Pacific Northwest Gardening: "Where have all the PNWers gone", 1 by essentialplanet

essentialplanet wrote:
Hi Katie & TP,

Thanks for your well-wishes for Charlie.

Katie, you have 12 huh? Nobody can say you are not doing your share!

I am all with you on the older cats. We adopted one of ours at age 16, he will turn 20 this year and he is just the greatest cat. In the past we have also adopted old and health challenged cats, that just turned out to be such a blessing in our lives. One of our cats lived to be 22, she was one of the very few I ever had since kittenhood. I got her when I was 22, so when she died, I had had her for half my life.

I am including a picture of sweet Charlie. We are going to post this on his cage at C.A.T. to let people know what a swell cat he is!

Charlie’s Story
Found on residential doorstep, 12-29-07

Charlie is a very sweet, smart, affectionate cat! He likes having his ears and cheeks lovingly ‘nubbled’, and he does not mind being picked up...once he gets to know you, he will likely be quite the cuddle-bug!

He loves to be caressed and thrives on being spoken to in loving tones; he really listens to every word of endearment! Charlie has a soft, charming voice.

The only reason Charlie at C.A.T. is that by the time he showed up as a stray, the family that he came to had 9 cats, their limit...otherwise, they would have gladly adopted him in a heartbeat! It was hard for them to say goodbye...

He is very docile towards multiple cats: even when he first arrived,
un-neutered, he did not confront other cats at all!

Charlie has excellent litter box habits, he is very tidy.

He is a treasure, definitely a Best Pet!
All he needs is a loved one who sees him for the absolute gem that he is!