We had our dear old boy pts last December. He was 'the love of my love' a beautiful and affectionate Burmilla, he'd had a number of chronic health problems over the past couple of years (diabetes and bronchitis) so it wasn't unexpected, but as you can imagine it was very painful to let him go.
We are only just starting to feel ready to think about filling the cat shaped hole he has left and are seriously considering adopting an older or even elderly cat. For a number of reasons we think this would work for us and we obviously have the experience and to some degree financial security to not be phased by any health problems of an older cat.
I suspect our local sanctuaries will be pleased to have someone looking for an older cat (or even two together) and I know we will be smitten with anyone who needs a loving home.
But is there anything we need to consider (having only had kittens in the past) that we may not have though about?
Do older cats find it easy to adjust to new human's and a new home? Any tips for making that transition easier?
Is there anything we should be cautious about?
We don't have any children at home anymore, and I work part-time with a lot of flexibility. We have a garden, although not on a road, we are in a village with a fast B road quite near. (Where we have lost 2 cats a number of years ago, which is why we think an older less adventurous cat may be safer).