Hi, I'd like your advice please. I think we might be nearing the end of the road for our old boy. He is 17. He has been totally blind for about 6 months now and is like a little bumper car, bouncing off all the walls, chair legs etc. He is eating and drinking still. Spends his days wandering in circles or snoozing on the sofa.
He has a litter tray, but frequently urinates/defecates around the house, whether upstairs or downstairs. I try to keep him downstairs only, but with kids leaving the doors open he frequently makes his way upstairs. It's getting to the point where we are cleaning up after him several times a day, just this morning he was sick at the top of the stairs then did a huge wee on my bedroom carpet.
He gets very distressed if we pick him up, and flinches if we try to stroke him. I think because he is blind and doesn't see us coming. He just seems frightened and confused a lot of the time (unless he's eating!).
We are due to go on holiday for 2 weeks in August, and our house is currently on the market and we are hoping move at the end of the year.
I think we might be needing to think about him being PTS. I don't think he would survive a house move. I'm already worried about leaving him with a cat sitter for our holiday.
He is my first cat, we always had dogs growing up and when they were PTS it was because of a specific health reason (cancer). I've had this grumpy old moggy for 17 years now and I hate to see him like this. Is it time?