Wholesome elderly woman who wanted the "oldest cat in the shelter" adopts a senior toothless feline to live retirement out together: 'Don't worry, I'll get you all wet food so you don't have to chew'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Feb 24, 2025 9:00 AM EST

Did you know that senior cats get adopted the least in shelters? Even a one-year-old cat, in some places, is considered "too old" to adopt. People want their kittens, their fresh beginnings, and we get that. We really do. But senior cats make such amazing pets, and we feel like people don't acknowledge that very often. Senior cats understand, they appreciate, they know what they have and what they could have. Senior cats show so much affection. They tend to be so thankful. And we wish that people took a chance on them more often. 

Like this woman did. In her elder years, this woman has decided to adopt a cat, and she went into the shelter with her heart set on an "old lady" because she, too, is an "old lady", and they are going to live retirement out together. And so not only did this elderly woman win and get what she wanted, the senior cat that she adopted got a second chance at life. She got a forever home. Finally. 

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    "Awesome Adoption"

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  • Well… there is it. We have found exactly what we are going to look like when we get older. This is going to be us in the future, walking into shelters, looking for old ladies and gentlemen to adopt. We see it clearly now, and… yeah, we're so okay with it. 

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    I am A volunteer at a cat rescue in Pittsburgh. I had a shift tonight and two women walked in with a carrier. The one woman introduced herself as a caretaker to the other elderly woman. She said that the older woman was already approved for adoption and was ready to pick out a cat.
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    The older woman then said that she wanted to pick out the oldest cat in the shelter because she was an "old lady" who needed another "old lady" to keep her company.
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    She ultimately chose an 8-9 year old female cat named Lumpy. This cat has no teeth. Not one. We don't know if someone had its teeth removed for health reasons or if they fell out. But the cat is toothless.
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    I watched the woman interact with Lumpy. I heard her whisper to the cat, "Don't worry, I'll get you all wet food so you don't have to chew." After she confirmed that Lumpy was her choice she put her in the carrier and looked at me and the other volunteers and said, "I think I got my smile back".
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    jujuflytrap 1d ago Literally me rn CGIF
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    yramt 1d ago • I'm not crying, you're crying! GIF
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    FarmerCompetitive683 • 1d ago This is such a wonderful story. And I love the jealous look of the other cat lol
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    tikkikittie •1d ago This is the best thing I have read in a long time Thank you for sharing I needed this today And Yay for Lumpy and her new momma
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    CatsAndPills • 1d ago Oh god that's so adorable. I was the spokesperson for my gma when she adopted her kitty too. I said I would be the one taking the cat when/if she passed. She's still kicking with her kitty at 86.
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    QualityOverQuant • 1d ago "Don't worry lumpy, I'll get you all the wet food so you won't have to chew" and lumpy's already salivating with her BOND MADE IN tongue out. HEAVEN. And what an awesome moment to capture
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    This is such an amazing story to read on a Saturday morning. True joy and you know that despite everything around us going to sh, there are still people living a kind and empathetic life.
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  • We wish these two lovely ladies many, many happy and healthy years together. And we also wish that they learn to use social media, so that they could post pictures of their time together so that we could swoon over it, because swoon over it we would. 

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    villings • 1d ago imagine the cat going "I'll take the nice old lady with the grey jacket/hair combo"
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    personalcheesepizza • 1d ago They're going to be inseparable
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    waitingtoconnect • 1d ago Picture caption: Lumpy selects human servant.
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    ConsciousCrafts 1d ago I love that they picked an elder cat. My local shelter says that many old people get very young cats and di and the cats end up as senior cats back in the shelter. One shelter worker said they "ruin the cats." That's why I always adopt senior cats. Poor guys end up spending months to years in the shelters because they are old. Older cats are the best cats. Less crazy behaviors.
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