Senior Pets Archives • Lollypop Farm

5 reasons you definitely shouldn’t adopt a senior cat

August 9, 2019

| By Paige Doerner

1. They won’t run circles around your house at 3 a.m. (probably) What are you supposed to complain about to your coworkers the next morning? In fact, your new senior cat will probably sleep all night long. They might even cuddle with you – the nerve! While some kittens may come home with the midnight …

Top 6 Reasons to Consider Adopting a Senior Pet

November 14, 2018

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Pet Welfare, Shelter Life

| Tags: Adoption, Adoption Stories, Animal Shelter, Cat, Dog, Pet Welfare, Senior Pets

November is a very special month. It’s Adopt a Senior Pet Month! It’s a time to celebrate our older shelter pets because they have a lot of love still left to give. Sadly, older pets may stay longer at the shelter before they are adopted. Not only can it be hard for older pets to …

Simple Pleasures: The Joy of Adopting a Senior Pet

November 13, 2017

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Pet Care & Training

| Tags: Adoption, Cat, Dog, Senior Pets

Oftentimes when kittens and puppies are available at animal shelters, older pets are overlooked. They’re thought of as being less cute, not quite as much fun, a bit more work than younger animals. But what some people fail to realize is that senior pets are often exactly what they’re looking for! Older pets enjoy the …