20 Adorable Senior Cats Showing Age Is Just a Number With Their Wrinkly Whiskers and Wobbly Walks

Cats are like fine wine - they only get more purrfect with age.

We think that there is a common misconception about senior cats. People think of them as slower, more tired, less fun. People think that they don't make quite as good pets as kittens do. That is why senior cats get adopted so much less than kittens and young cats. Of course, we, as owners of senior cats ourselves, know that none of this is true. We know that senior cats make ameowzing pets.

We know that cats only get cuddlier with age, and that's always great. We know that cars wiser with age, meaning that even though their shenanigans are fewer, each one of them is more successful. We know that senior cats appreciate us, as their owners, more than kittens do, and that is also something invaluable.

Still, it seems that no matter how many times we say this, people still don't quite believe us. And that is exactly why we love threads like the one that we are covering today. One of our favorite things in the world is when a bunch of cat owners gather together and show off their senior kitties, giving them the love and appreciation that they truly deserve.

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"Have a cat that’s over 15 years old? Show us! This little lady is 23.5!"

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Twenty three and a half years old is such an amazing achievement, we could only hope and dream that every cat we have - and every cat in general - will reach this age and be happy and healthy. We agree with one of the people in this thread who said that all of these stories give them hope. They really do. The oldest cat that we have right now is ten and a half years old, and whenever we tell people about that, they are already so shocked and tell us that it's an achievement in and of itself. And maybe that is true, but it is 100% not enough for us. At least twenty three and a half years old. For every single kitty in the world. Please.
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"Cat sat for this 17 year old grumpy lady recently"

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"15"

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"Lilly 16 years old. Still full of energy and very talkative"

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"Breakfast is 17.5!"

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"This is Blue and she is 19 years old"

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"Kiko just turned 21 in December"

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"Maxi looks extremely well for her age and she is 20 this year"

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"18 years old with a bit of whipped cream on her nose"

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"She is 22 years old"

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"She was about 19 here."

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"This guy will be 20 in a few months! (He is missing a tooth and has a perma-snarl)"

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"Roy (left) 16, and annoying little sister Loki who’s always trying to horn in on his attention getting."

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"Mr. Cool heading for 16 in April"

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"Cleopatra. 17.5 years old. Arthritic. Diabetic. Not to brag, but she was recently told by a vet tech she doesn’t look a day over 15."

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This thread was full of so, so many pictures of super senior cats, the worst thing about making this collection was having to choose which pictures and stories to keep. This is one of our favorite things about the internet - when someone says something about their cat, so many people rush in to tell their own stories. You could scroll through threads like this for days, and the content wouldn't end. And you wouldn't want to stop either. Because these threads are just… so full of joy.
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"Furby, almost 18"

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"17 almost 18 year old Chloe . Likes to drink right out of the spout of her water bowl"

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"17 here! This thread is giving me hope"

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"Fletcher and Smudge. Both 16. Hope they get to 25!"

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"This is Mr. Icarus he turned 19 last August and made it past another Christmas. His favorite holiday. Ive been charged with his care since he was a tiny abandoned baby barely bigger than a dollar bill."

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