If there is one cat at the shelter we could get a life story from, it would be Ray Charles. This sweetheart senior showed up in a backyard in clear need of assistance with his wobbly walk and tail held high. How he got this way remains a mystery to us, but it is clear that his adventuring days are over and his golden years should be spent in comfort and love. Ray is looking for a calm retirement home open to loving a truly once in a lifetime kind of cat.

Ray is content with the simple things—at his age and with his disabilities, he is looking forward to regular meals, warm beds, head rubs, and a small navigable space. Ray is not 100% blind as he does track movement and avoid stationary objects, but he is visually impaired. Combined with his wobbly, high stepping gait, Ray does bump into things. His favorite thing to bump into is your hands, which he will happily head butt against with the quietest purrs on repeat. The only time we’ve seen Ray get loud and excitable is when it comes to his meals, which he is ever enthusiastic for. Otherwise, he is happy just to lay next to you, and we suspect he will become steady company for the human that chooses him. Ray Charles is one of a kind, there’s no doubt, and we know there is someone who is needing his unique love as much as he needs theirs.