In the past, I rescued a litter
of six kittens that were abandoned at the side of the road We were able to find homes for two of the six kittens but ended up adopting the remaining four.
All of the kittens were the
same age and it was fun to watch them grow, play, and take care of each other
but when they were older it was heartbreaking.
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| Sibling cats sleeping together |
We learned the hard way that it's best to adopt cats that are different ages rather than all the same age.
This past December we had to say
goodbye to three of our cats who all passed away within a month. I think the loss of a sibling was just too much
for our littermates and that the sadness escalated their failing health.
The cats were elderly (age 18) and we knew that they were all end of life but they were part of our family and the passing of a cat, a beloved cat still hurts.
Both my husband and I decided that age does matter when adopting a cat and that it's best to have multiple cats that are not the same age.
We are
thinking of adopting a kitten and an adult cat age 4 or 5 along with a senior
cat since they always need homes for older cats at the shelter. The difference in age matters to us as we do
not want cats that are the same age for fear that they will all become elderly
at the same time and all will go to the rainbow bridge one after another just like what occurred with us the month before Christmas.
