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120 Of The Oldest Cats Adopted By People With The Biggest Hearts
Adopting a shelter cat is one of the most wonderful acts of kindness that a person can do for an animal, but older cats, who might not be as adorable to most as young and playful kittens, often get overlooked. Hopefully, this post will show you how awesome older cats can be and inspire you to adopt one of your very own!
Older cats are often the first to go if a shelter has to euthanize some of its animals, so your impact on your new elderly adoptee's life will be all the greater. Though they can suffer from more diseases than young cats, older cats are often already house-trained and socialized, and their personality will already be set – no surprises!
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#1
This cat adopted this 102-year-old woman
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#2
A Friend Of Mine Just Adopted This 6-Year-Old Cat, And This Is How She Waits For Her Food
#3
Fulfilled A Life Goal Of Mine Today And Adopted The Oldest Cat At The Local Shelter
#4
Adopted At 10 Years Old, Meet Lil' T
#5
I Adopted A 14 Year Old Cat Named Venture
MaryseMeunier 9 years ago
My last cat lived 20 years. I wish you at least 6 years of happiness with Venture. :0)
#6
I Adopted My 9 Year Old From The Shelter Last Year. She Hasn't Left My Side Since
#7
Zeta Is About 15 Years Old Now And I Adopted Her 5 Years Ago From The Vet Clinic I Worked At
#8
My So And I Adopted A 10+ Year Old Cat Who Used To Live In The Park
#9
I Adopted A 4 Year Old Cat. She Hated All The Toys Except One
#10
Adopted An 8-Year-Old Cat From Local Rescue, This Is 10 Minutes After We Got Home
#11
I Adopted This Beautiful 13 Year Old Cat. Her Name Is Q-tip For Now But We Are Trying To Think Of A New Name
#12
This White Cat In The Middle Was About 19 Years Old. He Was Adopted By An Older Woman
#13
I Just Adopted This 9 Year Old Girl From The Shelter. Her Name Is Pumpkin
#14
I Recently Adopted My Parents 15 Year Old Cat
#15
Just Adopted My First Cat. He Is 11 Years Old
#16
We Adopted A 7 Year Old Cat. Meet Ethan
#17
Adopted This 7 Year Old Cat This Morning
#18
We Adopted An 8 Year Old Cat From The Shelter Because He Stole Our Hearts With His Cuddles
#19
Meet Floyd. This 6 Year Old Looker Was At The Shelter For Months
#20
I Adopted An 11-Year-Old Cat Yesterday
#21
I Adopted A 7-Year-Old 27 Pound Cat Today, His Name Is Atticus But My Boyfriend Calls Him Fatticus
IreneRussak 9 years ago
haha the look on his face says he doesn't really approve being called fat:D
#22
My New Roomie 18 Year Old Mr. Salem Schmusel
Final score:
60points
#23
My Sister Adopted A 6 Year Old Cat Today. Meet Barnaby
#24
He May Not Be The Cutest Cat But We Adopted A Fiv+ 5 Year Old Tomcat And He Loves Having A Forever Home
#25
I Adopted Bubbles, He's 7, With No Tail And Just 3 Legs... And We Love Him To Bits :)
Final score:
54points
#26
Timmy Adopted At 15 Now 18 !!
Final score:
49points
#27
Miss Smiley Was Adopted By Will (pictured) And I Last Fall, At The Age Of 20!
Final score:
46points
#28
8 Year Old Cat I Adopted Today. She Won't Leave My Side
#29
Adopted This 10 Year Old Lady From The Shelter Today
#30
1 Week Ago I Adopted An 11 Year Old Cat From A Rescue Center
MichelleGoldsmith 9 years ago
What a beautiful kitty -- hope you have many, many more years with your new cat!
#31
I Adopted An Older Cat Today - This Is Lenka, The First Pet That Is My Own
#32
Adopted 9 Year Old Monty As A Younger Play Mate For My 14 Year Old Rescue Kitty.
Final score:
44points
#33
I Finally Adopted My First Cat. She's 5 Years Old But Still Looks Like A Kitten
#34
We Took A 13 Year Old Siamese Cat
#35
Meet Cuddles, The 13 Year Old Cat My Boyfriend And I Adopted. Best $5 We Ever Spent!
Final score:
42points
#37
This Is Bailey, My Recently Adopted 14 Year Old Cat
#38
Angus Is 12 Years Old And Daffodil 2 Years Old, Adopted As Strangers And Now In Love.
Final score:
41points
#39
I Just Adopted A 5 Year Old Kitty From The Humane Society.meet Bitsy
#40
Meet My New Adopted Cat Jerry. He Is 7 Years Old
MeghannHafner 9 years ago
Lol I've never seen a cat fit it's name more perfect! He looks like a jerry!!
#41
We Adopted An Older Cat Today. We Felt That Dexter Was A Fitting Name For Very Serious Kitty
#42
Stella Was 15 When We Adopted Her. We Had Her For 5 Years And Loved Her To Bits.
Final score:
32points
#43
I Adopted My First Cat Who Is 6 Years Old. Her Name Is Asha.
Final score:
31points
#44
Just Adopted This Beautiful 8 Year Old Girl This Past Monday
#45
I Adopted This Beauty From The Shelter When He Was 22! I Named Him Grandpa. He Was Wonderful
Final score:
28points
#46
I Adopted A Beautiful 6 Year Old Bengal Cat Called Saffi
#47
Mitzi. She Is About 8 Years Old And She Adopted Us.
Final score:
27points
#48
My Girlfriend And I Adopted A 5 Year Old Cat From A Shelter And He's Finally Settling In
#50
Cher Is 6 1/2 Years Old And Has Been A Shelter Cat Her Entire Life...until We Adopted Her!
Final score:
23points
#51
Adopted An 8 Year Old Cat Today His Name Is Jasper A.k.a. Mr. Handsome
#52
I Rescued My 10+ Year Old Friend From The Streets A Year And A Half Ago. She Passed Away Last M
Final score:
20points
#53
I Adopted Big Garfield When He Was Six. He Spent Five Furryful Years With Us
Final score:
18points
#54
I Adopted Chester Nearly 2 Years Ago, He Was 8. He Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me!
Final score:
18points
#55
I'm Not Even Sure How Old Josie Is, But She Was At Least 13 When I Adopted Her Years Ago....
Final score:
18points
#56
This Is Barry. The Vet I Adopted Him From (after He Was Found In A Bin) Suspects He's 10 Or More.
Final score:
17points
#57
We Adopted 4-year Old Cat After A Year In Shelter Where She Was Taking Pills For Depression
Final score:
17points
#58
We Weren't Looking For A Cat Like Him.. But Luckily Viljo 10+ Made It Clear That He Chose Us.
Final score:
17points
#59
Poppy. Adopted Years Ago, Now 16. Sleeps Like A Pro. The Bear Is His Snuggle Buddy
Final score:
17points
#60
Here Is Merlin. 13 Years Old. He Was In The Shelter For More Than 1 Year.
Final score:
17points
#61
I Adopted This Sweetheart From The Shelter When She Was 3 Years Old And Has Been There For 6 .
Final score:
16points
#62
I Addopted This Big Boy 3 Years Ago. He Was 4 Then. His Name Translated Is Fat Leo. Nr #1 Cat
Final score:
16points
#63
Steve, Our Three-legged Love, Was Adopted 3 Years Ago When He Was 6.
Final score:
16points
#64
We Adopted Sir Mortimer When He Was 9! He Is 14 Now
Final score:
16points
#65
My Boyfriend & I Adopted The Cat Who Had Been At The Shelter The Longest. 5 Yr Old Jax!
Final score:
16points
#66
This Is Our Nala. We Adopted Her Just After Christmas Last Year When She Was Seven.
Final score:
16points
JulieNichols (Submission author) 9 years ago
Nala follows me around the house like a shadow. When I'm sitting in the living room, she is sure to either be sleeping in her bed next to me or right in my lap. We miss our other kitties that have passed away, Rumpleteaser (8), Mungojerrie(10) and Mistofleas(14). So happy my kids asked to visit the local shelter during the holidays.
#67
I Adopted Saphira An 8 Years Old Silber Bengal. The Cat Loves Me...
Final score:
16points
#68
Rumsfeld. Adopted At 10, Lived To 21.
Final score:
16points
#69
We Adopted Deuschess When She Was At Least 1 Year. She Died Last Year After 21 Years With Us.
Final score:
15points
#70
Tinkerbell Was Dumped At The Cat Shelter Because 'she Didn't Match The Furniture' Which Was Bro
Final score:
15points
MPaulaWhelan 9 years ago
Tuxedos are ALWAYS appropriate. Previous humans were obviously philistines.
#71
Adopted This Sweet 7 Year Old Girl Who Is Blind From Animal Shelter Few Months Ago
Final score:
15points
#72
I Took In 9 Yr Old Ozzy After His Owners Moved And Left Him Behind.
Final score:
14points
MichelleGoldsmith 9 years ago
It's one thing to place a cat you can't keep with a shelter or adoption home, but to just leave it behind -- what kind of a person abandons a pet like that! So glad you were their to take him in!
#73
Barlin And Zimba
Final score:
13points
#74
Adopted From Incapable Owner, Now Proud Grandmother Of 14+ (?) Years
Final score:
13points
#75
#21 Uncle Grandpa On 17 Years Old! Great Companion For Summer Days!
Final score:
13points
#76
I Adopted Gucci (8) And A Bit Later Louie (12). Both Lost Their Humans Before.
Final score:
12points
#77
Alice Derbyshire Who Lived Until Nearly 26 Years Old And Was Such A Treasure Xx
Final score:
12points
TheresaDerbyshire (Submission author) 9 years ago
We inherited her from my mother in law after she passed away. Alice was still a sprightly old lady in her 20's and could still jump onto the garden fence
#79
I Adopted The Oldest Cat In The Shelter And I'm Totally In Love With Her. Gatto 11+
Final score:
12points
MPaulaWhelan 9 years ago
Such sharp contrast in fur colours makes for a grand tuxedo, which is always in style.
#80
I Adopted Mello Many Years Ago As 5 Years Old Wild Hunter. My Husband Call Him Melon Xd
Final score:
11points
#81
We Adopted Sisco When He Was 8 From Family, He Wasn't Getting Enough Attention! He's 15 Now!!!
Final score:
11points
#82
Adopted This 4 Year Old Handsome Man After He Spent 2 Years At The Shelter!
Final score:
11points
