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Sisi is 12 now. My mum adopted her from our local shelter when she was 4. Unfortunately, my mum had to move to an old people’s home in August because she couldn’t care for herself anymore, and I’m 60% handicapped and couldn’t help her either.

When it was clear this would happen, I already had two tomcats: the Norwegian Forest Cat mix Gizzy (10) and the short-haired Maine Coon mix Thori (7). I didn’t want little Sisi — who is as small as a 5–6-year-old teeny kitty — to have to go back to the shelter after eight long years with my mum.

So I told my mum I would adopt sweet Sisi. My Gizzy, who had lived as a single cat for nine long years, had already adopted Thori immediately in May last year. Thori had previously lived with another tomcat and a black mixed-breed dog. Little Sisi, whom I call “Prinzessle” — a dialect word meaning “little princess” — came to Gizzy, Thori, and me on July 4th of this year, and my two furry boys adopted her immediately as their little sister, too.

Sisi is still very playful and loves to be brushed and cuddled, just like Gizzy and Thori. All three are happy together and even have their own Facebook page now, called “Gizzy, Thori and Sisi, the Second Hand Kitties.” My mum is happy that I adopted Sisi and that she has settled in so well, too.

I don’t want to miss a single day with any of my three cats, so I wouldn’t even go on vacation. My attitude is: adopt, don’t buy — and please give older cats a chance, too. They deserve it!

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