{"id":20,"date":"2015-08-03T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T16:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcdotnerd.com\/kittelach\/?p=20"},"modified":"2015-08-03T16:05:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T16:05:57","slug":"why-adopt-a-senior-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcdotnerd.com\/kittelach\/2015\/08\/03\/why-adopt-a-senior-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Adopt a Senior Cat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi peoples! I’m Shadow, and I should be the oldest in my house (I just turned four!!) but Mama keeps fostering cats older than me. I’m here to tell you today why you should adopt a senior cat. And I’m not doing that just because I want Mocha out of my house so I can be the oldest again. I’m doing it because there are lots of senior cats (and dogs, but #CatsRuleDogsDrool<\/a>) who need and want homes.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, here’s why to adopt a senior cat:<\/p>\n

1. Senior cats are slower. No zooming down the hallway for dinner for these cats! (Which means we younger adults can get there first.) [Source: me.]<\/p>\n

2. Senior cats “often know that scratching posts (not furniture) are for scratching and toys (not hands or feet) are for biting.” [Source: Petfinder<\/a>.] P.S. Mocha is a good example of this!<\/p>\n

3. Senior cats are pretty chill. They’re not likely to try parkour <\/a>in your living room. [Source: Vetstreet.com<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

4. Senior cats often have a more full history available, so you’re more likely to have information in advance on whether the cat gets along with other cats or kids or what-have-you. [Source: Petango<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

5. Since senior cats are often passed over for kittens, when you adopt a senior cat, you’re opening space in a shelter not just for one other cat, but probably many other cats.<\/p>\n

6. Senior cats still have a lot of life (and love!) left in them.<\/p>\n

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