we've only ever had one kitten in probably 20+ cats that have come and gone in my family's lives. He was the first and we got him from someone wanting to give away kittens at the County Fair type deal. All the cats since have been rescues.

Older cats will definitely present chances for issues, but we've never really had any horrible ones we couldn't deal with. In time they always came around.

Please give older cats a chance, especially the black ones that get passed over.