Just that really. He has had what seemed to be worsening gum/teeth problems (his teeth have never been great but his breath was very stinky & he was drooling a bit) and had steroids & antibiotics but I was struggling a bit to get him to eat food with steroid tablets in. The vet's had another look tonight and thinks his tongue doesn't look right and there's probably a cancer growing there. Obviously the outlook is grim. The vet was really nice and we have a palliative care plan to give him long-acting steroid injections until there seems no further benefit to be had. He's had an injection tonight plus some antibiotics so we'll just keep an eye on him over the next few days. Any sign he's uncomfortable or his appetite is dropping off & we'll be having him PTS as I would hate to drag this out too long for him. At the moment he's pottering around and nibbling fancy cat food (chicken fillet in jelly!) and the vet thinks it is reasonable to carry on for the time being.
Very sad as I have had him since he was 3 months old, he was a stray feral kitten living by the local railway line with his mum and he has such a lovely affectionate nature, he absolutely adores being stroked and spends every evening climbing on & off DH's lap for more & more cuddles
We will make a real fuss of him for his final few weeks but I will miss him when he has to go
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timtam23 · 23/05/2014 20:58
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