Senior cats — a mom and daughter — need a home and lots of cuddles, NC shelter says

Two “sweet” senior cats need a new home — and a lot of time for cuddling.

“The shelter is not a home,” a North Carolina animal shelter wrote June 28 on Facebook. “We are hoping a kind soul would be willing to give them both a soft spot to land, a whole lot of love and some dignity in their final years.”

The cats — a mother and a daughter — are still waiting for a second chance about two months after landing at Watauga Humane Society. Their owner went to assisted living and couldn’t take care of them anymore.

“They find comfort in having one another,” the shelter wrote. “The mother/daughter bond is strong, and we are hoping to keep them together.”

Sparky Larkey — whose name is spelled Sparky Larky on Facebook — and Raven are older cats who have spent years with each other. Though the shelter believes one is 10 years old and the other is 13, mystery lingers.

“As far as who’s mom, we aren’t sure either,” a shelter spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email. “The folks that brought them in did not know and never got back to us about that. So it’s a guessing game.”

The shelter didn’t reveal which health problems Sparky Larkey and Raven face, but it said potential adopters can contact medical@wataugahumane.org for more information. The cats’ medical concerns reportedly are “not going to stop them from having a wonderful life with you.”

“Both are so sweet, loving, and could possibly live on head scratches and chin rubs alone,” the shelter wrote. “They have embraced the slower paced lifestyle — full of sunbathing, napping, cuddles, and a little more napping, followed by a few more cuddles and finally some fascinating window watching.”

As of July 2, the cats were still available for adoption in the mountain town of Boone, a roughly 85-mile drive west from Winston-Salem. More details about the shelter’s adoption process can be found at wataugahumane.org .

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