However, whereas senior cats frequently struggle when left in shelters, Fig appears to be coping pretty well. “Fig is the ideal senior cat adjustment; he has been very sweet and cooperative the whole time he has been back in our care,” the spokeswoman told Newsweek.

Given this, they are optimistic that Fig will be able to defy the odds and find a new home to spend his remaining years in. “He seems like a pretty laid-back guy, and I think he could adjust to any kind of family,” the spokesman said.