We have had out rescue kitty for almost 18 years. Tink came to us when my daughter was a freshman in high school. Then came college and the cat stayed withus. Her husband is allergic to cats, so it is impossible for her to leave us. She is est friends with our black lab; she scolds him frequently.
Poor thing is really showing her age, now and we keep telling the lab to take care of and be gentle with the old lady.