Do cats get more rambunctious as they get older?

I need to mention that there were other factors in Tabitha losing her desire to be playful. She got depressed when we moved from Colorado to Key West, Florida because our new apartment has tile floors and with one exception, lousy window views. Then she developed kidney disease, and her teeth got so bad that she had trouble eating.

As I said before, her previous owners were trash. They neglected and abused her. So now, we are trying to do what we can to make up for the first eight years of Tabitha's life. First, we had her bad teeth removed. Now, we give her fluid infusions three times a week, and have her on kidney food only. We also give her Thyroid medicine every day.

For her depression, we started giving her and Phoebe pet stroller rides at night. We take them on rides at least three times a week and they love it. Since we started this, Tabitha shows no sign of depression. The only real drawback was that the two strollers were about $100 each, but it is well worth it to us and to our darlings.