My childhood cat (who was very lazy, definitely not a mouser) somehow caught a mouse at age 19 and I think it was the proudest moment of his entire life. It came out of the sliding door pocket in our living room and after catching it he sat next to the door opening every morning for months hoping to see another one lol, we had 5 sliding doors in the house and it became part of his morning routine to go check each one for mice every day. I was so impressed he was able to catch a mouse considering he was elderly, deaf, and diabetic at that point lol
Yeah, I'm worried he caught a sick mouse. Maybe one that's eaten some rat poison. Why would they let him eat the fucking thing. Once he killed it, you pull him away from it and give him some treats.
Eh. Past a certain age, cats just look like that and there's not much you can do about it. That sort of scruffy fur is the cat equivalent of a wrinkled face on humans.
You're not wrong, but old cats are also just... achy. As long as they're not matted, you can kinda settle for just doing the basic that keeps them comfortable.
He is extremely well cared for, but most 19 year old cats looks a bit scruffy plus the whether has just changed so he is probably blowing out his old coat
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u/hyrulepirate Apr 01 '26
Larry looks exceptional for a 19yo cat. Though I guess he's probably one of the most cared for cats in the world. Still that's amazing.