Who Is the Senior Here? Pancake and Me

My vet laughed when I asked about senior care for Pancake. He is a Korat, only about eight months old, and he has more energy than my whole yoga class. Still, I am fifty-one, and he has started to take the best spot on the sofa, so I think senior is a matter of perspective. Korats are famously sweet, and Pancake has the silver-blue coat and the heart-shaped face to match. He sleeps through the morning like a retired grandfather, then wakes at four o'clock and runs laps around our house in the Old City until someone gives in and plays with him. So I have been preparing for an older cat anyway. Shallow water bowls, a warm bed away from the draughts, and a litter tray that is easy to step into. He ignores the expensive bed and sleeps in the laundry basket instead. Ask me again in ten years and I will tell you who was looking after whom.