Forget puppies and kittens, older pets can be cute too – your pictures

'Bella Turcan is 14. Her interests include food, tickles and swimming. She is never far from the kitchen or human attention. Best dog in the world!' Photograph: sturcan/GuardianWitness

'They say you can't teach an old cat new tricks, but this is Sam's selfie, taken on an iPad. Sam is about nine, but he didn't have his birth certificate on him when he turned up on the windowsill.' Photograph: EastofStratford/GuardianWitness

'Darling old Chief, I saw him on a dog rescue website (he had been listed for a long time), and looked after him for three all-too-short years, until he died a year ago. He came with battle scars; deformed legs, and dark secrets from his past, which only he knew about. We loved him and we miss him.' Photograph: trtonw3/GuardianWitness

'This is Bounty. When the photo was taken she was well into her twenties. She had just had specially designed aluminium shoes fitted to help alleviate her arthritis - and this shot was taken shortly afterwards. She skipped across the field like a young filly!' Photograph: Jenny Downing/GuardianWitness

'Puffy catnapping. Puffy turns 14 this August, and her catnaps are getting longer and longer.' Photograph: strawberry_fields/GuardianWitness

'Serena's yawn. She's about five or six years old, rescued with four puppies (two outgrew her). She is just a big ball of sweet.' Photograph: Ramiro Tostes/GuardianWitness

'Felix getting ready for bed.' Photograph: kloostervrouw/GuardianWitness

'Never too old to Photobomb! Flo and Pheobe, both about 17, both adopted from a shelter. Practically the last ones there as no one wanted an older cat. Now very well travelled and mad as box of frogs despite both being now deaf.' Photograph: microfon/GuardianWitness

'This is my Harry. The plumber who came summed it up when he asked how old Harry is "...because he looks like a puppy but he walks like and old dog."' Photograph: Gail Johnson/GuardianWitness

'Benny, aged 19 years.' Photograph: Patrick Migliaccio/GuardianWitness

'Baby food for dinner! This is my old rat, Rasta, who is a bit wobbly and shaky now and can't hold his food in his little hands - so he eats baby food from a spoon every day. He is a really sweet-natured little guy who loves cuddles and treats.' Photograph: Amy Richards/GuardianWitness

'Old Blind Jake. Jake our 15-year-old Jackwawa was broken when we adopted him, many happy years we shared. Miss you x.' Photograph: Urbanwomble/GuardianWitness