My nana is in her early 80s. She lives by herself in an apartment. She used to have a little Yorkshire Terrier that she loved to bits but he passed just over a year ago due to old age. Not having the extra responsibility was a weight off her shoulders for a little while, but she misses having something to take care of and some company since she’s pretty depressed. She asked me and my dad if it would be a good idea to rescue an old cat, and for once we disagreed on something. I thought it’d be a good thing for her to stop her from being lonely and because old cats rarely get adopted so to give one a home would be really sweet. My dad thought it would be a struggle for her. My nana has mobility issues that make it hard for her to do simple tasks, but she manages to feed herself and dress herself well enough and has a cleaner that comes in to do the housework and neighbours that kindly do her shopping for her. When she had her dog they’d walk him too. She was able to take care of him despite her issues and I know she took good care of him because he lived until he was 15. Because she’s in an apartment having an indoor cat is the only option so she wouldn’t be constantly getting up to let it out. She could feed it the same times she gets her breakfast and dinner so she won’t have to get up any more than she has to other than cleaning it’s litter tray. But I’ve never had an old cat - mine is only 5 - so I’m not very educated on what it’s like to take care of one. I know lots of old disabled people manage to take care of their cats - my great aunt has mobility issues and she still manages okay. So I thought I’d ask what you guys think. It’d do her so much good to have some company, but if taking care of an old cat would be too much of a struggle I’m not so sure. Any insight on what it’s like to own an older cat would be much appreciated so we can have a rough idea on how hard it’ll be for her. Thanks!