I love older kitties! The kitty I had before Toes lived to be 19. When she was young she was a little b!+@h, but when she got older she became senile and forgot she hated people and was the most lovey little thing. She was only 8 pounds herself and we got her too young and my Mom taught her how to eat. She always slept next to my head on the pillow too. She even caught and killed a mouse at the age of 17.