<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11417883/www.arlnow.com/2021/05/12/a-22-year-old-cat-is-in-need-of-a-new-home/%3Futm_source%3Dfark%26utm_medi" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> "We're just all in tears over this cat and this poor family that, unfortunately, is having to be separated because of a really sad life situation. We are flat determined to find this cat an amazing home." Come have a Dr. Pepper on Caturday</span></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Courtesy of the <i>Arlington News</i> (Arlington. Virginia) at:<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.arlnow.com/2021/05/12/a-22-year-old-cat-is-in-need-of-a-new-home/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.arlnow.com/2021/05/12/a-22-year-old-cat-is-in-need-of-a-new-home/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><h2 class="headline__title" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Assistant, Lato, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; line-height: 1.08333; font-size: 36px; caret-color: rgb(65, 79, 108); color: rgb(65, 79, 108); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.arlnow.com/2021/05/12/a-22-year-old-cat-is-in-need-of-a-new-home/" title="A 22-Year-Old Cat Is in Need of a New Home" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">A 22-Year-Old Cat Is in Need of a New Home</a></h2></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">The Animal Welfare League of Arlington put out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COvQ6NpLnIl/"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 216);">a call on social media</span></b></a> on Wednesday in hopes of finding this very elderly, brown and black, domestic shorthaired kitty a welcoming place to nap and snack.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">She was brought into the shelter about two weeks ago, Chelsea Jones of AWLA said, when her long-time caretaker had become too sick to care for her anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">Dr. Pepper was accompanied by a note that said she was the beloved companion of a cancer survivor, a Vietnam veteran, and her caretaker’s family for 22 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">“We’re just all in tears over this cat and this poor family that, unfortunately, is having to be separated because of a really sad life situation,” says Jones. “We are flat determined to find this cat an amazing end-of-life home where she can be loved, pampered, and spoiled for however long she has left.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">Dr. Pepper is, admittingly, quite old. While it’s <a href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/cat-age-to-human-age-chart-554306"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 216);">tough</span></b></a> comparing animal ages to humans, it’s estimated that a 22-year-old cat is about <a href="https://icatcare.org/advice/how-to-tell-your-cats-age-in-human-years/"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 216);">the same age</span></b></a> as a 104-year-old human.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">However, Jones says she’s relatively healthy and only is in need of one pill a day for <a href="https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/hyperthyroidism-cats"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 216);">hyperthyroidism</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">Her favorite things are napping, snacking, and getting attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">“She is just so affectionate and so friendly… she wants to just have someone nearby,” says Jones. “To anyone who comes up to her kennel, she puts her paw up to the glass [like she’s] saying ‘hello’.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">While Dr. Pepper has her moments when she plays like a cat a quarter of her age, she mostly naps, asks for attention, and then goes back to laying down.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 79, 108);">“She’s really an easy pet to own,” says Jones.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">———————</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Photo . . .</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_051521.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_051521.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div></div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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