Senior Cats Picture Gallery
Monday July 30, 2007
If we are very lucky, all of our cats who share our homes will become seniors, and they will share long and happy lives with us. As they reach their golden years, they may become prone to many of the diseases of old age humans have, such as arthritis, heart disease, hypertension, and chronic renal failure. Senior cats are very wise and teach us lessons in acceptance as they stoically accept their frailties, along with the ministrations of those who love them and are loved by them.Although many of our senior cats live with us their full lives, others are adopted by special people who can see beyond the kittens in the shelter to a cat who looks at them with knowing eyes. This special relationship between older cats and their human caregivers often gives these cats a new lease on life. Puss, shown here, is one of the recently added senior cats to this gallery, and shows the wisdom of age in her eyes.
Photo © Stewart Simon
If you are a lucky person who loves and is loved by an older cat (10 or older), you can honor him or her by sending your photo, using the Photo Submittal Guidelines.
Comments
It goes to show what love and caring can do for these wonderful bundles of love. We have three cats who are seniors. One is 20+ Her name is Baby and we call her our baby kitten because she runs through the house every time we go to the kitchen to see if she can con her way into a treat. Gizmo and Prissy follow close in age. The best advise I can give for an “old cat” as I call them is to give them their dignity. Wait that extra time to let him get were he’s going and a pull out a chair for him with gentle voice and quite strokes of love so they can get to that high place they like to stretch out. Thanks for the pictures and stories of love and caring to share with our senior cat friends. Meow to all!
I, too, have an older cat. Sammy is 18 and is just as pretty as she was as a kitten. I would do anything for her to make her more comfortable and happy. She has given me more happiness than I can imagine.
Yesterday i adopted a new cat from MARL, she is 2 years old and just had a litter of kittens. She is Awesome!! I just lost my kitty “grey” 2 months ago to the “Pet Pride” food contamination. Grey left behind a very lonely 20 year old cat named “Blackie”. I adopted both grey & Blackie as adult cats, I never felt love like this before them! Adult cats need homes and love too!