When you're older is just when you need the comfort of a cat! I's been proven that patting a cat (or dog) lowers blood pressure and relieves depression.
My DH made me a long handled scoop! I told him he should patent it. It's made out of aluminum so heavy duty but light weight - the handle is wood. It's the greatest thing!
I am allergic to cats and dogs, but I do like them. Patting the cat is the easy part for me, bending over not so much. We're one short in the TV tray department. I bent over, fell on it and broke it all up.
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I wanted THIS cat.
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But what I got was THIS cat!
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