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elderly very frail cat, what to do? advice pls!

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dolphinsandwhales · 23/03/2014 17:21

Hi all, I have an elderly cat, nearly 16yo. In the past year she's lost a lot of weight and wobbles when she walks, she spends a lot of time in her basket and only really gets up to eat/drink/use litter box. When I took her for her annual vaccination two weeks ago the very lovely vet kindly told me she couldn't be vaccinated as my cat is too frail and may not survive it. She also tactfully told me that my cat could eat what she likes etc as she's likely to move on at some point this year, so just make her comfortable :-( if her quality of life deteriorates she said it may be time to bring her in..,

Anyway, for three days now my cat has had bad diahhorrea, no vomiting but stools like water. I've tried giving her turkey but it made her worse, so back to her usual Hills biscuit food and water. I haven't taken her to the vet as my cat hates it and I feel it's unlikely she can be treated.

Does anyone know if there's any food I could use to help her? I'm thinking she's going to pass away due to her frailty and the diahhorrea or maybe I will need to take her to the vet tomorrow as this could all be too much for her to cope with and it's cruel to keep her struggling on?

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cozietoesie · 25/03/2014 22:43

She sounds happy?

thehairybabysmum · 25/03/2014 22:44

When I have had poorly cats I have given them a beaten raw egg, easier to eat as they can just lap it up like water.

Hope she perks up, my old girl is 17 and looking a bit doddery though not on her last legs yet.

ThistledownAndCobweb · 26/03/2014 17:58

Thank you Drama and Dolphin. I guess it's the downside of pet ownership.

I'm glad she's perked up. Hopefully the warmer weather will suit her. I love seeing cats basking in the sun.

dolphinsandwhales · 17/04/2014 20:41

Hi again. Sadly my cat had to be put to sleep this evening :-( I took her to the vets as she had more sores due to her muscle wastage and the vet said she thought it was time to say goodbye :-(

Its all a shock, I'm regretting not bringing her home for one more night now, but I panicked and just wanted it over and they had no appointments left on Saturday so vet said if she didn't do it then I'd have to take her to another vets to get it done :-(

I suppose I'm just shocked and wishing it hadn't happened but I guess there's never a good time :-(

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cozietoesie · 17/04/2014 20:47

No there's not. Even when you're expecting it, it still hits like a hammer.

I'm so sorry, dolphins. You did the right and loving thing though.

Fluffycloudland77 · 17/04/2014 20:50

You did the right thing though. Flowers

OverlookedConfection · 17/04/2014 20:52

So sorry dolphins. You did a kind and loving thing. Sending you love xxx

timtam23 · 17/04/2014 20:59

So sorry dolphins

It definitely sounds like the right decision

She would have had a happy last few days in the spring sunshine

Lots of Thanks to you

dolphinsandwhales · 17/04/2014 23:35

Thank you all for your kind words, you're right it hits you so hard and you wish you could have had another day with her but dragging it out could have made it harder and probably a bit cruel as I suspect her sores were starting to hurt. A month ago the vet said she had quality of life but may go downhill, tonight basically she said the quality of life had gone and it was time to say goodbye.

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