Pets of the Week: Older and Wiser Siblings Carmine, Annie Need a Home

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and 9-year-old siblings Carmine and Annie, together forever and now senior residents at Houghton’s , are perfect local representatives.

The beautiful brown tabby cats are soft and full of love and affection, favorites of the volunteer staff at MEOW. They get along well with the others cats, love children and tend to oversee all activities in the shelter’s free-roaming room, typically welcoming visitors with their calm and gentle demeanor.

They were originally adopted as pets for a young boy. Now that he has grown and gone off to college, these two sweethearts no longer fit into the family plans. Now they are in need of a new home.

Both Carmine and Annie have been altered, are micro-chipped, are current on vaccines and de-wormings, have been tested for FeLV/FIV and are happy, healthy and oh so friendly.

MEOW Cat Rescue encourages the adoption of older cats, and here’s  why anyone thinking about cat adoption should consider it.

10 Reasons Senior Pets Rule

• When senior pets are adopted, they understand that they've been rescued, and are all the more thankful for it.

• A senior pet's personality has already developed, so you'll know if he or she is a good fit for your family.

• You CAN teach an old pet new tricks! Senior pets have the attention span and impulse control that makes them easier to train than their youthful counterparts.

• A senior pet may very well already know basic commands.

• In particular, senior pets are usually already housetrained, or can be more easily than a young pet with a tiny bladder.

• A senior pet won't grow any larger, so you'll know exactly how much pet you're getting.

• Senior pets are often content to just relax in your company, unlike younger pets, who may get into mischief because they're bored.

• Speaking of relaxing, senior pets make great napping buddies.

• Senior pets know that chew toys (not shoes) are for chewing and scratching posts (not furniture) are for scratching.

• Senior pets are some of the hardest to find homes for, so when you adopt a senior pet, you're truly saving a life.

If you are interested in Carmine and Annie, see www.meowcatrescue.org or call 425-822-6369.