Einstein knew the truth about cats.
The genius scientist Albert Einstein discovered an important relationship between mass and energy. He described it using the mathematical equation E=(MC)2. This equation means that your Energy level (E), is proportional to the Mass (M) of your Cat (C), twice over. The equation basically shows that if you adopt a cat with more Mass, like an adult cat, your Energy level will be much higher than if you adopt a cat with a low Mass, such as a kitten. This is true because adult cats sleep more, play less, require less supervision, break fewer lamps, and don't try to bite your toes through the blankets in the middle of the night. With an adult cat, you will sleep better, relax more, make fewer claims on your homeowner's policy, and enjoy more Energy. There you have it. Are you going to argue with Albert Einstein?
Top 10 reasons to adopt an adult or older cat:
- The personality of an adult cat is already known - making it easier to match you with the right cat!
- They are generally less demanding than youngsters, and need less supervision, so if you work outside the home, an adult cat is much better able to content itself while you are out than a youngster.
- Many older cats are seeking little more than a warm lap, regular food and love!
- Adult cats from a rescue centre will be sterilised, vaccinated, microchipped, litter trained, and will have had up to date veterinary care. A good Rescue Centre will also provide ongoing advice and support.
- Cats regularly live into their late teens/early twenties these days, so still have many years of life and love to give.
- Pre-owned cats aren't like used cars. They aren't at a rescue centre because they are defective or worn out. They may have simply outlived their former owners or been unable to join them at a hospital, nursing home, or new apartment. Some cats get lost and end up at a rescue centre. And many are brought to a rescue centre after a family member develops allergies, or an ‘aversion’ to the family cat. (In those cases, it is the previous owner that is defective, not the cat).
- Adult cats are calmer and less likely to leap up on your shelves and knock your ornaments off, or to climb up your curtains!
- Mature Mogs are so grateful to have found a loving home again - they will repay your love ten-fold!
- It is hugely rewarding to give a home to an adult cat that has lost everything.
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It might be their last chance.
Many adult cats are abandoned through no fault of their own. Separated from their loved ones, surrounded by other strange cats, confined, confused, and often frightened, many are emotionally devastated by their misfortune. Sadly for adult cats, people who adopt gravitate toward the adorable, bouncy, big-eyed kittens. Older cats sit by and watch, as one loving family after another passes them over for a cute kitten from this season's litter. Kittens will always be popular, and most have no trouble attracting admirers. But for the abandoned, forgotten, and heartbroken adult cats, you just might be their last chance to have the love and warmth of a home where they can live out their years in comfort.
