Casey, RIP.
We used to have to feed her with tongs or risk losing a finger.
She would not have made a good pet for a senior who had fallen and could not get up.
I used to say if I became incapacitated for more than a day and could not feed her she'd probably just help herself.
One of the few truly carnivorous cats I've owned.
She was one tough old bird, breast cancer survivor, diabetic, went deaf. A bad tooth abscess finally did her in a few years back. She would never have made it through the anesthesia.