Yay! I'm glad you are willing to give it another go after your first adopted cat disappeared. I imagine things will be much better this time with the new cat, especially because it is used to being an "indoor" cat.

I honestly don't think it will matter that the cat is a 5 year old. Unless it was incredibly attached to its previous owner, I think it will make the adjustment to your home just fine.

When you first bring the cat home, I think the best thing is to just let the cat explore on its own. It will probably want to sniff EVERYthing it sees, just to check it all out. If you just let the cat do its own thing for a while, without giving it too much attention, that will help the cat with the transition.

I'll bet after the cat has looked around for a while, it will come to you. And I wouldn't be surprised if it eventually rubbed itself against your leg, signifying that you belong to it! It may also jump in your lap and want to be held sooner than you think. Then the bonding begins!!! I would be very interested to know how things go when you bring this cat into your house for the first time. Please be sure to post here after that happens and let us know!

--Margaret