This Old Cat has been a vision of ours for many years. We both had grown up with cats in our families. It wasn't long after we moved into our first home in 1979 that we had our first cat, Charlie Brown. Believe it or not, we purchased him at a local pet store for five dollars. Without a doubt, that was the best $5.00 ever spent. Chuck was the start of it all, living a long and happy life with us until just past his 19th birthday.

With no human children, we focused on caring for our four-legged "kids". It wasn't long before Charlie had sisters and brothers. One after another we rescued and adopted. We have now settled in with more -- always with room in our hearts and home for one or two more should they come along. All of our cats are always spayed or neutered, all have their claws intact (except those who had already been declawed long before we rescued them), all remain indoors and all are kept current on their vaccinations.

Early on, when Chuck and the others were young, we started asking questions and planning for the care of our cats should something happen to us. We were surprised to find there were not many options. It was then, over 25 years ago, the dream was born. In 2004 that dream became a reality -- a reality for your cats and others like them -- when This Old Cat officially opened its doors! Our lives are our cats. Virtually everything we do either involves them or revolves around them. Read some of the testimonial letters we've received and you'll know of our passion for the animals.

We were visited by the Director of Field Services of this area's largest humane society and he stated he was impressed with how well-kept and clean our home was, right down to the twelve litter boxes for the 12 cats. We obviously do take pride in doing things right.

When it comes to doing things right in the daily care for your cat, you can rest assured we will know what to do. We now have 35+ years of cat experience. We have first-hand feline knowledge of: