Can’t tell you what to do, but all three of my cats were adults. Two were maybe a year or 2 old, but one cat, a stray, was estimated by the vet to be at least 10 years old. She was sickly and starving when I found her scrounging around for scraps from a garbage can on the property next door. I took her in, got her shots, fed her and loved her. She went from skin and bones to a big fluffy lovable cat. She lived six years — brief I know, but had I left her outside, she would have died a lot sooner. She was well worth saving.
Cats will lower your blood pressure and make you laugh, no matter what their age.
I have taken in two adult cats, one of which was blind and had been abused, so I know the age doesn’t matter. I’m afraid my own medical problems may preclude me from giving an older cat the quality of life it deserves.
I even had strays when I was a kid, so I’m no stranger to caring for cats. I want to give my best.
As for lowering the BP, that is one of the biggest reasons I want a kitteh...it has been 10 years and I can see the difference in my BP since then. And I LOVE kittehs...natural clowns, they are!
The finances are the big barrier, otherwise, I would have already had a kitteh.