To bring love and happiness to a 20-year-old cat in his final years، this family decided to adopt him

While many people prefer to adopt pets when they are young، this caring family chose to adopt Dexter، a 20-year-old cat، in order to give him the love he deserved in his final years. As a result، Dexter lived out his years in great happiness and undoubtedly left an irreplaceable place in the hearts of his family.

It all began when Best Friends Animal Society member Jill Williams got an urgent email asking for foster homes for a few animals.

The woman، who already had a husband، four dogs، and two kids، was eager to add a cat to the family but was unsure of how it would go.

Added Jill Williams:

We had a good idea that we would have to keep them apart even if we temporarily took care of a homeless cat.

“We didn’t know how our dogs would react to a cat family member.”

Jill made the decision to visit the cat sanctuary، where she observed many cats in need of homes. At the time، Jill was considering adopting a tiny cat،

 but instead she met an elderly cat named Dexter who was affectionate and toothless. totally won her heart.

I thought at first، “Wow، this cat definitely needs a home.”

“I had a gazillion things going through my brain.”

Dexter didn’t appear to care; all he seemed to want was a home. Jill considered it exceedingly improbable that a 20-year-old cat could live with four dogs and two active youngsters at his age.

Dexter kept yelling at me while he moved between my knees and put his paws on them as I crouched down.

She convened a family meeting after deciding to bring Dexter home to lay out the scenario and the ground rules going forward.

JJ and Harry Williams، the boys of Jill Williams، who were 5 and 7 years old at the time، fell in love with Dexter right away.