He's had various health problems in the last few years (tummy, teeth) and is a small, skinny boy at the best of times. His weight has been borderline worrying the last two years but this is the first time he's seemed really ill and unhappy.
He hasn't eaten properly in a couple of weeks but we thought he'd just got a bit spoiled over Christmas (he got plenty prawns, turkey etc and scoffed the lot) and was turning his nose up at big standard cat food, so we tried a couple of new types and he seemed a bit more interested, but still didn't eat a whole portion. This last few days though he's not even been tempted by poached fish or tuna (his very favourite human food) and has seemed pretty miserable. He's suddenly very very skinny, He's also swaying slightly when he stands and struggling to get up/down on his spot on the back of the sofa, and tonight he cried when he used the litter tray. He smells a bit too.
He's 18 years old, has had a long, happy, mostly healthy life and I should be ready to let him go but I'm absolutely dreading going to the vets tomorrow. He's my oldest baby. I've known him longer than DH. I feel like he's gone downhill so quickly I can't get my head round it.
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I think LandingCat may be nearing the end
TheGirlOnTheLanding · 21/01/2016 21:57
Bless you. We lost our 19 year old girl last year. It was really hard. But she was not herself. She was ill. We couldn't fix it for her.
It's the last act of selfless love you can do.
Thanks, everyone. I hope you're right OneMore. Just need to see what the vet says tomorrow.
I'm so sorry. Please take comfort in knowing you did the best thing for him and gave him the best possible life you could where he was loved and cared for dearly.
Knowing you've done the right thing by him doesn't mean it's not a terrible wrench.
I'm so sorry. One of my girls had something similar, went right off her food and got skinny but a blood test didn't show anything wrong. She was fine in herself but it was clearly her time to go. I was lucky that I didn't have to take her to the vet, she died in her sleep the night before. It's heart breaking whatever, and I still miss her fours years on. You made the right decision though
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