Senior cat with ‘sweetest meows’ keeps being overlooked. Shelter hopes she gets a chance
A Pennsylvania shelter is desperately trying to find a family for an affectionate senior cat, so it took to Facebook to plead with loving owners to give the girl a second chance in her golden years.
Meet Parsnip, a loving, almost 14-year-old purring machine with a huge heart and love for humans who return her love with pets. Unfortunately, Parsnip sufferers from ailments in her old age, which is usual for senior pets, so she would need to go to an attentive home that’s used to caring for older animals.
“When walking by her kennel, it’s hard not to think one thing — ‘Poor Parsnip,’” the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals posted May 16 on its Facebook page. “For over a year, Parsnip has lived at our shelter. She greets every person she meets with the sweetest meows and purrs as soon as gentle hand starts petting her. She will sit in a lap for hours, simply enjoying the company.
“But, sadly, Parsnip doesn’t have much interest. So she waits.”
Parsnip’s senior “woes” range from the expected (needs a special diet for her GI tract) to the unexpected (she drools a great deal).
“But despite it all, her heart is so big. If only someone would take the chance to see it,” the post says.
You can find out more about Parsnip and other adoptable pets here.
This story was originally published May 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Senior cat with ‘sweetest meows’ keeps being overlooked. Shelter hopes she gets a chance."