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When Ken Johnson met his cat, Tully, it was “love at first sight.” Johnson, 72, was paired with Tully through the nonprofit Feline Urban Rehab and Rescue, which runs the Seniors 4 Seniors program. The program, which started in 2020, has 11 pairs of senior citizens and cats. It covers medical costs, typically the biggest obstacle for seniors. Johnson, an amputee and lifelong cat lover on a fixed Social Security income, said the medical funding drew him to the program, which he discovered through a flyer distributed by Meals on Wheels. He is also comforted that his cat is legally under FURR’s care, so Tully will not have to return to a shelter if Johnson becomes unable to care for him. “He gives me someone to care for and someone to care for me.” Both are “vital” elders who suffer from medical difficulties - Tully is 13, which is about 68 in cat years.
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