This is GREAT news!! I am so excited! And I am also going to do as you are, when I lose one kitty I want to replace them with an older cat. That was my plan when I lost Taz, but decided a kitten was a better option for Paizly. Well, that's not so true either. But I know Jax will be fine with any age. Hopefully that is a LONG way off for me though, since both of mine are still so young.

19 pounds is a lot of kitty (but I love it!). My Taz weighed in at 21 1/2 at his heaviest. And Pierre at the shelter was over 40 and now he is down to about 35.
I can't wait to see Jake in his new home and see how he transforms when he starts losing weight.