November is Senior Pet Month Ambassador team member @zoemac helped our Content Exec., Danielle create this lovely celebration of some of the seniors Zoe has loved and left …
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Love all these guys! I’d always pick a senior pet over a younger one if everything else was evenly matched - I feel you benefit significantly from their wisdom and enthusiasm! Samson (the now 19-year-old cat) is my eldest pet so far.
So agree @zoemac it’s such a privilege to care for every pet but seniors bring a very special kind of calming peace … their pet therapy gift.
Over the years we’ve looked after many, some with special needs. Our eldest was a beautiful Burmese called Izzy, or Princess Isabella, we even shared the same hair color 
Sadly we lost her earlier this year at the grand old age of 21 … they really do leave their well worn paw prints on our 
That is hard. I was invited back to a sit and the dog is now 15 and is slowing down considerably. I did consider whether I was up for that happening (it was a 3-month sit), but I decided I was (though I ended up not being able to get there). It would be a whole other matter though if they had wanted him to pass at home. How lovely you were there to assist, though. It would have meant a lot to the owner.
I saw this yesterday
Very interesting article. I think that the same thing is happening in the US. I volunteer at a shelter and it is heart breaking to see how many pets are surrendered when someone dies and none of the family members step up to take their beloved old pup- of course they will happily take their house and stock portfolio! Many senior citizens are willing to foster pets or volunteer at the shelters. This gives them a way to have positive pet contact without a longterm commitment.
Not selfish at all. Everyone has to find their own path. We were lucky, because we had good friends who loved our last pup ( who has since died) and they agreed to take our dog if we died first. We put money in our will so they would have funds to care for her. Her death devastated me to the point that for a while I thought that I could never get another dog. After almost 2 years, there are now days when I want to get my own dog again, but for now, between volunteering, fostering and pet sitting, I am getting enough puppy love to keep me happy!
My sisters little Yorkshire
They were due to go to France
She became ill 2 weeks before their holiday
We reassured them to go.
It was a long 2 weeks.
But she made it till their return.
Sadly 2 weeks later she passed away 
