Our oldest is a Himalayan (Shelby) who reached the very respectable age of 22 this spring. He's old and arthritic, but still knows where to find food and the litter box. He has to travel two flights of stairs from his spot on the landing to get to the litter, but he does it without expecting us to help him. He purrs the moment he knows you're looking at him.
Our middle cat (Sofie) was adopted through the SPCA. She's a bit shy around strangers, but very vocal and social with us. She's very gentle and I'm predicting that she'll be a mama-cat to Cornelius, once they are properly socialized.
Our third cat (Claudia) was also a rescue kitty. She was feral and fostered by a former co-worker. Her tail and one of her hind legs were injured when she was very small. As a result, she doesn't have the spring in her jump like most cats do nor does she have any control in her tail. She's a gentle cat, as well, but spends time time scoping the windows and guarding us from intruders (squirrels, neighborhood cats and birds).
So far, there has been very little growling and mostly just hissing from the adult cats. We are keeping the socializing to a minimum until Cornelius' health issues are resolved.
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