Please be kind here.
My 15 nearly 16 year old cat is my life. He has arthritis (Under a treatment plan) and mainly sleeps a lot. He eats well, can walk around easily and run when needed. Likes affection from humans too.
My sister sat with him this evening as my work finished later so she went to feed him. When I got home she said 'Shadow is really unwell isn't he? He was grooming non stop and asleep the rest of the time. He was also purring a lot which means he is in pain. I think you are going to have to prepare yourself as it isn't looking good.'
He does groom a lot but he has arthritis and has always been an anxious cat, more so now as new cats have moved into the neighbourhood. He has always groomed a lot and had constant hairball issues with him.
I am not in denial over his age but was hoping to get a few more years with him. 😞