>  >> Bless your heart for taking in a senior pet. They have so
much to give!!
 >  >> Guess I'm gonna have to add you to my dog lovers list!
 > 
 >  CS> What, you didnt know this? LOL! I lost a 17yo rescue a bit ago (we knew
 >  CS> didnt have long but needed a final home). I've been doing cats since 19
 > 
 >   Glad to know the 17 y/o had a good home at the end.

Yes, just a short 5 months withus, but better thn last 5 months of his life
being a number on a cage.  Mabel Anne conversely probably has 2 years at
least.  She's jokingly called 'stalker pup' because she follows us about the
house.

 >   On 19 Oct, Molly, the older tabby I adopted at the shelter in 1998, turned
 > and on 22 Oct went to Rainbow Bridge.

Sorry to hear that but a god run for a kitty.

 >   People always want cute little kittens and puppies, while older animals wh
 > have lost a home for any number of reasons, wait in hopes of being adopted.
 > They are happy to have a home they can't contain themselves.
 >    All the critters I've had over the years have been lost/abandoned/
 > unwanted/stray animals.  Two were adopted from the shelter.  Blanche, the
 > current one, was a stray, as was one in the 70s.

A couple of mine have been outdoor lostlings or neighbors who moved and left
the cat. Rest are from shelters.  You are right, older pets are the best of
both.

 >   A co-worker, who lives in the country, has I don't know how many animals o
 > all sorts.  People seem to think if they drop an animal in the country they
 > will find a home.  Most often they starve since they can't fend for themselv
 > for any number of reasons.  But so many seem to find their way to Bev's plac
 > Its like they have the old hobo signs they leave behind.  "This
certain hous
 > has a lady who will feed you and find you a home".  :)

LOL!

 >  CS> Daisy-chan, cat, feral estimated 6 years feral of her estimated age.
 >  CS> She was 18 months in 5 fosters and of that 18 months, at least was 2
 >  CS> months in a cage at petsmart. Behavior rap sheet a mile long. REad
 >  CS> 'unadoptable'.  Now, she's a lap kitty.
 > 
 >   Molly had been listed as having problems not using the litter box.  I rare
 > had trouble with her, unless she wasn't feeling well.  She did have a delica
 > tummy, and it took a while to find what she could eat without problems.
 > Blanche, OTOH, will eat anything that doesn't eat her first.
 >   All your critters sound delightful and glad they now have good homes!

It's a happy home with a balanced set for now of 2foots and 4 foots. 
Charlotte being 17 will fly the coop before too much longer though.
             xxcarol
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