Pets

But I will suggest you consider an older cat, not a kitten. For you dog people, consider an older dog, not a puppy. Especially as you yourself age.

I 'm trombones years old, currently reside in a senior living facility. One of my new friends here lost his dog just over a week ago to some kind of canine leukemia. He's very sad, of course, and said he wasn't sure about having another dog, then mentioned the possibility of adopting a puppy. I strongly encouraged him to think about an older dog. I hope he does.

Early in the pandemic I decide to adopt a cat and went to my local shelter and found a wonderful 17 year old cat named Fiona. She'd been surrendered by her human, who was clearly an older lady like me. Before they let me take her home, the shelter vet explained that this cat might live two years, or two months. Did I understand that? Yes, I did. She was on a prescription diet, did I understand that? Yes, no problem. I'd had elderly cats on a special diet before. Once I got her home, Fiona acted like she'd been here forever, which was wonderful. Sadly she only lived two and a half weeks. I'm so very glad I had her for that short time. She didn't have to spend it in the shelter. When it was clear that her time was at an end, and I brought her back to the shelter to be euthanized, they waived the cost.

A couple months later I went back to the shelter and brought home Tatiana, a Siamese/tabby mix. She has the beautiful blue eyes of a Siamese, with tabby stripes. About two years ago neighbors across the street knocked on my door, telling me they were moving (which I knew because I'd seen them packing up) and that they couldn't have a cat in the new place, and could I please give him a home? Of course! It turns out that two cats are far better than one, so to all of you cat people, I'm telling you, two are wonderful. They play with each other for hours on end, and so long as I feed them and change the litter box regularly, they are more than fine.

Looking forward to the pictures!