweet but he's on another level."

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    Cat - S
    via Lungsey Lungs

    "Sharing hot water bottles..... sadly my Indy is no longer with me, but she lived a happy 17 years"

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    Font - Shannon Belille My cat, Kody is 19. He is so sweet and loving. He loves his people so much. He is just so darn sweet. I have never had a cat as wonderful as him. I rescued him when he was 13. I new he would never get adopted if he went to the humane society. He was having issues with his old family. He started using the kitchen sink and counters as a toilet. The previous owners tried everything to help but nothing worked. So I took him. Turned out he had a super bad urinary tract infectio
    via Shannon Belille
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    Font - Top fan Amanda Tringali My dads cat which I inherited when he passed 4 years ago is going to be 19 December 30th. She is the most active cat in my house. It's awesome Like Reply Hide Send message 4d 2
    via Amanda Tringali
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    Font - Rianne Ralston For the most part, my senior girl (11 years old now) is fairly calm. She has her moments when she gets the zoomies late at night, but only once in awhile. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d
    via Rianne Ralston
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    Font - Danielle Davis The bond you make with a senior cat is something really special. My girl is very grumpy in her old age and doesn't like to be picked up or cuddled very often, but in the middle of the night I feel her climb up on my bed and curl up right next to my stomach. There's something really special about a snuggle from a senior. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d 04
    via Danielle Davis
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    Font - Top fan Cindy Bullard Wonderful cuddlers and sleepers. My favorite shared a long, 15 year history and knew me well. He just got me and responded to my every thought and movement. When his little body was giving out, I cared for his every need right until the last day and he still tried to comfort me. That's true love. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d Edited 3
    via Cindy Bullard
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    Cat - Penny Horn Beam Our old man is Sam. (Aka Skeletor) He is extremely skinny, but happy and more interactive than he's ever been. He's 17 years old and he likes butter, Popeyes chicken strips and cherry turnovers. Like Reply Hide Send message 4d
    via Penny Horn Beam
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    Cat - Lori Huck My 13 year old, mostly blind ball of fluff, Carson. He is the sweetest, most precious baby and he is my little cuddle bug! Hide Send message 5d Like Reply Reply Hide b 3
    via Lori Huck
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    Cat - Top fan Heidi Foster Cleo is 19, and very sweet and appreciative of being with us. She is our constant companion, hanging out in whichever room we are in. Like Reply Hide Send message 4d
    via Heidi Foster
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    Cat - Stacy T. Maestas This right here. She is 16 years young. My Like Reply Hide Send message 3d
    via Stacy T. Maestas
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    Cat - Top fan Janis Makiah Because he's just that cool. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d b
    via Janis Makiah
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    Product - Terri Lynn Hope Our 15 year old, Willow, and my constant laptop companion. logi Like Reply Hide Send message 5d
    via Terri Lynn Hope
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    Cat - Susan Brennan Love, lots of surprises and cranky face. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d OD- 4
    via Susan Brennan
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    Organism - Jona Nelson My 17 year old cat has always known her own mind and demanded her own way. The advantage is that I don't have to worry about my pit bull puppy bothering her. She just slaps him when he annoys her! Like Reply Hide Send message 5d
    via Jona Nelson
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    Font - Mike Atkinson Dribbley purrs, and lots of lap time. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d
    via Mike Atkinson
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    Font - Sn Tllz They are so relaxed and content Like Reply Hide Send message 4d
    via Sn Tllz
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    Font - Top fan Mona Cook Runyon The lifetime of sweet memories. Like Reply Hide Send message 3d
    via Mona Cook Runyon

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