Pippin, Adelaide’s ‘100-year-old’ cat, is looking for a new home – could it be you?

Pippin is almost 100 (in cat years) and has outlived her last two owners, but this “resilient old girl” needs her fur-ever home.

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She may be missing some teeth and entering her twilight years, but the RSPCA is hoping to find a fur-ever home for a centenarian resident who has outlived her last two owners.

Pippin, who is 20 years and six months old (98 in cat years), was adopted in December last year but was returned to the RSPCA after her elderly owner passed away.

While her fur might not have the same youthful gloss it once did, RSPCA SA’s Jacky Barrett said Pippin was a loving companion and was still spritely in her older age.

“She’s very agile and acts like a cat half her age,” Ms Barrett said.

“We’ve all got a soft spot for the resilient old girl.”

Ms Barrett said Pippin’s story served as a reminder of the importance to make provisions for the care of your pets, particularly for older animal owners.

Pippin is 20 years and six months old (100 in cat years) and is looking for her fur-ever home. Picture: RSPCA SA

The centenarian may be getting on, but the RSPCA says she’s still spritely and a loving companion. Picture: RSPCA SA

Older South Australians can register for the RSPCA’s “home ever after” program, which is open to pet owners who leave a gift to the charity in their will.

If they are no longer able to care for their animals, the RSPCA provides care and accommodation for them while matching them with new owners.

“It’s a way to sleep soundly knowing that your pet’s future care is safeguarded, should you be unable to care for them,” Ms Barrett said.

Pippin is one of 73 cats available to adopt at the RSPCA’s Lonsdale shelter as the organisation pleads for able South Australians to open their homes to a new furry friend.

Last month, the RSPCA told how it was dealing with an influx of animals as the state’s rental crisis forced struggling tenants to surrender their beloved pets.

James and Fiona Bateman were forced to make the “impossible choice” to surrender their beloved cat, ‘Kitten’, when their landlord sold their rental property.

The couple said they had been renting with pets for the past 30 years without any issues but the state’s property crisis had forced them to make the devastating call to keep a roof over their heads.

“It was a dreadful choice. It’s the last thing you ever expect to have to do,” Mr Bateman said.

“It was the choice we had to make between keeping Kitten or being homeless … it’s one of the most frightening times we have been through.”

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